Recommended Reading
Our recommended reading page is an ever-expanding list of the best and most authoratative books on the Battle of Gettysburg, the National Park at Gettysburg, Gettysburg in general and the Civil War as a whole. If you have a suggestion for the list, please send an email to matt@addressinggettysburg.com. We appreciate your support!
Gettysburg Books
"Death, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865" by Christopher E Loperfido
This is a fantastic book about a less-talked about, yet very important aspect of Civil War army life. We love to read about the messes made by battles, but what about those who cleaned them up and how they did it. Not only does it contain letters from Surgeon Benton, but also appedices written by surgeons who further explain the medical practices of the 1860s. If this book doesn't make it on the reading list for prospective guides, we'd be surprised.
This is a fantastic book about a less-talked about, yet very important aspect of Civil War army life. We love to read about the messes made by battles, but what about those who cleaned them up and how they did it. Not only does it contain letters from Surgeon Benton, but also appedices written by surgeons who further explain the medical practices of the 1860s. If this book doesn't make it on the reading list for prospective guides, we'd be surprised.
"The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara
This is a fictionalized work but serves as a great primer for the Gettysburg newbie
This is a fictionalized work but serves as a great primer for the Gettysburg newbie
"A Killer Angels Companion" by D. Scott Hartwig
For the Gettysburg newbie who finished "The Killer Angels" and wants to know what to believe.
For the Gettysburg newbie who finished "The Killer Angels" and wants to know what to believe.
National Park Series-- "The Battle of Gettysburg" by Scott D Hartwig
"General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier" by Jeffry D Wert
"War Ain't No Picnic: 30 Civil War Stories & Devotionals" by Tom Letchworth
"Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart" by Jeffry D. Wert
"Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History" by James A. Hessler and Wayne Motts
"Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps " by David Reisch and David M. Detweiler
"The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863" by Bradley M. Gottfried
"Chancellorsville" by Stephen W. Sears
"Gettysburg" by Stephen W. Sears
"Gettysburg: A Study in Command" by Edwin Coddington
"Brigades of Gettysburg: Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg" by Bradley M Gottfried
"The Battle of Gettysburg" by Harry Pfanz
"Lee" by Douglass Southall Freeman
The Harry Pfanz Gettysburg Trilogy
"Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage" by Noah Andre Trudeau
"The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865" by Darrell L Collins
The Army of the Potomac Trilogy by Bruce Catton
"The Story of Robert E. Lee's Headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" by Timothy H. Smith
"Custer: The Making of A Young General" by Edward G. Longacre
"Custer Victorious" by Gregory W. Urwin
"From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America" by James Longstreet
"Observing Hancock at Gettysburg: The General's Leadership Through Eyewitness Accounts" by Paul E. Bretzger
"Pickett's Charge" by George R. Stewart
"'The Devil's To Pay': John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour" by Eric J Wittenberg
"Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg: A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History" by James A. Hessler and Wayne Motts
"Gettysburg: The Story of the Battle with Maps " by David Reisch and David M. Detweiler
"The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863" by Bradley M. Gottfried
"Chancellorsville" by Stephen W. Sears
"Gettysburg" by Stephen W. Sears
"Gettysburg: A Study in Command" by Edwin Coddington
"Brigades of Gettysburg: Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg" by Bradley M Gottfried
"The Battle of Gettysburg" by Harry Pfanz
"Lee" by Douglass Southall Freeman
The Harry Pfanz Gettysburg Trilogy
"Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage" by Noah Andre Trudeau
"The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865" by Darrell L Collins
The Army of the Potomac Trilogy by Bruce Catton
"The Story of Robert E. Lee's Headquarters, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" by Timothy H. Smith
"Custer: The Making of A Young General" by Edward G. Longacre
"Custer Victorious" by Gregory W. Urwin
"From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America" by James Longstreet
"Observing Hancock at Gettysburg: The General's Leadership Through Eyewitness Accounts" by Paul E. Bretzger
"Pickett's Charge" by George R. Stewart
"'The Devil's To Pay': John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour" by Eric J Wittenberg
"Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg" by Eric Wittenberg and J Davi Petruzzi
Movies
Gettysburg and Stories of Valor - The Battle of Gettysburg (Amazon Streaming)
Gettysburg (DVD)
Death and the Civil War
North and South
The Horse Soldiers
Glory (Amazon Streaming)
Glory (DVD)
Gettysburg (DVD)
Death and the Civil War
North and South
The Horse Soldiers
Glory (Amazon Streaming)
Glory (DVD)
non-gettysburg History Books
"Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose
"Grant" by Ron Chernow
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non-gettysburg War Movies/tv
Band of Brothers by HBO
Saving Private Ryan directed by Stephen Spielberg
