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I got hooked on American Civil War history summer before last. Here's a few from my library. Almost all are on Amazon and/or Gutenberg.
Edward Porter Alexander - Artillery Chief for Army of Northern Virginia - Fighting for the Confederacy and Military Memoirs of a Confederate
Anything by Bruce Catton - Favorites Coming Fury, Terrible Swift Sword and A Stillness at Appomattox
Anything by James M. McPherson. Many titles and all excellent.
Shelby Foote's three volume history of the Civil War. Shelby was a southerner by birth and kind of goes easy on the South, but still excellent books.
Almost anything by Gary Gallagher. An eminent Civil War historian.
Brian mention the Steven Sears histories. All very good.
Mary Chesnut's Diary - Mary Boykin Chestnut was born into prominent Southern family and married James Chestnut Jr., a senior aide to Jefferson Davis. Her diary follows the up and downs of the Confederacy viewed from the topmost layers.
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. An in-depth look at Lincoln's presidency.
Gutenberg has public domain copies of memoirs of all the major players. Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Philip Henry Sheridan, William Tecumseh Sherman, and others.
And if that's not enough, I’ve got close to 100 books in my library.
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