Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett O’Hara fights to survive the Civil War and Reconstruction in the American South.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Family saga
Civil War · Military & war · ~1861–1865
Civil War military & war historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the military & war lane set during the Civil War (~1861–1865)? Civil War military & war historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—American Civil War, secession, emancipation, home fronts. Battles, home fronts, and wartime lives HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
Shelf · 18 titles
Curated HisFic picks first, plus Open Library fills for this era + story type.
North and South
John Jakes
Two families—one Northern, one Southern—are torn by the approach of the Civil War.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Family saga · Military & war
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
An Irish immigrant and his partner fight in the Indian Wars and Civil War (Walter Scott Prize 2017).
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Literary
Paradise Alley
Kevin Baker
The New York Draft Riots through intertwined immigrant lives (SAH Prize 2003).
Civil War · Literary · Military & war
Settling accounts
Harry Turtledove
Fiction · Historical Fiction · History · United States Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War · Late 20th century · Military & war · Open Library
Bends in the tree
Carol Notestein and Chuck Preble
American Historical fiction · American War stories · Fiction · History
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Open Library
The Other Side
Kevin McColley
Fiction · History · Teenage boys · United States Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
Battle Flag
Bernard Cornwell
Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 · Fiction · Historical Fiction · History
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Grant Comes East
Newt Gingrich
War stories · Generals · Fiction · United States Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
Spain in fiction · Fiction · History · Spanish Civil War
Civil War · World War II era · Military & war · Open Library
Rebel
Bernard Cornwell
Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 · Nathaniel Starbuck (Fictitious character) · War stories · Fiction
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
The red badge of courage, and other stories
Stephen Crane
Social life and customs · Virginia Civil War, 1861-1865 · American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 · War stories
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
American fiction (fictional works by one author) · Fiction, historical, general · Fiction, war & military · United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Kate Kinsella
alcoholism · baptism · Classic Literature · Cold War
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Literary · Open Library
Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
Nance Davidson
freedom · selfhood · self-fulfilment · meaning of love
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Literary · Open Library
The perilous road
William O. Steele
Fiction · History · Juvenile fiction · Prejudices
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
March Toward the Thunder
Joseph Bruchac
Abenaki Indians · Fiction · Historical Fiction · History
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
Strange True Stories Of Louisiana
George Washington Cable
American Historical fiction · American War stories · Fiction · History
Civil War · Military & war · Open Library
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