,7L63 Chicaco PuMic Library A Nation divided. Books on the r period and Abraham L inco ■N ROOM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY MEMORIAL the Class of 1901 founded by HARLAN HOYT HORNER and HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER A MTION DIVIDED A Representative, Annotated Selection of Books on THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD and ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY LINCOLN ROOM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY MEMORIAL the Class of 1901 founded by HARLAN HOYT HORNER and HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER NATION DIVIDED A Representative, Annotated Selection of Books on The Civil War Period and Abraham Lincoln THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY ...we cannot escape history. We. ..will be re- membered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dis- honor, to the latest generation. Abraham Lincoln, Message to Congress, Dec. 1, 1862 ?73. 7/fe3 A NATION DIVIDED ~ jgh grass and trees have long covered the battle scars in the earth, the spirit of the event is still very much alive to the visitors. This is but one manifestation of the fact that the Civil War era and its personalities hold more inter- est for more people that any other period in Ameri- ca' s past. Some of the reasons for this are not difficult to find. For one thing, people are con- stantly reminded of the nearness of the period when they sort through the jumble of a dusty attic or a basement corner and come across pictures, letters, clothing and other mementoes of Civil War days that belonged to grandparents and other relatives. As a matter of fact, up to just a decade or two ago it was not uncommon to meet individuals who could sup- ply first-hand accounts of what went on in the 1861- 65 period. As for the affection and warmth which all Americans feel for Abraham Lincoln, what other great man* s life and personality so completely combined all the elements of human appeal: sorrow and suffer- ing, great achievement, sustained action, dramatic and colorful background, humanity? One of the most striking indications of interest in the Civil War is the estimated 75,000 books that have been written about the conflict and the impor- tant historical personalities of the period. Each -1- year, dozens of books centered on Civil War subjects come off the nation's presses into the hands of a waiting audience an audience which is just as interested as the authors in solving some of the hundreds of unanswered questions which are part of our heritage from the period of the rebellion. This booklist presents a selection of these books. More than an introduction, though by no means a com- plete list, this selection of titles suggests the wealth and scope of published materials available to readers at the Chicago Public Library. The emphasis is on works that make a permanent contribution to the field of Civil War literature and Lincolniana. There are about 250 books in all, conveniently divided in- to groups according to subject content. Following the booklist other types of materials dealing with the Civil War that will be of interest to library users are suggested. THE CIVIL WAR CAUSES CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1859-1861, by French Ensor Chadwick. 1906 973.7 C345 Discusses John Brown's raid, Buchanan's unsuccess- ful attempts at compromise, the status of the fed- eral forts, the high-minded attitude of Lincoln. Ends with the fall of Sumter. COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR, by Avery Craven. 1942 973. 811 C85 Analysis of the causes of the Civil War that arose in the 1820-1860 period. Author's thesis is that blunders, not unavoidable destiny, led to war, that moderates on both sides might have prevented it. THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT, 1850-1865, by Arthur Charles Cole. 1934 973.6 C674 Centers attention on the widening breach between North and South in the years before the war - a breach caused by the "irrepressible conflict" be- tween two variant civilizations. -2- YEARS OF MADNESS, by William E. Woodward. 195 1 973. 7 W878 This reappraisal of the Civil War proposes the premise that the American people fought a war for which both sides were unprepared and for which there was no necessity. SOURCE MATERIALS THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A COMPILATION OF THE OFFI- CIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. Pub. under the direction of the Secretary of War. 1880-1901. 70 vols, in 128. Doc. Dept. This monumental work is probably the most impor- tant single publication on the Civil War. The mili- tary reports, correspondence on campaigns, army statistics, prisoner-of-war records, information on enforcement of drafts, War Department reports, etc. contained therein are the primary data on which many other books about the Civil War are based. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION; comp. by the Naval War Records Office. 1894-1922 30 vols. Doc. Dept. Supplements the War of the Rebellion Records for official information about the naval history of the Civil War. BATTLES AND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR, ed. by R.U. Johnson and C. C. Buel. 1887-1888. 4 vols. 973.73 J636 Printed side by side in these war papers are the stories of battles and movements as told by men who participated in them on opposing sides. Carefully edited and thoroughly indexed, the volumes have many portraits, sketches and maps. THE WAR -- BEFORE. DURING. AFTER AMERICA'S TRAGEDY, by James Truslow Adams. 1934 973. 7 Adl8 The author traces from the beginning the rise of the conflict between the industrial North and the agrarian South and outlines the events leading to the tragedy of war, the war itself and the aftermath. CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, by J.G. Randall. 1937 973. 7 R158 Thoroughly documented account of the period from 1850 to 1877. A classic in this field. HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865, by James Ford Rhodes. 1917 973.7 R346h Important study of the national life of the U.S. in all its phases during the war period. CONFLICT; THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, by George Fort Milton. 194-1 973.7 M64c Readable history of the Civil War covering mili- tary, economic and social aspects. Excellent for basic, background reading. THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE. VOL. 6 OF A HIS- TORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by Edward Channing. 1925 973 C362 A reliable, scholarly interpretative narrative. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; AN INTERPRETATION, by Carl Russel Fish. 1937 973.7 F526 Well - au thent ic at ed, analytical study of all aspects of the war years, 1860-65. APPEAL TO ARMS, 1861-1863. 1907 973.7 H794 OUTCOME OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1863-1865, by James Kendall Hosmer. 1907 973.7 H794o Two volumes form a brief, compact history of the war told "as part of the history of the whole people, both North and South." ORDEAL BY FIRE, by Fletcher Pratt. Rev. ed. 1948 973.7 P888 Lively, one-volume history and interpretation of the war, emphasizing the emotions that precipitated it, the battles that decided it. HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION, by John Bach McMaster. 1927 B7468 Discusses currents of feeling and public opinion, economic and industrial conditions, in the North, the South and abroad. -4- THE PERIOD IN PICTURES THE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR, Francis Trevelyan Miller, editor-in-chief. 1911 10 vols. 973. 797 M613 The Civil War comprehensively told in pictures with accompanying text. The hundreds of contemporary photographs are mostly Brady's. DIVIDED WE FOUGHT, A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR, 1861-1865, ed. by David Herbert Donald. 1952 R973. 797 D7U Not only Brady photographs but also some by other photographers, known and unknown, plus many drawings by numerous artists. The editor's text binds the pictures together. MR. LINCOLN' S CAMERA MAN, MATHEW B. BRADY, by Roy Meredith. 1946 B B7293 Full-length life of the official photographer of the Civil War, including more than 400 of his pic- tures, some reproduced here for the first time. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERACY, ed. by Lamont Buchanan. 1951 R973.797 B851 Pictures and brief descriptive commentary begin- ning with the first meeting of the Confederate dele- gates and concluding with the surrender in 1865. LINCOLN, A PICTURE STORY OF HIS LIFE, by Stefan Lorant. 1952 RB L638Lor Pictures, sketches, photographs, cartoons, personal documents, facsimiles of the final drafts of all Lincoln's major addresses, letters-- all accompanied by a commentary, usually from original sources. A definitive work. THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Frederick Hill Meserve and Carl Sandburg, 1944 B L638m Includes most of the known and authenticated pho- tographs of Lincoln, pictures of Lincoln's family, friends and political and military acquaintances. With an article about Meserve by Sandburg. -5- MR. LINCOLN'S CONTEMPORARIES; AN ALBUM OF PORTRAITS BY MATHER B. BRADY, by Roy Me redi t h. 1951 973.71 M5 4 1 Collection of 172 photographs with text sketching the careers of the subjects. Only thing in common is that they all sat for Brady. THE FACE OF ROBERT E. LEE IN LIFE AND IN LEGEND, by Roy Meredith. 1947 B L515m Photographs, engravings, paintings and sculpture of Lee. Text gives dat es when known and circumstances 'of making. IN THE NORTH. . . . A CYCLE OF ADAMS LETTERS, 1861-1865, ed. by Worthington Chauncey Ford. 1920 2 vols. B7376 A series of letters written by the Adams family of Massachusetts (Charles Francis Adams, senior and junior, and Henry Adams) which describe and discuss social conditions and public questions in the North. WASHINGTON IN LINCOLN'S TIME, by Noah Brooks. 1895 C18382 Reminiscences of the city, of members of Congress, of social events at the White House, of reactions to the course of the war by t he Wa shing ton correspondent for the Sacramento Union. REVEILLE IN WASHINGTON, 1860-1865, by Margaret Leech. 1941 973.7 L516 Anecdotal, day-by-day record of events in Washing- ton during the war. RECOLLECTIONS OF WAR TIMES, by Albert Gallatin Riddle. 1895 973. 78 R431 Author was a member of Congress, 1861-63, and lived in Washington thereafter. Tells of the war measures, early reconstruction, election of 1864 and Lincoln's death. The personal comments and gossip about con- temporaries are particularly interesting. LINCOLN'S WAR CABINET, by Burton J. Hendrick. 1946 973. 71 H384 Politics and personalities of the Lincoln adminis- trations from the Chicago convention of 1860 on. Em- phasis is placed on cabinet members. -6- CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS UNDER LINCOLN, by J.G. Randall. Rev. ed , 1951 342.73 R158 Comprehensive study of the relations of constitu- tional theory to administrative practice during the crisi s of 18 61. THE ERA OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1848-1870, by Arthur Charles Cole. 1919 977.3 C674 Volume 3 of the Centennial History of Illinois contains a comprehensive description of war years: rise of the free soil movement, origins of the Re- publican party, Lincoln-Douglas debates, election of 1860, the war itself. JOHN BROWN, 1800-1859: A BIOGRAPHY FIFTY YEARS AFTER, by Oswald Garrison Villard. Rev. ed. , 1943 1st pub. in 1910 B B8129v Judicial study of the remarkable John Brown of the Harper's Ferry tragedy. TWO FRIENDS OF MAN; THE STORY OF WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON AND WENDELL PHILLIPS, AND THEIR RELATION- SHIP WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Ralph Korngold. 1950 923. 6 K842 Ail readers should enjoy this psychological, duo- biography of two famous abolitionists who were wil- ling to risk anything to advance the anti-slavery c ause. THE HIDDEN CIVIL WAR; THE STORY OF THE COPPERHEADS, by Wood Gray. 1942 973.71 G795 Describes the Copperhead from 1860 to 1865 and evaluates its interactions of defeatism and sedition. AND IN THE SOUTH THE STORY OF THE CONFEDERACY, by Robert Selph Henry. Rev. ed. , 1936 973. 7 H396 Accurate and inclusive account of the rise and fall of the Confederacy written from the Southern viewpoint but not strongly opinionated. THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, 1861-1865, by E. Merton Coulter. 1950 973.713 C832 Unvarnished survey of Southern civilization during the war years: battle events, politics, diplomacy, economic problems and wartime society. EXPERIMENT IN REBELLION, by Clifford Dowdey. 1946 973.7 D752 Colorful history of the decline of the Confederacy, from just before secession to the fall of Richmond. Written by a Virginian. THE LOST CAUSE, by Edward A. Pollard. 186 6 973.716 P761 Interesting history of the war struck off at a white heat soon after the war* s end by a Richmond editor of uncompromising secessionist principles. Valuable for the Southern side of the slavery con- t rove rsy. BEHIND THE LINES IN THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY, by Charles W. Ramsdell. 1944 973.716 R149 Three lectures delivered by Ramsdell in 1937 which constitute an astute analysis of general economic and social conditions in the South before and during the war. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT, by Jefferson Davis. 1881 2 vols. B579 The leader of the Confederacy gives his point of : ew on the struggle between the North and South. A holarly recital of the states rights arguments. view sc JEFFERSON DAVIS, CONSTITUTIONALIST, HIS LETTERS, PAPERS AND SPEECHES, collected and edited by Dunbar Rowland. 1923 10 vols. 308 D294 Exhaustive collection of the papers of the presi- dent of the Confederacy. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS CABINET, by Rembert W. Patrick. 1944 973.716 P275 Includes discussions of Toombs, Hunter, Walker, Randolph, Seddon, Br ecken ridge , Benjamin, Memminger, Trenholm, Mallory, Reagan, Bragg, Watts and George D avis . STATESMEN OF THE LOST CAUSE; JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS CABINET, by Burton J. Hendrick. 1939 973.713 H3 8 A history of the Confederacy told in terms of the men who occupied positions of civic and political leadership before, during and after the conflict. -8- BELEAGUERED CITY, RICHMOND, 1861-1865, by Alfred Hoyt Bill. 1946 975.545 B493 Documented version of life in the capital of the Confederacy during the long, cruel war years. HISTORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAVE POWER IN AMERICA, by Henry Wilson. 1872-77 3 vols. B102 One of the most comprehensive works on the subject of slavery, but contains some details that later scholars claim are incorrect. The author was a Northern statesman, prominent in political life dur- ing the most acute phase of the slavery contest. EUROPE LOOKS ON GREAT BRITAIN AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, by Ephraim Douglass Adams. 1925 2 vols. B7391 Thorough study of British policy and opinion dur- ing the war based on researches in diplomatic cor- respondence and the public press of the period. DIPLOMAT IN CARPET SLIPPERS, by Jay Monaghan. 1945 973. 72 M74 A revealing chapter in Lincoln's life, formerly given little attention, concerns his dealings with diplomats both in the U.S. and abroad. LINCOLN AND THE RUSSIANS, by Albert A. Woldman. 1952 327. 73 W831 Study of Russian-American relations during the war, the pro-North sympathy of the Russian people and the visit of the Czar's fleet to America. KING COTTON DIPLOMACY, by Frank Lawrence Owsley. 1931 973. 721 Ow6 Thesis history of the Confederacy's long and un- successful efforts to coerce Europe into giving aid to the rebellion by threat of a cotton famine. FROM SUMTER TO APPOMATTOX HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, by the Comte de Paris. 1875-88 4 vols. B545 This history is distinguished by its impartiality and for its expert narration of military events and movements. Translated from the French. -9~ LINCOLN FINDS A GENERAL; A MILITARY STUDY OF THE CIVIL WAR, by Kenneth P. Williams. 1949-1952 3 vols. 973. 73 W673 First three volumes of an impressive study of the military history of the war, based largely on the official War of the Hebe I lion records. For special- ists. MILITARY MEMOIRS OF A CONFEDERATE, by E.P. Alexander. '1907 B6073 Critique of Union and Confederate military strate- gy written principally for soldiers and students of campaigns but not unintelligible to lay readers. STRATEGY IN THE CIVIL WAR, by Barron Deaderick. 1946 973. 73 D34 Study of the use or lack of use of basic princi- ples of strategy - offensive action, combat power concentration, economy of force, etc. - by Northern and Southern commanders. Author is Assistant Histor- ian-in-Chie f , Sons of Confederate Veterans. THE WAR WITHOUT GRANT, by Robert R. McCormick. 1950 973. 7 M136 Evaluation and interpretation of the twenty-one battles fought in the Civil War before Grant took supreme command. LEE'S LIEUTENANTS, A STUDY IN COMMAND, by Douglas Southall Freeman. 1942-44 3 vols. 973.73 F87 Monumental history of the Army of Northern Virgin- ia and the men who were its leaders. Good companion reading to the author's R.E. Lee. THE LONG ARM OF LEE, by Jennings Cropper Wise. 19 15 2 vols. B6711 A history of the field artillery in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, with a brief account of the Con- federate bureau of ordnance. Excellent photographs. MR. LINCOLN'S ARMY, by Bruce Catton. 195 1 973. 741 C297 Odyssey of General George Brinton McClellan and the Army of the Potomac with much interesting mate- rial on what the common soldier thought, said and ate. -10- GLORY ROAD; THE BLOODY ROUTE FROM FREDERICKSBURG TO GETTYSBURG, by Bruce Catton. 1952 973.734 C297 Continues the history of the Army of. the Potomac and recounts the short and unsuccessful commands of Burnside, Hooker and Meade, highlighting the fierce encounters at Fredericksburg, Chancello rs vil le and Gettysburg. THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE; A MILITARY HISTORY, by Stanley F. Horn. 1941 973.742 H78 Account of the Confederate troops who fought bravely on the soil of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missis- sippi, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. FROM MANASSAS TO APPOMATTOX, by James Longstreet. 2d ed. , rev., 1903 1st pub. in 1896 B6113 Longstreet' s memoirs cover the whole period of his military career and include an interesting vindica- tion of the criticism he received as a general in the Confederate army. NARRATIVE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, DIRECTED DURING THE LATE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, by Joseph E. Johnston. 1874 973.78 J644 General Johnston's earnest defense of himself and his part in the war throws light on some important military phases of the conflict. DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION, by Richard Taylor. 1879 B486 Reminiscences of military service under "Stonewall" Jackson, paying particular attention to the check- mating campaigns i n Louisi ana. By Confederate General Richard Taylor, son of President Zachary Taylor. THE STORY OF SHILOH, by Otto Eisenschiml. 1946 973. 732 Ei84 Concise account of the whole bloody battle, sup- plemented by maps. GETTYSBURG, ed. by Earl Schenck Miers and Richard A. Brown. 1948 973.7349 M586 Men in both armies and civilians caught in the conflict tell the story of this great battle - through letters, diaries, reports and recollections. -11- LIBRARY SWERSnYOFILONOl? HOOD'S TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN, by Thomas Robson Hay. 1929 B10302 Prize winning, critical study of the Tennessee campaign of 1864 which hastened the fall of the Con- federacy. Background required for best appreciation. THE GENERAL WHO MARCHED TO HELL; WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN AND HIS MARCH TO FAME AND INFAMY, by Earl Schenck Miers. 1951 973.7378 M586 Dramatic interpretation of Sherman's march from Chattanooga to the sea in 1864. NAVAL PARTICIPATION HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY, by J. Thomas Scharf. 1887 B2588 Biased, but useful, naval history from the South- ern point of view by a man who was one of the pupils at the Richmond naval academy and who participated in some of the famous exploits about which he writes. REBEL RAIDER, by Raphael Semmes. Selected and supplemented by Harpur Allen Gosnell. 1948 973.757 Se53 Written in 1869 by Captain Semmes of the Confeder- ate States Navy, this is a lively account of the cruise of the man-of-war Sumter, the blockade runner that was the scourge of Union shipping during the early part of the war. GIDEON WELLES, LINCOLN'S NAVY DEPARTMENT, by Richard S. West. 1943 B W459w A life of Gideon Welles and at the same time a naval history of the Civil War. DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT, by Charles Lee Lewis. 1941- 43 2 vols. B F241L Painstaking study of the "Nelson of the American Navy." Volume one deals with his life prior to the Civil War and the second volume traces his career through the war and later. - 12- THEY FOUGHT FOR THE UNION UNION PORTRAITS, by Gamliel Bradford. 1916 923 B72u Companion volume to Confederate Portraits. In- cludes sharply defined portraits of McClellan, Hook- er, Meade, Thomas, Sherman, Stanton, Seward, Sumner, and Samuel Bowles. PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U.S. GRANT. Edited with notes by E.B. Long. 1952 B G768Lo An American classic, noted for its simple, force- ful style. This is a one-volume, edited and cor- rected edition of the original, 1885-86, two-volume edition. (B G768p) ULYSSES S. GRANT; THE GREAT SOLDIER OF AMERICA, by Robert R. McCormick. 1950 1st pub. in 1934 B G768m Concentrates on Grant's military achievements dur- ing the war. Author's thesis is that Grant was, in Sherman' s words, "the greatest soldier of our time if not all time. " MEET GENERAL GRANT, by W. E. Woodward. 1928 B G768w Popular, readable biography. Sometimes called the first really modern study of Grant. CAPTAIN SAM GRANT, by Lloyd Lewis. 1950 B G768L Definitive and revealing study of Grant from his birth to his 1861 "comeback." MEMOIRS OF GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, BY HIMSELF. 1875 2 vols. B Sh56 Important personal memoirs simply, clearly and un- sent iment ally written, closing with the great review in Washington at the end of the war. SHERMAN; SOLDIER, REALIST, AMERICAN, by B.H. Liddell Hart. 1929 C24223 Frank analysis of Sherman the man and the military genius. SHERMAN, FIGHTING PROPHET, by Lloyd Lewis. 1932 B Sh56L Vivid, wel 1- document ed portrayal of the general stressing environmental influences on later actions. -13- PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF P. H. SHERIDAN, GENERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY. 1888 2 vols. C2376 First-hand account of the military aspects of the war by one of its greatest generals. Numerous maps help the reader follow the discussion. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION, by H.J. Eckenrode and Bryan Conrad. 1941 B M132e Vigorous apologia of the controversial General McClellan by two Southern historians who claim it was he who saved the North in 1861 and 1862. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF GEORGE GORDON MEADE, ed. by George Gordon Meade. 1913 2 vols. C23341 Famous Civil War general tells his own story in letters written to his wife from the battlefront. Includes also a narrative of his life, not covered by his own writings, by General Meade's son. ROCK OF CHICKAMAUGA; THE LIFE OF GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS, by Freeman Cleaves. 1948 B T3634 Scholarly study of the military career of an out- standing Union Army tactician. Particularly instruc- tive on military movements. FIGHTING JOE HOOKER, by Walter H. Herbert. 1944 B H76h Except for a few chapters, this biography of Gener- al Joseph Hooker of the Army of the Potomac deals en- tirely with the campaigns in which he participated. Of interest to the serious reader. AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF MAJOR- GENERAL BEN J' F. BUTLER; BUTLER'S BOOK. 18 92 B B97 5 Highly personal and prejudiced review of his legal, political and military career by the Union general who was later governor of Massachusetts and a presi- dential candidate. THEY GOVERNED THE UNION LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF EDWIN M. STANTON, by George C. Gorham. 1899 2 vols. B St266g Reasoned exposition and defense of Stanton's char- acter, his intellectual abilities and high ideals, his impulsive nature and eccentricities. Covers the Lincoln administration and later. -14- DIARY OF GIDEON WELLES, with an introduction by John T. Morse, Jr. 1911 3 vols. 973.7 W459 Private diary of unvarnished opinions kept by the upright, though prejudiced, Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson. SALMON PORTLAND CHASE, by Albert Bushnell Hart. 1899 C17451 Presents the Civil War secretary of the treasury (later chief justice of the Supreme Court) as the central figure in three historic episodes: the west- ern political anti-slavery movement, the financial measures of the war and the process of judicial re- const ruction. THE DIARY OF EDWARD BATES, 1859-1866, ed. by Howard K. Beale. 1933 (American Historical Associ- ation Annual report. 1930, v. 4) B2127 Diary of the wartime attorney-general, especially revealing as to pre-war and wartime politics, the crisis of 1860-61, the Sumter question, legal issues, affairs in Missouri, and reconstruction. THE LIFE OF WILLIAM H. SEWARD, by Frederic Bancroft. 1900 2 vols. B Se88b Sympathetic yet critically well-balanced biography covering Seward' s leadership of the Whig party and his service as secretary of state. ANDREW JOHNSON, PLEBIAN AND PATRIOT, by Robert W. Winston. 1928 B J62w Full-length biography in which the author sees the history of the times through Johnson's eyes and writes in sympathy with him. THADDEUS STEVENS, by Alphonse B. Miller. 1939 B St47m Attempts to explain but not vindicate the bitter leader of the radical Republican wing in Congress, the abolitionist and leader of impeachment proceed- ings against Johnson. GREAT LEVELERj THE LIFE OF THADDEUS STEVENS, by Thomas Frederick Woodley. 1937 B St47w Full record of Thaddeus Stevens' career and vindi- cation of his role in Lae anti-slavery conflict. -15- JOHN HAY: FROM POETRY TO POLITICS, by Tyler Dennett. *9 33 . B H322d Pulitzer prize winning biography of Lincoln's sec- retary, the man who went on to become his biographer, a poet, and an important figure in the McKinley and Roosevelt cabinets. LINCOLN'S HERNDON, by David Donald. 1948 B H431d Critical biog raphy of Lincoln* s biographer. William Herndon was Lincoln's law pa rt ne r an d t he man respon- sible for much of the folklore about Lincoln. LINCOLN'S SECRETARY, A BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN G. NICOLAY, by Helen Nicolay. 1949 B N543 Nicolay (1332-1901) was very close to Lincoln dur- ing the war years. This biog raphy by Nicol ay» s daugh- ter is a full-portrait but devotes most attention to those years. THURLOW WEED, WIZARD OF THE LOBBY, by Glyndon G. Van Deusen. 1947 B W417v Biography of the famous political boss who started as a printer and became the first master of lobby strategy in American politics, and a founder of the Republican party. HORACE GREELEY, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, by William Harlan Hale. 1950 B G814h Life of the American newspaper editor who was one of the outstanding figures in American political life during the Civil War period. JAY COOKE, FINANCIER OF THE CIVIL WAR, by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer. 1907 2 vols. C17535 Frankly admiring his subject, the author shows how impossible it would have been for the federal govern- ment to carry on the war without the help of so great and loyal a financier as Cooke. THEY FOUGHT FOR THE CONFEDERACY CONFEDERATE PORTRAITS, by Gamliel Bradford. 1914 920 B727c Portraits of Johnston, Stuart, Longstreet, Beaure- gard, Benjamin, Stephens, Toombs and Semmes. Compan- ion volume to Union Portraits . -16- R.E. LEE, A BIOGRAPHY, by Douglas Southall Freeman. 1934-35 4 vols. B L5 1 5 f Pulitzer prize winning biography which details Lee' s every act, yet sustains vitality and color t hroughout . ROBERT E. LEE AND THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY, 18 07- 1870, by Henry Alexander White. 1897 B L515w Original sources are used throughout, including Lee's letters and papers, personal testimony and eye- witness accounts. Most of the book is devoted to the war years, but Lee's early life and declining years are not overlooked. LEE THE AMERICAN, by Gamliel Bradford. Rev. ed. , 1927 B L515b Sympathetic, unconventional but careful study of Lee' s character. THE ROBERT E. LEE READER, ed. by Stanley F. Horn. 1949 B L515h Full-length portrait of Lee by means of 232 selec- tions about the general written by 60 authors, some contemporary, some modern. STONEWALL JACKSON, THE GOOD SOLDIER, by Allen Tate. 1928 C22596 Vivid retracing of Jackson's campaigns and re- telling of his part in the war. JAMES LONGSTREET, by Donald Bridgman Sanger and Thomas Robson Hay. 1952 B L866s An account of the Confederate corps commander's wartime record, praising it on the score of battle leadership and appreciation of tactical values. JEB STUART, by John W. Thomason, Jr. 1930 C24421 All the dash and gusto of J . E. B. Stuart, Southern cavalry leader, is caught by the author. At the same time this is the story of the Confederate cavalry's part in the fighting done by the Army of North Vir- g ini a. "FIRST WITH THE MOST" FORREST, by Robert Selph Henry. 1944 B F77h Biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest, unschooled slave-trader and Confederate cavalry leader, who won fame as a cunning fighter. -17- BEAUREGARD, THE GREAT CREOLE, by Hamilton Basso. 1V ^ J B B384b A sympathetic biography of the Louisiana general who began the Civil War by firing the first gun at Fort Sumter. HOOD, CAVALIER GENERAL, by Richard O'Connor. 1949 _ • fi B H761o Engaging, full-scale biography of John Bell Hood, the Confederate general who stayed in active combat despite a useless arm and lacking a leg. MORGAN AND HIS RAIDERS, by Cecil Fletcher Holland. 19 H. c B M822h This colorful and exciting biography of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan was made possible by the discovery of a trunkful of documents, letters and other papers which had been collected by Mrs. Morgan. RANGER MOSBY, by Virgil Carrington Jones. 1944 973.7455 J727 Story-telling and scholarship combine to tell about John Singleton Mosby, the great scout and cavalry leader whose tactics against the Northern troops have been compared to the modern commando technique. PEMBERTON, DEFENDER OF VICKSBURG, by John C. Pemberton. 1942 B P369p John C. Pemberton* s grandson reviews in consider- able detail the story of the general and the siege of Vicksburg from the defender's point of view. GIANT IN GRAY; A BIOGRAPHY OF WADE HAMPTON OF SOUTH CAROLINA, by Manly Wade Wellman. 1949 B H189w Follows the career of Hampton, a wealthy planter in the pre-Civil War days who became a general, governor and U.S. senator and was important in the reconstruc- tion program and the ove rt h row o f t he carpet-baggers. THEY GOVERNED THE CONFEDERACY JEFFERSON DAVIS, by William E. Dodd. 1907 C17722 Sympathetic, judicial study presenting the Confed- erate president as a "man of high character and great ability who was responsible for no very considerable error of judgment...." -18- VARINA HOWELL, WIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, by Eron Rowland. 1927-31 2 vols. B D298r A full length biography of a woman of extraordinary charm and intelligence. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, by Rudolph Von Abele. 1946 B St437v Interesting story of the Georgia lawyer and con- gressman, friend of Abraham Lincoln, who became vice- president of the Confederacy. JUDAH P. BENJAMIN} CONFEDERATE STATESMAN, by Robert Douthat Meade. 1943 B B438m Follows the unusual career of "the smartest man" in the Confederacy, member of Davis's cabinet, New Orleans lawyer, U.S. senator and a leader of the English bar. BILLY YANK AND JOHNNY REB HARDTACK AND COFFEE, by John D. Billings. 1887 B2522 Frank work on the day-to-day experiences of the Union soldier in camp and in the field, greatly en- livened by hundreds of pen and ink drawings. "CO. AYTCH, " MAURY GRAYS, FIRST TENNESSEE REGIMENT, OR, A SIDE SHOW OF THE BIG SHOW, by Sam R. Watkins. Introd. by Bell Irvin Wiley. 1952 *B634 First published in 1882, this book is one of the most delightful and realistic accounts of the experi- ences and campaigns of a Confederate private. THE LIFE OF BILLY YANK, THE COMMON SOLDIER OF THE UNION, by Bell Irvin Wiley. 1952 973.78 W648L Companion volume to above. Together, these amusing yet poignant studies complete the Civil War "social history of men in arms." THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB, THE COMMON SOLDIER OF THE CONFEDERACY, by Bell Irvin Wiley. 1943 973.78 W648 Taken mostly from first hand accounts, this is a straight-forward, not-pretty biography of the ordi- nary Confederate soldier - his food, clothing, weap- ons, religion, amusements, behavior, attitudes and so on. -19- THE STORY OF A COMMON SOLDIER OF ARMY LIFE IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-65, by Leander Stillwell. 2d ed. , 1920 1st pub. in 1917 *B7374 An outstanding reminiscence of the Union soldier's lot, by a member of the 61st Illinois Infantry. SOLDIER LIFE IN THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, 1861- 1865, by Carlton McCarthy. 2d ed. , 1908 1st pub. in 1882 *B2611 A Confederate equivalent of Hard Tack and Coffee, it is one of the best of soldier memoirs. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNION ARMY, 1861-1865, by Fred Albert Shannon. 1928 2 vols. B7501 Supplements most histories of the period with an authentic story of the activities of government and people behind the lines and the whole social history of the military part of the war. CIVIL WAR PRISONS; A STUDY IN WAR PSYCHOLOGY, by William Best Hesseltine. 1930 B7443 Investigation of the provisions for prisoners in the North and the South, the handling of prisoners and the negotiations carried on in attempts to reach agreement on prisoner exchange. WOMEN 1 S WORK CRUSADER IN CRINOLINE: THE LIFE OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, by Forrest Wilson. 1941 B St78w Recreates both the personality of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and the times in which she lived. Author agrees with Lincoln that she was "the little woman who made a great war." LINCOLN' S DAUGHTERS OF MERCY, by Marjorie Bars tow Greenbie. 1944 973.7771 G82 Story of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, the relief organization that functioned during the war. CYCLONE IN CALICO, by Nina Brown Baker. 1952 B B47 2 "Mother" Bickerdyke, the first field hospital nurse in American military history, is warmly presented in a swift-moving account. -20- ANNA ELLA CARROLL AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Sydney Greenbie and Marjorie Barstow Greenbie. 1952 B C235gr Enthusiastic treatment of life story of the woman who was confidante and advisor to Lincoln. BELLE BOYD, CONFEDERATE SPY, by Louis A. Sigaud. 194-5 973.78 Si22 Not only a biography of the famous Confederate spy but also a vindication of her character, motives and achievements which earlier writers tended to belittle. EYEWITNESSES -- NORTH THE AMERICAN ILIAD; THE EPIC STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR AS NARRATED BY EYEWITNESSES AND CONTEMPORARIES, ed. by Otto Eisenschiml and Ralph Newman. 1947 973.7 Ei84 Accounts from soldiers, newspapermen and others from both sides of the battle line. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY; THE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR AS TOLD BY PARTICIPANTS, ed. by Henry Steele Commager. 1950 2 vols. 973. 78 C735 Over 400 men and women from every walk and station of life tell the story of the war from their point of view. IMPRESSIONS OF LINCOLN AND THE CIVIL WAR; A FOREIGN- ER' S ACCOUNT, by the Marquis Adolphe de Chambrun. 1952 B L638cham Penetrating analyses of Lincoln, Sumner and other notables written by the representative of the French minister of foreign affairs while he was in Am erica during the war. Covers the period December 20, 1864 to January 23, 1865. A VOLUNTEER'S ADVENTURES, by John William DeForest. Edited by James H. Croushore. 1946 973.78 D362 This professional writer turned soldier wrote his experiences and impressions either in letters to his wife or in the form of notes jotted down in the field immediately after events. His vivid adventures cover the period from the expedition against New Orleans in March and April, 1862 to the Battle of Cedar Creek on October 19, 18 64. -21- RUSTICS IN REBELLION j A YANKEE REPORTER ON THE ROAD TO RICHMOND, 1861-65, by George Alfred Townsend. 1950 1st pub. in 1866 973.78 T664 First hand report of part of the war by a famous young American newspaperman. THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF SERGEANT ONLEY ANDRUS, ed. by Fred Albert Shannon. 1947 973.78 An29 Collection of letters written to his wife by an in- telligent young soldier fighting with the 95th Illi- nois Infantry. The letters are arranged under seven topics, each preceded by an informative historical statement by the editor. MEMOIRS OF A VOLUNTEER, 1861-1863, by John Beatty. Edited by Harvey S. Ford. 1946 1st pub. in 1879 973. 78 B38 Un romanticized diary of the war by a general who served in the Union's volunteer infantry. TOUCHED WITH FIRE; CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DIARY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR., 1861-1864, ed. by Mark De Wolfe Howe. 1946 B H7371h Justice Holmes' Civil War letters to his parents and the complete text of one of his war diaries. EYEWITNESSES -- SOUTH MEMOIRS OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, by Heros von Borcke. 1938 1st pub. in 1866 2 vols. 973.782 H432 Experiences of a foreign observer, a Pomeranian cavalryman, who became so sympathetic to the Southern cause that he joined Jeb Stuart's cavalry corps and was a daring aid until badly wounded at Brandy Sta- tion in June, 1863. JOHN DOOLEY, CONFEDERATE SOLDIER, HIS WAR JOURNAL, ed. by Joseph T. Durkin. 1945 973.78 D7 2 Ordeals and horrors of the battlefield and the prisoner of war camp are the substance of the jour- nals of a Confederate soldier who rose from private to captain before being shot through the thighs and captured during Pickett's Charge. -22- A DIARY FROM DIXIE, by Mary Boykin Chestnut. Ed. by Ben Ames Williams. 1949 1st pub. in 1905 973. 782 C425 Intimate and moving Civil War diary written day by day by a South Carolina belle while her brigadier general husband was off to war. REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR, by John B. Gordon. 1903 B6062 Na rrative of t he Confederate general' s personal ex- periences, unusually interesting in the descriptions of action at Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Cedar Cree k. A REBEL WAR CLERK'S DIARY, by J.B. Jones. Ed. by Howard Swiggett. 1935 1st pub. in 1866 2 vols. B450 Much-quoted personal narrative of a 51-year-old editor and wild west novel writer turned Confederate war department clerk. MARCHING WITH SHERMAN; PASSAGES FROM THE LETTERS AND CAMPAIGN DIARIES OF HENRY HITCHCOCK, ed. by M. A. De Wolfe Howe. 1927 B7390 One of Sherman* s staff member* s account of the march across Georgia and northward through the Caro- linas. Includes a frank discussion of the methods of the army. WAR YEARS WITH JEB STUART, by W. W. Blackford. 1945 973. 78 B564 Colonel Blackford served for three years of the war in the Virginia cavalry with Jeb Stuart. Though his exciting memoirs were written in the years im- mediately following the war, they were not published until 1945. I RODE WITH STONEWALL, by Henry Kyd Douglas. 1940 973. 78 D746 The youngest member of Stonewall Jackson's staff wrote this intimate and human portrait of the great general in 1899 on the basis of diaries and notes he had kept during the war. LETTERS FROM LEE'S ARMY, compiled by Susan Leigh Blackford. 1947 1st pub. in 1894-96 973.742 B564 The letters and diaries of Captain Blackford and his wife give a close-up view of Southern life in and out of the army during the war. -23- ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ed. by Philip Van Doren Stern. 1940 B L638 A biographical essay on Lincoln's life, together with a selection of Lincoln's speeches, letters, dispatches and other writings, make this a fine book with which to begin the study of Lincoln. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN; ed. by Roy P. Basler and others. 1953 9 vols. R308 L638co Definitive edition of Lincoln's writings and speeches arranged chronologically. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: HIS SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, ed. by Roy P. Basler. 1946 308 L638b One of the most important one volume editions of Lincoln's writings contains nearly 250 of his speeches, state papers and letters with comments upon the origin and significance of each paper by the editor. THE LINCOLN PAPERS; THE STORY OF THE COLLECTION, WITH SELECTIONS TO JULY 4, 1861, by David C. Mearns. 1948 2 vols. 308 L638ra Selections consist chiefly of letters and memor- anda to Lincoln. From the Robert Todd Lincoln col- lection in the Library of Congress. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Benjamin P. Thomas. 195 2 B L638tho Based on and using the research of the last three decades, this authoritative and readable work is con- sidered by many to be the best new one volume life of Lincoln. ABRAHAM LINCOLN' S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS ORIGIN AND HISTORY, by Robert Dale Richardson. 1948 B L638au The autobiography is a 600-word sketch prepared by Lincoln early in 1860 for use in a Lincoln- fo r-Presi- dent movement in Pennsylvania. The volume is built around a facsimile reprint of the original letter in Lincoln's handwriting. -24- ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1809-1858, by Albert J. Beveridge. 1928 2 vols. B L638be Learned, masterly and dispassionate biography of Lincoln to 1858. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Lord Charnwood. 19 16 B L638ch Intelligent interpretation of Lincoln, unusually interesting since it is written by an Englishman for English readers. A SHORT LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, condensed from NICOLAY & HAY'S ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by John G. Nicolay. 1902 C18392 An abridgement of the Nicolay and Hay ten volume work, concerned primarily with the years of Lincoln 1 s administration. ABRAHAM LINCOLN; A HISTORY, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay. 1890 10 vols. B L638ni A history of the President by his private secre- taries, and almost a history of the Civil War. THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Ida M. Tarbell. New ed. ,1917 2 vols. C18387 Parts of this biography, based on reminiscences of people who knew Lincoln, were first published in McClure's Magazine in 1894. In the many enlarged edi- tions that followed, it helped to dispel some of the legend and myth that surround Lincoln. LINCOLN THE PRESIDENT, by J.G. Randall. 1945-52 3 vols. B L638ra Thorough biog raph y o f Lin coin which also covers the issues and personalities of his times. Based on much new source material. Volumes 1 and 2 titled Spring- field to Gettysburg, volume 3 titled Midstream. PORTRAIT FOR POSTERITY: LINCOLN AND HIS BIOGRAPHERS, by Benjamin P. Thomas. 1947 B L638th Biographical essays on some of the biographers of Lincoln, weighing the conflicting interpretations of such writers as Nicolay and Hay, Ida Tarbell, Bev- eridge, Sandburg and others. -25- ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Carl Sandburg. 1926-1939 6 vols. B L638s Probably the most beautifully written, most human portrait of Lincoln and his times. Volumes 1 and 2 cover The Prairie Years, volumes 3 through 6 The War Years. LINCOLN, by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson. 1922 C23027 A progressive character study of Lincoln which at- tempts to assess his motives and well-springs of thought and action. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: HIS LIFE, WORK, AND CHARACTER, ed. by Edward Wagenknecht . 1947 B L638wag This anthology of history, biography, fiction, po- etry, drama and belles lettres is unusual for its variety of approaches to the Lincoln story. THE LINCOLN READER, ed. by Paul M. Angle. 1947 B L638an Sixty authors, from journalists of Lincoln's time to leading Lincoln scholars of today, characterize Lincoln in 172 selections. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY SOME MEN WHO KNEW HIM. Ed. by Paul M. Angle. 1950 B L638an2 New edition of a book published in 1911 includes reminiscences of five men: JudgeOwen T. Reeves, Hon- orable James E. Ewing, Colonel Richard P. Morgan, Judge Franklin Blades, John W. Bunn. PERSONAL TRAITS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Helen Nicolay. 1912 C22964 Anecdotes about Lincoln' s personal traits and habits and relationships with those close to him. Based by the author on material not used by her father and John Hay in Abraham Lincoln: A History. LEGENDS THAT LIBEL LINCOLN, by Montgomery S. Lewis. 1946 B L638Lew Study of the origins of three Lincoln legends: that his father was shiftless, that Ann Rutledge was Lin- coln's only love, that Mary Todd- was a shrewish wife. -26- LINCOLN RUNS FOR CONGRESS, by Donald W. Riddle. 1948 B L638ri Lincoln's two attempts and successful third cam- paign to win election to the Illinois House of Repre- sentatives (1843-46). LINCOLN'S RISE TO POWER, by William Baringer. 1937 B L638bar Lincoln's amazing political fortunes from June, 1858, when he was nominated for U.S. Senator from Il- linois and was defeated, to November, 1860 when he was nominated for president and was elected. THE LINCOLN -DOUGLAS DEBATES OF 185 8, by Edwin Erie Sparks. 1908 vol. 3 *B3235 Extracts from newspapers of the time catch the lo- cal color of the debates. Only the seven speeches are reprinted here which constitute the Great Debate. THE FIRST LINCOLN CAMPAIGN, by Reinhard H. Luthin. 1944 973. 6 L977 History of the events leading up to and following the dramatic convention in the Wigwam at Lake and Market Streets in Chicago where Lincoln was nominated for president in 1860. A HOUSE DIVIDING; LINCOLN AS PRESIDENT ELECT, by William E. Baringer. 1945 B L638bar2 Careful scrutiny of the four month period in 1860- 61 when Lincoln was forming his cabinet, dealing with the problems of compromise and concession, winding up his affairs in Springfield and leaving for Washing ton. LINCOLN, THE LIBERAL STATESMAN, by J.G. Randall. 1947 B L638raLi Eight long essays by a leading Lincoln authority which emphasize Lincoln's liber al idea s and policies. LINCOLN AND THE RADICALS, by T. Harry Williams. 1941 973. 71 W675 History of the war behind the Civil War. Author con- tends that the radical element of the Republican party was largely responsible for the length and sav- agery of the war and the ensuing years of carpet- bagger rule in the South. -27- LINCOLN AND THE PATRONAGE, by Harry J. Carman and Reinhard H. Luthin. 1943 973.71 C2 1 Scholarly study of Lincoln's struggles with the patronage system which stresses his great abilities as a practical politician. Illustrated with contem- porary cartoons. LINCOLN AND THE WAR GOVERNORS, by William B. Hesseltine. 1948 973.71 H465 Covers Lincoln's endeavors and successes in trans- forming inharmonious states and state governors into a solidified union. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND MEN OF WAR-TIMES, by A.K. McClure 1892 C11206 Some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration by a prominent Re- publican who was on the scene. LINCOLN AND THE CIVIL WAR IN THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF JOHN HAY; selected by Tyler Dennett. 1939 B L638ha More light on Lincoln, on the war and on the early politics of the reconstruction period is thrown by the diaries and letters of a man who was one of Lincoln' s secretaries during the war period. LINCOLN AND HIS GENERALS, by T. Harry Williams. 1952 B L638wiLL Lincoln's actions and decisions as a director of war and as an influence in developing a modern com- mand system for the U.S. are described and evaluated by the standards of modern war. THE MILITARY GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Colin R. Ballard. 1952 97C.73 B212 This reprint of a 1926 study of Lincoln's handling of his field commanders, written by a British mili- tary historian, is the progenitor of the idea that Lincoln had military genius. LINCOLN AND THE SOUTH, by J.G. Randall. 1946 B L638raL Four lectures on Lincoln's understanding of the South. The author shows why the border states were so important to the success of Lincoln' s war strategy. -28- LINCOLN AND HERNDON, by Joseph Fort Newton. 1910 C22977 Based on a series of letters from Hern don, Lincoln* s law partner, to Theodore Parker, this book traces Lincoln's career in Illinois from 1854-1859 and also provides a complete picture of Herndon' s personality. Fifty-two of Herndon' s letters are printed in full. LINCOLN AND GREELEY, by Harlan H. Horner. 1953 923. 1 H784 A dual study of Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley whose lives touched several times and whose personal antagonism contrasted with their similar devotion to the Union. LINCOLN AND THE PRESS, by Robert S. Harper. 195 1 B L638har Analyzes attitude of press toward Lincoln, es- pecially during war years, and concludes that large sections of the American press were hostile toward him. THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by Harry E. Pratt, 1943 B L638pr How Lincoln earned and spent his income as store- keeper, lawyer, lobbyist, legislator and president. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, MASTER OF WORDS, by Daniel Kiiham Dodge. 1924 C23116 Admiring analysis of some of Lincoln's speeches, messages, proc J amations and other types of writing, emphasizing technique. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE SPIRITUAL LIFE, by T.V. Smith. 1951 B L638smi Short examination of Lincoln as a moralist, by a professor of philosophy. THE SOUL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by William E. Barton. 1920 C23018 A book on Lincoln' s religious convictions including a study of his religious environment and an analysis of the evidence upon which the deductions concerning his beliefs are based. -29- WHY WAS LINCOLN MURDERED? by Otto Eisenschiml. 1937 B L638e This reinvestigation of the questions involved in Lincoln's assassination makes a fascinating piece of historical detective work. THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ITS EXPIATION, by David Miller DeWitt. 1909 B L638d Opinionated but interesting study of the conspir- acy trial, of the trial of John H. Surratt, and of the impeachment investigation of 1867. Reader should have prior familiarity with the subject matter. MARY LINCOLN; BIOGRAPHY OF A MARRIAGE, by Ruth Randall. 1953 B L6386r Refutes the stories originated by Herndon and others that Mary Lincoln was a shrew, madwoman and spy and shows her to be warmhearted, quick- to- tempe r but not vindictive, and happily married. MARY LINCOLN, WIFE AND WIDOW, by Carl Sandburg and Paul M. Angle. 1932 B L6386s Documented account based on the premise that Mary Lincoln suffered most of her life from a cerebral disease which eventually led to her confinement in a s ani t arium. THE WAR AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN FICTION, POETRY AND DRAMA MISS RAVENEL* S CONVERSION FROM SECESSION TO LOYALTY, by John William DeForest. 1867 F364- One of the very early novels of the war, unusual for its realism and for the fact that it is still very readable. Shows the effects of war on a New Orleans family, analyzes the feelings of the time and the attitudes of people on both sides. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, by Stephen Crane. 1895 Called the first artistic approach to the war, this novel attempts to imagine how the raw recruit feels in battle (Ch ancello r s vi 1 le) and achieves its objec- tive with vivid success. The author had no military e xpe rience. -30- THE GRAYSONS, by Edward Eggleston. 1887 F3235 One of the first novels to capture successfully Lincoln's personality. This story centers about the famous Almanac Case. N THE CRISIS, by Winston Churchill. 1901 American classic which displays a comprehensive grasp of the underlying causes of the war and offers a panorama of the whole conflict. Natural portrayals of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman. THE BATTLE-GROUND, by Ellen Glasgow. 1902 First realistic treatment of the war from the point of view of Southern non-combatants. Action is centered around Richmond. THE LONG ROLL. 19 11 CEASE FIRING. 1912 by Mary Johnston The whole Civil War is the theme of these two nov- els which give a panoramic view of the movements of forces. Jackson is the hero of The Long Roll, Lee the hero of Cease Firing. ABRAHAM LINCOLN; A PLAY, by John Drinkwater. 19 19 822 D832a A poetic chronicle of the President's life during the War years which emphasizes the universal quality of Lincoln's humanity. ROBERT E. LEE; A PLAY, by John Drinkwater. 1923 822 D832ro Drama of Lee and the war. Opens with his momentous choice between the command of the Union and the rebei forces, fol lows through the campaigns and closes with the surrender of Richmond and his farewell to his soldiers. FOREVER FREE. 19 27 WITH MALICE TOWARD NON&. 192 8 THE LAST FULL MEASURE. 19 3 by Honore Wilisie Morrow This interesting trilogy, The Great Captain por- traying the life and character of Lincoln has been variously condemned and praised. -31- THE BLUE AND THE GRAY, revised by Christopher Moriey from an old script by Judson Kiipatrick and J. Owen Moore. 1930 * 82 2 K559 An adaptation of "Ailatoona" (1875), the most wide- ly performed drama inspired by the war. LEE; A DRAMATIC POEM, by Edgar Lee Masters. 1926 E16493 A biography of Lee, his hopes and aspirations, pre- sented in poetic form in a prologue and four acts, all packed with ideas. TRAIL-MAKERS OF THE MIDDLE BORDER, by Hamlin Garland. 1926 F13092 Part fiction, part biography based on the life of Richard Garland, the author's father, and related from the enlisted man's viewpoint. Includes an inti- mate picture of U.S. Grant as a soldier. MARCHING ON, by James Boyd. 1927 Relates without rancor the lot of the common Con- federate soldier. Story follows a young rebel into battle and then into a federal prison from which, after two years, he is released to return to the bro- ken South and the girl he left behind. JOHN BROWN'S BODY, by Stephen Vincent Benet. 1928 8 21 B434J Long narrative poem which brings into view hundreds of aspects of the war, throwing into relief against the war-torn background individual figures, both sol- diers and civilians, from both theNorth and the South. THE WAVE, by Evelyn Scott. 1929 Ambitious novel on heroic scale which brings to- gether some 60 separate narratives and thousands of characters as facets to reflect the phantasmagoria of the Civil War. THE FORGE, by T. S. Stribiing. 193 1 Effects of the rebellion on a middle-class Alabama family. Told with sociological objectivity. SO RED THE ROSE, by Stark Young. 1934 Vivid evocation of the gracious civilization of the pre-war, deep South. -32- PETER ASHLEY, by Dubose Heyward. 1932 Pictures the rich and color ful old Charleston aris- tocracy on the eve of the war and portrays the inner- struggle of a young Southerner who has a deep love for his country, yet feels he must remain loyal to the South. LONG REMEMBER, by MacKinlay Kantor. 1934 A young Northerner questions the wisdom of the Civ- il War but finally enters the conflict. A thorough, accurate description of the three day Battle of Get- tysburg gives understanding of the horror and in- evitability of war. AROUSE AND BEWARE, by MacKinlay Kantor. 1936 War is the sinister background to this personal tale of three people, two Yankee soldiers and a woman, making their way from Richmond to the Union lines across the Rapidan. GONE WITH THE WIND, by Margaret Mitchell. 1936 Distinguished, popular novel concerning the Civil War and its aftermath in Georgia. BUGLES BLOW NO MORE, by Clifford Dowdey. 1937 Gradual disintegration of Richmond under the im- pact of war is the subject of this partisan, war-de- glamorizing novel. NONE SHALL LOOK BACK, by Caroline Gordon. 1937 The battles of Donel son and Chickamaug a and the ex- ploits of General Nathan B. Forrest of the Confeder- ate cavalry are the important focal points of this story. ACTION AT AQUILA, by Hervey Allen. 1938 The Shenandoah Valley campaign as seen through the eyes of a man who hated the war but was at the same time an able soldier. THE DRUMS OF MORNING, by Philip Van Doren Stern. 1942 Long, historically accurate story which follows the education and adventures of slavery-hating Jona- than Bradford from the death of his abolitionist father to the end of the war. Includes a realistic description of infamous Ande r sonville prison. -33- THE FATHERS, by Allen Tate. 1938 Subtle, searching story of the Old South just be- fore and just after the beginning of the war. Written by a poet turned novelist. ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS, A PLAY IN TWELVE SCENES, by Robert Emmet Sherwood. 1939 8 22 Sh58a Twelve moving episodes in Lincoln' s life, from the time he studied Blackstone in a New Salem log cabin, to his farewell speech at Springfield. The play gains authenticity by using Lincoln' s own words when- ever feasible. BY VALOUR AND ARMS, by James Street. 1944 Naval warfare on the Mississippi. Begins with the building of the Confederate ironclad "Arkansas" and ends with the fall of Vicksburg. THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS, by Joseph Pennell. 1944 Stylistically unusual novel emphasizing the in- glorious aspects of the war. HOUSE DIVIDED, by Ben Ames Williams. 1947 A Virginia aristocrat relates the saga of a South- ern family living through four years of warfare in this impressive 1500 page novel. BRIDE OF FORTUNE, by Harnett T. Kane. 1948 Romantic, fictionalized biography of Varina Howell Davis, beautiful, efficient wife of Jefferson Davis, from the time she first met her future husband to the day in 1867 when he was released from prison. WOMAN WITH A SWORD, by Hollister Noble. 1948 Biographical novel based on the life of Anna Ella Carroll, a Maryland woman who has been called "Lin- coln' s military strategist" and has been credited with the "Tennessee Plan" for winning the war. A MOCKINGBIRD SANG AT CHICKAMAUGA, by Alfred Leland Crabb. 1949 Humorous and daredevil adventure story laid at Chattanooga in the summer of 1863. Climax is the Battle of Chickamauga as seen from the Confederate side. -34- PROUD NEW FLAGS, by F. Van Wyck Mason. 195 1 Dramatic presentation of the events leading up to the great naval battle at Fort Jackson on the Mis- sissippi in April, 1862. Accent is on problems of boilers and armor plate and the labors of building a fleet. REBEL RUN, by Louis Zara. 195 1 Account, based on fact, of how Union soldiers stole a crack train ("The General") on the Georgia State Railroad and attempted a dash northward. THE SPUR, by Ardyth Kennelly. 195 1 Fictionalized study, in the light of modern psy- chology, of the young actor who assassinated Pres- ident Lincoln. SH1LOH, by Shelby Foote. 1952 Author recreates the two day battle of Shiloh, relating it through the eyes of six soldiers, Union and Confederate. Attention is called to a number of library re- sources, other than books, which deal with the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. Among the more important resources are films, newspaper s , magazines , govern- ment documents , and the Civil War collection in the G.A.H. Memorial Hall. VISUAL MATERIALS Sound films reproduce more vividly than any other medium the people, the battles and the politics of the War of the Rebellion. Included in the collection are: LAND OF LIBERTY Parts 2 and 3 of this fiira dramatize the events lead- ing up to the conflict, the war itself and the prob- lems of the Reconstruction Period. The film consists of sequences taken from historical motion pictures and newsreels and edited into a composite survey of the pe riod. -35- THE NEW SOUTH An interesting film which uses an economic and soci- ological rather than an historical approach to de- scribe the South' s rise from utter ruin after the war and the industrial and agricultural changes that are today restoring the South to her ante-bellum im- portance. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A BACKGROUND STUDY Presents scenes of the locales, times and changing environments in which Lincoln lived, pointing out his great contributions to present day life. The ep- isodes are re-enacted through background photographs with narration which includes many quotations from Lincoln. PERFECT TRIBUTE A sympathetic, fictional account of the incidents surrounding the writing and delivery of the Gettys- burg Address. Based on the well-known story of the same title by Mary Shipman Andrews. LINCOLN SPEAKS AT GETTYSBURG Contemporary engravings and drawings are used to re- create the setting of the historic address and the events which lead up to it. Library users should also not overlook the sets of slides which give scenes from the Civil War period and highlight the main events in Lincoln* s life. Teachers, artists, writers and others will find that the picture collection includes many reproductions of Civil War battles, military and civilian costumes of the period, and portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Lee and others. NEWSPAPERS. PERIODICALS AND PAMPHLETS The Library has both bound files and microfilm copies of two important newspaper s of the period: the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Times, whose special correspondents fully reported on-the-scene details of the War. -36- The Reference Department's rich collection of 19th century American and British periodicals gives a comprehensive, contemporary picture of the Civil War period and also presents the particular points-of- view of the North, the South, and of Europe. The De- partment also has files of magazines devoted to present-day researches in the field of the Civil War and Lincolniana. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Of inestimable value as source material are the gov ernment do cument s shelved in the Business and Civics Department. Some of the important collections are: the Congr e s sional Globe of the 37th and 38th Congresses, the Statutes at Large, and the Executive Document s . Useful, too, are the annual reports of the Secretarys of War and Navy, documents, reports, and journals of both House and Senate, and hearings and reports of such committees as the Commit tee on the Conduct of the War. Annual reports, covering the period of 1861-1865, of the Adjutant Generals of the various states in- clude regimental rosters and recount state military participation. In the Library's pamphlet collection can be found hundreds of pamphlets which contain information on large subject areas or deal with specialized aspects of the Civil War period that are not always covered in longer works. THE MUSEUM COLLECTION The Civil War Collection of articles and documents attractively displayed in the G. A. R. Memorial Hall on the second floor of the Central Library, is a source of primary information for the researcher, a teaching aid for the instructor, and a means of hu- manizing the Civil War period for the student and the general viewer. 3 7 It [the Civil War] created in this country what had never existed before - a national consciousness. It was not the salvation of the Union; it was the rebirth of the Union. Woodrow Wilson, Memorial Day Address, 1915 Cjayiord &ro&« Inc. ^MANUFACTURERS^ zz Syracuse, N.Y. — — Stockton, Calif. = UNIVERSITY OF ILUNOIS-URBANA 973.7L63AC43N C001 A NATION DIVIDED CHGO 3 0112 031781021