American Civil War Fiction

One of the most famous books written about the Civil War is “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane. It was written in 1895 only thirty years after the Civil War. It’s about a young Union soldier who struggles to find the courage to fight in the midst of battle.

Two other books written about the Civil War have won a Pulitzer Prize. Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction In 1975.

Other notable novels about the Civil War are:

“North and South” by John Jakes

“Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier

“Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All” by Allan Gurganus

“March” by Geraldine Brooks

“The Widow of the South” by Robert Hicks

“The March” by E. L. Doctorow