Civil War Dictionary

by Mark Mayo Boatner III

For almost thirty years 'The Civil War Dictionary' has been the most complete, authoritative, and handy reference book on what has been called the Second American Revolution, 1861-1865.

Genres: Civil War, History, Reference, Nonfiction, American Civil War, Military History

974 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great reference. I read at least one Civil War book a year, used to read a lot more, and this book has always been valuable, especially for biographical info. But why "dictionary"? It's clearly an encyclopedia.

[Jimmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is more like a mini-encyclopedia for the war, with brief articles covering generals and the major campaigns, battles, and units. As can be expected for a one volume work, it doesn't go into detail about any single subject, so its usefulness really depends on how much the reader already knows about the war.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 3 out of 5]

I doubt I read the thing cover-to-cover, but I certainly read most of it at one point or another.