While there is not a physical Camp Library that members can visit & check out books from, a number of us have read numerous written works that provide accurate information and a true history of the Confederacy, it's leaders, military, and government. The following is a list of books that we encourage our members to read. These books can be purchased from many great retail stores, and some can be bought from the SCV Online Store.
***ESSENTIAL READING***
[The following books listed in deep red are books considered some of the most essential educational resources for those interested in learning the TRUE HISTORY of the War Between The States. While it is true that "the winners write the history books," this country still permits freedom of speech (for the most part). Since you're not likely to find these books in your college library or have them recommended by your liberal history professor, we're compiling this list for the benefit of those interested in reading the factual account of history. These books can be purchased from many great retail stores, and some can be bought from the SCV Online Store.]
The South Was Right! by James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy
Myths Of American Slavery by Walter Donald Kennedy
War Crimes Against Southern Civilians by Walter Brian Cisco
To Live and Die in Dixie: The Struggle Continues... by R. Michael Givens & Seventeen Southerners
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the Civil War by Jefferey Rodgers Hummel
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War by Thomas DiLorenzo
Lincoln Unmasked: What You're Not Supposed to Know About Dishonest Abe by Thomas DiLorenzo
Valor in Gray: The Recipients of the Confederate Medal of Honor by Gregg S. Clemmer
The Truth of the War Conspiracy of 1861 by H.W. Johnstone
The South Under Siege, 1830-2000 by Frank Conner
Facts the Historians Leave Out: A Confederate Primer by John S. Tilley
The Confederate Cause And Conduct In The War Between The States by Hunter McGuire, M.D., L.L.D. & Hon. George L. Christian
*OTHER GREAT READS*
Army of Tennessee
The Army of Tennessee - by Stanley F. Horn
Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862 by Thomas L. Connelly
Civil War in Tennessee by Steve Cottrell
Civil War Tennessee: Battles & Leaders by Thomas L. Conelly
Confederate Military History of Tennessee by James D. Porter
The Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry by James R. Fleming
Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee: A Portrait of Life in a Confederate Army by Larry J. Daniel
Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and his Confederate Division by Christopher Lossen
Battles
Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklin by James L. McDonough
Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War by Larry J. Daniel
Shiloh - In Hell Before Night by James L. McDonough
Biographies
Jefferson Davis: American Patriot, 1808-1861 by Hudson Strode
Jefferson Davis: Confederate President by Hudson Strode
Joseph E. Johnston: A Civil War Biography by Craig L. Symonds
Lee (An Abridgement of the Four Volume Set, R. E. Lee) by Douglas Southall Freeman
Yankee Quaker, Confederate General: The Career of Bushrod Rust Johnson by Charles M. Cummings
General
Co. "Aytch": First Tennessee Regiment, or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Sam R. Watkins
The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy by Bell Irvin Wiley
The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 1 (Fort Sumter to Perryville) by Shelby Foote
The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 2 (Fredricksburg to Meridian) by Shelby Foote
The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 3 (Red River to Appomattox) by Shelby Foote
Myths Of American Slavery by Walter Donald Kennedy
Southern By The Grace Of God by Michael Andrew Grissom
Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor by Bertram Hawthorne Groene
