This book discusses the Civil War and Confederacy through the lens of the Confederates. This is a slightly different approach than I typically go for, but I do believe in the importance of understanding all sides of an issue so that the historical record is complete and sensible. The author referenced several interviews and newspaper articles from the period, so that was very insightful. It also shows that the Southern states were not as united as they appeared to be, with instances of crime and disagreements becoming frequent. If you are interested in the Civil War era, I would suggest picking up this book.

This book had been in my wish list for a while, and I caught it while it was still available on Audible Plus. I love that I saved a credit to use on something else. The audio version is around 22 hours to listen to, so I listened over the course of several nights. If you are interested in a physical copy, it is fairly thick, at 500 pages. The author of this book is a well-respected Civil War historian, and this book was recommended to me by The Tattooed Historian on Instagram, who is also a civil war historian and reenactor. I found this book to be well researched, and filled with details. I always enjoy knowing where the places discussed in books are located, and that tends to happen with any type of Civil War book with my living in Chattanooga. I actually really enjoyed this book, despite my thin interest in this topic.