Beyond the Combat

Explore the hidden histories of the American Civil War with non-fiction books focused on military medicine, the secret service, and the home front. Read harrowing accounts of prison camps in Andersonville and uncover espionage tactics in Secret Missions of the Civil War.

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Yankee Women
Yankee Women

By Elizabeth D. Leonard

Women in the Civil War
Women in the Civil War

By Mary Elizabeth Massey

Mothers of Invention
Mothers of Invention

By Drew Gilpin Faust

Daughters of the Union
Daughters of the Union

By Nina Silber

Living Hell
Living Hell

By Michael C.C. Adams

Copperheads
Copperheads

By Jennifer L. Weber

The Business of Civil War
The Business of Civil War

By Mark R. Wilson

Bitterly Divided
Bitterly Divided

By David Williams

The Armies of the Streets
The Armies of the Streets

By Adrian Cook

Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines

By Wilmer L. Jones

Civil War Spies Behind Enemy Lines
Civil War Spies Behind Enemy Lines

By Camilla J. Wilson

Women who spied for the Blue and the Gray
Women who spied for the Blue and the Gray

By Oscar Arvle Kinchen

Secret Missions of the Civil War
Secret Missions of the Civil War

By Philip Van Doren Stern

Our Man in Charleston
Our Man in Charleston

By Christopher Dickey

Come Retribution
Come Retribution

By William A. Tidwell

Intelligence in the Civil War
Intelligence in the Civil War

By U.S. CIA

Pinkerton's War
Pinkerton's War

By Jay Bonansinga

The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape
The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape

By Albert Deane Richardson

Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign
Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign

By Thomas J. Ryan

The Horrors of Andersonville
The Horrors of Andersonville

By Catherine Gourley

While in the Hands of the Enemy
While in the Hands of the Enemy

By Charles W. Sanders Jr.

Portals to Hell
Portals to Hell

By Lonnie R. Speer

Libby Prison Breakout
Libby Prison Breakout

By Joseph Wheelan

To Die in Chicago
To Die in Chicago

By George Levy