[Rob45and2]

"The Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" three vol set are excellent reference material. Anything by Shellby Foote is also easy to read. One of his that I like the best is "Stars in their Courses". Also his historical fiction will give you a real flavor of the time.

[fnord]

thanks for the suggestions

picked a bad time to post this, lol, lot's more interesting stuff going on ... thanks again

[Beep]

DITTO re Shelby Foote! Definitely one of the best and most able writers on the Civil War era. No library on the Civil War would be complete without some of Foote's work!!