The Civil War Book of Lists · Over 300 Lists From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

An invaluable source of Civil War facts, statistics, data, and trivia compiled from a wealth of histories, studies, accounts, and reminiscences

This wide variety of lists includes detailed Civil War topics of every description. Commanders from both sides of the conflict are ranked according to the best and worst ever to lead troops during the war. A selection of casualty figures demonstrates the enormous number of lives taken on the fields of the war's bloodiest battles. The composition of the armies is given in terms of state origin, ethnic background, and even average height of the troops. Lists also probe social issues such as the distribution of the African American and White populations, the elections of 1860 and 1864, and the songs and poems sung in the North and the South. Lists of the best books available on the Civil War provide a pathway through the mountainous literature on the subject and offer a basis for further study. More frivolous lists detail unusual unit nicknames, delicacies made from hardtack, the ugliest generals, and generals killed in personal encounters.

Over 300 informative lists of facts and trivia including:

Best Brigades

Best Regiments

Ten Best and Worst Commanded Battles of the War

Ten Most Evenly Matched Battles

Top Turning Points of the War

State, Division, and Brigade Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg

Bloodiest and Least Bloody Battles

Regiments with Greatest Total Casualties, Percentage Loss, and Battle Deaths

Generals Listed by West Point Class and Rank

Robert E. Lee's Marks at West Point

Best and Worst Generals

Generals with Best Nicknames

Average Height and and Weight of Union Soldiers

Eye Color of Union Soldiers

Regiments of Foreign Born

States and Territories Ranked by Population

States and Territories Ranked by Number of Slaves

Confederate States Ranked by Order of Secession and Percentage of Blacks in the Population

Infantry Regiments of "The Old Army" Ranked by Seniority

Election of 1860

States and Territories Ranked by Total Numbers of Men Recruited for the War

Number of Jewish Soldiers

Highest Ranking Black Officers

Women Known to Have Enlisted in the Army

Best Lines from the Civil War

Best Unit Histories

Best Campaign Studies

Best Civil War Fiction