Use the Subject Headings on the right to search the catalog for resources on the American Civil War. You may also browse this page for a selection of books available in the Maryland Room on the following topics:
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination attempt, 1861
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President’s War Powers by Below is a selection of resources on President Lincoln and the Civil War that are available in the Maryland Room. Additional titles can be searched using the online catalog.
Lincoln’s Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home by 
Six days in April: Lincoln and the Union in Peril by 
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies by Below is a selection of resources on the assassination of President Lincoln that are available in the Maryland Room. Additional titles can be searched using the online catalog.
Blood on the Moon by 
Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by 
Mary Surratt: An American Tragedy by 
The Baltimore Plot: The First Conspiracy to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by 
The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt’s Flight from the Gallows by 