The Civil War away from the battlefield: 5 best books

James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom and the newly released Tried by War: Lincoln as Commander in Chief, named a five best list of "books about the Civil War away from the battlefield" for the Wall Street Journal.One title from his list:Southern Lady, Yankee Spyby Elizabeth R. VaronOxford, 2003Popular Civil War literature is filled with romantic and