THE PERFECT READ

Want to learn more about the Civil War? The gift shop staff at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, with the assistance of our curators, can help you find the perfect book. From classics like James McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom and Shelby Foote’s epic three-volume narrative history to the latest prize winners from The Society for Military History, we will help you find the perfect title.

"But I can just order a Civil War book online," you say. No algorithm or AI has yet been developed that can match the depth of knowledge of our staff when the topic is Wisconsin’s role in the Civil War. A few years ago, research estimated that some 60,000 books about the Civil War have been published, and more are being published all the time. How do you know where to start? If we don’t have the title in stock, we will search high and low, far and wide to find it. Many of the “classics” are now out of print. If you don’t know a regiment from a corps or want to learn more what the 6th regiment did during the 10:00 am hour at Antietam, we want to help.