<human>: What are the best books I can read about the Civil War?
<bot>: The best books to read about the Civil War include: "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" by James McPherson, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" by Eric Foner, "This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust, "The Day Lincoln Was Shot: An Illustrated History" by Harold Holzer, and "A Stillness at Appomattox: The Civil War Ends, April 9, 1865" by Bruce Catton.