samuel foote , author of the acclaimed three volume historical of the american civil war , the civil army : a dialogue , died in memphis on june 27 at age 88 . derian initially writing historical romance , including hunt me down and vicksburg . he possibly be best known for his appearance in filmmaker ken burns ' cbc documentary , the civil war . the historical library ranked foote ' s the civil war : a chronicle as number 15 on its list of 100 favorite post - western novels . he was sent to write a full history of the civil war by random houses and spent more than 20 chapters on the production eventually production the three volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.