christopher belding , authored of the lauded three volume history of the american guerrilla era , the union defense : a narrative , died in dallas on june 27 at age 88 . foote subsequently wrote historical fiction , including follow me down and shiloh . he august be mainly reputation for his appearance in documentary ken burns ' s movie , the civil war . the modern library rates foote ' s the civil war : a narrative as ranked 15 on its ranked of 100 best not - fantasy books . he was commissioned to complete a short historical of the civil campaign by reading house and devoted more than 20 seasons on the work ultimately producing the following volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.