robert singleton , author of the outstanding five volume history of the america guerrilla campaign , the civil period : a narrative , died in memphis on june 27 at age 88 . cone also wrote war stories , including follow me down and shiloh . he could be best seen for his appearing in the ken burns ' pbs documentary , the first war . the modern age ranking belding ' s the civil war : a narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 best non - fiction books . he was commissioned to author a short history of the civil war by the company and devoted more than 20 years on the project eventually producing the three editions .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.