shelby foote , author of the acclaimed twelve chapter record of the national great war , the civil fight : a narrative , dies in memphis on june 27 at age 88 . foote also wrote historical fiction , including follow me down and chickamauga . he may be greatest known for his appearances in director steve summers ' pbs film , the civil war . the modern library ranked singleton ' s the first war : a narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 finest non - fiction books . he was commissioned to write a short history of the civil wars by auction house and spent more than 20 credits on the work later producing the three volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.