Bibliography of the Siege of Petersburg

The following list is an annotated bibliography of good books on the siege of Petersburg. Feel free to suggest titles to the publisher of the site by sending mail to him at siege1864@aol.com. Special references specific to individual actions are also noted in the relevant articles.

Finally, it should of course be mentioned that the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, as well as selected articles from the Papers of the Southern Historical Society (both available on CD) are an invaluable resource for all events in the Civil War. The OR volumes relevant to the siege of Petersburg are Vols. XL, XLII, and XLVI. The SHSP has relevant articles scattered throughout.