You might also enjoy this tome, now on e-bay (I'm not the seller): BOWERS, CLAUDE G. The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.: The Literary Guild of America, 1929 Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Spinelettering illegible, spine cloth has a small tear. Twelve years of carpet-baggers, political abuse, hypocrisy and scandal. The true story of the twelve tragic years that followed the death of Lincoln. They were years of revolutionary turmoil, w/the elemental passions predominant, & w/broken bones & bloody noses among the fighting factionalists. The prevailing note was one of tragedy, though, as we shall see, there was an abundance of comedy, & not a little of farce. Never have American public men in responsible positions, directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal, hypocritical, & corrupt.., 567 pgs.
"War For What" is also a great read.