Reading order · 4 books · 1993 to 1996 · Set in Richmond, Virginia
Starbuck Chronicles in Order
The Starbuck Chronicles follow Nathaniel Starbuck, the son of a Boston preacher, who fights for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1993 to 1996
- First book
- Rebel
- Latest
- The Bloody Ground (1996)
- Setting
- Set in Richmond, Virginia
The reading order
Every Starbuck Chronicles book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Richmond, Virginia
- 1Rebel1993With Nathaniel StarbuckIn 1861 Nathaniel Starbuck, the son of a famous Boston abolitionist preacher, is in Richmond, Virginia, when the Civil War begins, and joins a Confederate regiment raised by a rich planter.Buy on Amazon
- 2Copperhead1994With Nathaniel StarbuckStarbuck, suspected of being a Northern spy, must prove his loyalty to the Confederacy, while fighting at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff and in the Peninsula campaign.Buy on Amazon
- 3Battle Flag1995With Nathaniel StarbuckStarbuck, now a captain commanding a company of misfits, fights in the campaign that leads to the Second Battle of Manassas.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Bloody Ground1996With Nathaniel StarbuckStarbuck leads a battalion of men under suspicion into the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day of the war.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the four books in order, starting with Rebel.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Nathaniel Starbuck |
|---|---|
| 1 Rebel | LLead |
| 2 Copperhead | LLead |
| 3 Battle Flag | LLead |
| 4 The Bloody Ground | LLead |
Characters in the Starbuck Chronicles books
1 character from Bernard Cornwell’s chart, with the number of Starbuck Chronicles books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel StarbuckNortherner fighting for the Confederacy | 4 | Rebel 1993 |