confederate states of america

A comprehensive biography of Jefferson Davis, looking at both his private and public life, discussing his experiences as a schoolboy, a Mississippi planter, a husband, and a father, and examining his political career, including his role as president of the Confederate States of America.

Details the events that preceded the onset of the Civil War, including the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott decision, and the election of Abraham Lincoln.

A collection of writings in which former slave Frederick Douglass shares his views on slavery and the Civil War.

A collection of personal experiences, eyewitness accounts, diverting vignettes, and interesting facts by and about southern soldiers and civilians.

"Introduces the American Civil War, including the causes of the conflict, background on the Union and the Confederacy, the major battles and important historical figures, and how the Union won the war"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an adaptation of Stephen Crane's Civil War novel which tells the story of a youth whose dreams of glory on the battlefield clash with the realities of war.

Presents a historical novel of the American Civil War, taking place in 1863 just after the Federal victory at Vicksburg. Ulysses S. Grant is elevated to commander of the entire war for the North and immediately sets forth to break Confederate General Bragg's army's siege of Chattanooga.