civil war, 1861-1865

Presents a brief explanation of the causes and effects of the Civil War in the United States.

A dual biography of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, using photographs, letters, engravings, and cartoons to look at their childhoods, courtship, marriage, children, and other joys and traumas of their years together, including their deaths.

Although raised on a Southern plantation and owned by a Confederate officer, a Tennessee walking horse helps a slave during the Civil War.

Examines life in the South during the Civil War.

This book describes daily life for Northerners during the Civil War. Topics include rural and urban life, how soldiers lived in the field, different ways in which civilians helped to support the troops, and the adverse conditions that blacks faced.

An illustrated, historical overview of the American Civil War, outlining the causes of the conflict, the main events, and key individuals with time lines and photographs, and discussing the Emancipation Proclamation, the battle of Gettysburg, the surrender of the Confederacy, and related topics.

Photographs and illustrations provide the history of epic battles of the Civil War.

Uses original photographs, archival material, and historically accurate text to explore what life was like during the Civil War, and describes the realities of slavery, the violence of the battlefield, and the strategies behind key military campaigns.

Examines many aspects of the Civil War, including the issue of slavery, secession, the raising of armies, individual battles, the commanders, Northern life, Confederate culture, the surrender of the South, and the aftermath.

Examines the history of African-Americans during the Civil War, discussing significant people and events and including photographs, sidebars, a timeline, a related activity, and a further reading list.