civil war, 1861-1865

An adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel in which a young Union soldier matures to manhood during his service in the Civil War and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about battle. Includes review questions for students.

A collection of essays which explore the Civil War from a variety of perspectives.

Looks at the lives of ordinary people who fought in the Civil War, their motives, passions, accomplishments, and failures.

This book explores the ways in which the day's new technologies changed the face of warfare.

Freed from slavery, Mariah and her young brother Zeke join Sherman's march through Georgia, where Mariah meets a free black named Caleb and dares to imagine the possibility of true love, but hope can come at a cost.

"Profiles some of the spies of the Civil War, including Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls, and Mary Touvestre."--OCLC.

"Magdalys Roca and her friends from the Colored Orphan Asylum are heading southwest on the back of Stella, the giant pteranodon, to find Montez, her brother, wounded during the siege of Vicksburg; now they are heading into the heart of the fighting, depending on Magdalys's ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs--but one of the companions is not quite what she seems, and Magdalys's talent could make her a target for both sides"--Provided by publisher.

Through diaries, photographs and re-enactments, these four episodes take the viewer into the personal lives of these Civil War generals.

Presents a dramatic reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, a clash that changed the course of the Civil War, and includes a reading of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address.".

Explains how fugitive slaves escaping from the South to the northern states awakened northerners to the true nature of slavery and how the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act divided the nation and set it on the path to civil war.