1861-1865, civil war

Discusses some of the notable figures involved in leading both the Union and Confederate armies during the American Civil War including Jefferson Davis, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Robert E. Lee.

Presents photos, illustrations, and information about the causes of the Civil War. Discusses issues of slavery, expansion of the country, media and public opinion, Abraham Lincoln, and secession. Includes a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Discusses the Civil War battle of Gettysburg, and how the battle affected the outcome of the war.

A brief, illustrated description of some of the weapons used during the Civil War including infantry weapons and large artillery pieces.

While her father and uncle, chemists at South Carolina College, try to get scientific equipment to safety, seventeen-year-old Emma hides with the rest of her family and others in their basement as Confederate soldiers bomb and loot Columbia.

Revolutionary War spy, Nathan Hale, tells a hangman and British officer about the ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War.

Looks at the disaster of the sinking of the "Sultana," a steamboat that sunk after its boilers exploded while transporting Confederate prisoners of war home in 1865, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 soldiers.

Introduces children to live during the Civil War.

In 1863, child slave Thomas and his sister Birdie journey north and meet up with Union soldiers who have orders to fight at Gettysburg.

Presents the true story of former slave and United States Congressman Robert Smalls. In 1862, twenty-three-year-old Robert Smalls captured a heavily-armed Confederate steamer and delivered it to Union soldiers. Smalls was granted his freedom for this act, and through his bravery in numerous naval campaigns as a civilian he became the first black captain of an army ship, and eventually a United States Congressman.