Louisa May Alcott is best known for penning Little Women, but few are aware of the experience that influenced her writing most-her time as a nurse during the Civil War. Caring for soldiers' wounds and writing letters home for them inspired a new realism in her work. When her own letters home were published as Hospital Sketches, she had her first success as a writer. The acclaim for her new writing style inspired her to use this approach in Little Women, which was one of the first novels to be se...
At the start of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was forced to choose between the country he had served for 30 years and his home state of Virginia. Though President Abraham Lincoln offered him command of the Union army, Lee knew that his loyalties lay in Virginia. This Southern gentleman would soon become not only the commander of the Confederate army but also one of the most widely known and highly respected heroes of the War Between the States. Robert E. Lee: Duty and Honor tells the story of a...
Black Civil War Soldiers (Jr. Graphic African American History)
by Susan K Baumann
Georgia During the Civil War (Spotlight on Georgia)
by Samuel Willard Crompton
Marathon, Hastings, Midway -- just a few of the major battles covered in this series, which introduces readers to the wartime engagements that changed the course of human history. Each book gives a historical account of a decisive battle -- its participants, the political climate leading to the engagement, and the deciding factors that ultimately led to a victory or defeat. The furthest northern advance by the Confederates was met with their defeat by Union forces, a defeat that was a harbinger...
Women's Roles During the American Civil War Women Patriots Grade 5 Children's Military Books
John Brown's Raid on Harpers (Cornerstones of Freedom (Library))
by Brendan January
Recounts the story of John Brown's failed rebellion in Harpers Ferry in 1859, intended to start a massive slave uprising in the South and the establishment of a state in the Allegheny Mountains for freed slaves.
The story of the first Confederate victory in Kentucky. Sept 19,1861. Gen Zollicoffers Confederate troops destroy Camp Andrew Johnson, A Union recruitment camp.The first Confederate officer Lt Robert Powell was killed on Sept. 19,1861.
The True Story of the Civil War (What Really Happened?) (What Really Happened? (Powerkids))
by Willow Clark
Spies of the Civil War: An Interactive Espionage Adventure
by Michael Burgan
At The Battle of Antietam: An Interactive Battlefield Adventure
by Matt Doeden
John Brown El Ataque a Harpers Ferry (Historia Graficas) (Graphic History (Spanish Hardcover))
by Jason Glaser
Who Freed the Slaves? History 4th Grade Children's American Civil War Era History Books
by Baby Professor
Perspective Flip Books (Perspectives Flip Books)
by Michael Burgan, Stephanie Fitzgerald, Nell Musolf, and Simon Rose
How Did the Dred Scott Decision Lead to the American Civil War? Race, Law and American Society Grade 5 Children's American History
Let's Take the Battle to the Seas The American Civil War Book Grade 5 Children's Military Books
Everything You Need to Know About the Compromise of 1850 Civil War Era Grade 5 Children's American History
African Americans Fight for Freedom The American Civil War Grade 5 Children's Military Books
Looks at the various army uniforms of each state during the Civil War.
Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, Grades 6 - 12 (American History (Mark Twain Media))
by Cindy Barden