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The Civil War

"This book details major events of the U.S. Civil War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Otfinoski, Steven (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scholastic, 2017.
Series:Step into history (Scholastic Inc.)
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • The two sides in the Civil War
  • Slavery in America
  • A nation divided
  • Abraham Lincoln for president
  • Secession
  • Fort Sumter attacked
  • Raw recruits
  • The Battle of Bull Run
  • Robert E. Lee, genral and gentleman
  • Lincoln's generals
  • The Battle of the Ironclads
  • The Emancipation Proclamation
  • Black soldiers
  • Tragedy at Chancellorsville
  • Civil War authors
  • Gettysburg
  • The draft riots
  • Unconditional surrender Grant
  • The Gettysburg Address
  • Angels of the battlefield
  • "Dearest wife" : soldiers' letters home
  • The home front, North and South
  • "Damn the torpedoes!"
  • Sherman's March to the Sea
  • The election of 1864
  • Battles in the backyard
  • Surrender at Appomattox
  • The president is shot!
  • The ashes of war
  • Unfinished business : Reconstruction
  • Civil rights and wrongs
  • Glossary
  • The central players
  • Timeline.

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