Women, Camp Life, Spies, Music, Poetry, & Literature, Uniforms, Weapons, Hospital Care, Prisons, Battles, Leaders, African Americans, Soldiers, General Civil War Resources
973.7 SAV
Savage, Douglas. Women in the Civil War. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
Describes the different roles women played in the Civil War.
973.7 SAV
Savage, Douglas. The soldier's life in the Civil War. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2000.
Describes what daily life was life for the Confederate and Union soldiers fighting in the Civil War.
973.7 NOF
Nofi, Albert A. Spies in the Civil War. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
Describes the covert actions which occurred on both sides during the Civil War.
Military Intelligence: American Civil War
I spy women undercover.(American Civil War)
Music, Poetry, and Literature of the Civil War:
780.973 CRA
Crawford, Richard, 1935-. America's musical life : a history. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, c2001. Describes and
analyzes the history of music in America from the styles of the Native Americans and European colonists through rock in
the late twentieth century.
783.0942 CIV
Civil War songbook : with historical commentary. Riverside, Calif. : WEM Records, c1999. Contains the lyrics and music for more than fifty songs written during the Civil War, with historical notes for each song.
784 EWE
Ewen, David, 1907-. Great men of American popular song; : the history of the American popular song told through the lives, careers, achievements, and personalities of its foremost composers and lyricists--from William Billings of the
Revolutionary War through Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Burt Bacharach. Rev. and enl. ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., :
Prentice-Hall, [1972].
810.9 LAT
Lathbury, Roger. Realism and regionalism, (1860-1910). New York : Facts On File, c2006. Sectionalism, industrialism, and literary regionalism -- Slave narratives and race relations -- Mark Twain (1835- 1910) -- Urban writers and internationalism: Alger, Howells, James, Wharton -- Regionalism -- Naturalism, determinism, Social reform: Crane, Norris, London, Dubois, Sinclair, Dreiser. Presents an overview of American literature from 1860 to 1910,
examining the social, cultural, and historical context of the time, discussing such topics as slave narratives, naturalism and sectionalism and authors including Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, Jack London, and more.
Band Music from the Civil War Era
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
355.14 LLO
Lloyd, Mark. Combat uniforms of the Civil War. [1st U.S. ed.]. New York : Mallard Press, 1990. Explores the major conflicts, the smaller skirmishes, and the full range of uniforms worn by both sides in the Civil War.
Civil War Uniforms of the United States Military
Civil War Uniforms of the Confederate States Military
355.8 COG
Coggins, Jack. Arms and equipment of the Civil War. New York : Fairfax Press : Distributed by Crown Publishers.
On cover: The tools of war of the Blue and Gray. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, and navy: a profusely illustrated guide to their equipment, clothing, organization, and weapons.
Modern Weapons and Tactics of the Civil War
Weapons and Tactics at Gettysburg
Hospital Care of the Civil War:
973.7 SAV
Savage, Douglas. Civil War medicine. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2000. Describes the medical treatments and hospital conditions soldiers were subjected to during the Civil War.
Healing the Wounds: Medicine and Sanitation
Medical Care, Battle Wounds, and Disease
973.7 SAV
Savage, Douglas. Prison camps in the Civil War. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000. Describes the situation of prisoners in the Civil War, the 150 Federal and Confederate prison camps where they were held,
and their care.
973.7 BAT
Battles and leaders of the Civil War. Syracus , N.J. : Castle, [19--].
Narratives contributed by Union and Confederate officers.
973.7 CIV
Civil War : battles and leaders. 1st American ed. London ; New York : DK Pub., 2004.
Offers a battle-by-battle overview of the Civil War and profiles key military and civilian leaders from the era.
973.7 DAV
Davis, William C., 1946-. The illustrated encyclopedia of the Civil War : the soldiers, generals, weapons, and battles .London : Salamander Books, 2001.
Period photographs, drawings, and vintage lithographs help chronicle the events of the Civil War, providing information on the soldiers, generals, weapons, and battles of the war and discussing how the country's government, economy, and landscape were impacted by it.
REF 973.7 BAT
Battle chronicles of the Civil War. New York : London [ England ] : Macmillan Pub. Co. c1989. v. 1. 1861 -- v. 2. 1862 -- v. 3. 1863 -- v. 4. 1864 -- v. 5. 1865 -- v. 6. Leaders and index.
Civil War Battle Summaries by State
Civil War Series from the National Park Service (pick a battle)
Battles of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga, 1863
Commentary on Battle Fields of the Great Civil War
Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign
African Americans of the Civil War:
973.7 MCP
McPherson, James M. Marching toward freedom : Blacks in the Civil War, 1861-1865. New York : Facts on File, c1991.
Using a wide variety of primary sources, examines the Afro-Americans' role in the contribution to the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, the resulting change in their position as citizens.
975 NOL
Nolen, Claude H. African American southerners in slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Jefferson , N.C. : McFarland, c2001.
Examines the firsthand accounts of African-Americans, as well as other period sources, to present overviews of African-American daily life and culture during the last decades of slavery and during Reconstruction, including a special section on the Civil War.
African Americans and the Civil War
African Americans in the Military: Civil War
973.7415 REE
Reef, Catherine. Civil War soldiers. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, 1993.
Describes the crucial role layed by African-American soldiers in securing victory for the Union in the Civil War.
The Civil War's Common Soldier
General Resources about the Civil War:
973.7 AME
The American Civil War. Farmington Hills , MI : Greenhaven Press/Thomson/Gale, 2005. By featuring both contemporaneous and retrospective disputes over the American Civil War, this book discusses the causes of secession, the actions of the North, and the legacy of the Civil War.
973.7 COR
Corrick, James A. The Civil War. San Diego , Calif. : Lucent Books, 2003. The great conflict -- The road to war -- 1861, opening shots -- 1862, the eastern war -- 1862, the western war -- 1863, the home fronts -- 1863, turning points -- 1864, the war continues -- 1865, victory and defeat -- War's aftermath.
973.7 KIR
Kirchberger, Joe H . The Civil War and Reconstruction : an eyewitness history . New York : Facts on File, c1991. Portrays the American Civil War and its aftermath through such primary sources as memoirs, diaries, letters, contemporary journalism, and official documents.
973.7 NET
Netzley, Patricia D. The Civil War . Farmington Hills , MI : Greenhaven Press/Thomson/Gale, 2004. This is an alphabetical presentation of definitions and descriptions of terms, people, and events of the Civil War.
973.7 SEI
Seidman, Rachel Filene. The Civil War : a history in documents. Oxford , [ U.K. ] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.
Chronicles the American Civil War through wartime documents, illustrations, and photos.
REF 973.703 BOA
Boatner, Mark Mayo, 1921-. The Civil War dictionary . Rev. ed. New York , N.Y. : McKay, c1988. Over 4,000 entries including: 2,000 biographical sketches; major campaigns; major battles; weapons; military terms; literature; politics; and eighty-six maps.
Civil War Resources from PBS Ken Burns Civil War
Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet:
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