Civil War: Misc. Books

Describes the final years of the Civil War, and includes the Wilderness Campaign, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Fall of Richmond, and with illustrations and maps.

Describes the weapons of the Civil War, and includes firearms, bombs, land mines, artillery, swords, and submarines.

Text and accompanying photographs recount the life and military career of Robert Gould Shaw, leader of the first black Civil War regiment.

Examines the life and career of the only president of the Southern States during the secession.

Describes weapons used by Union and Confederate troops on land and sea during the Civil War, as well as some of the strategies employed by their leaders. Includes Internet links to Web sites related to the Civil War.

For more than one hundred years, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley lay buried beneath the ocean floor near Charleston, S.C.. Then in 1995, she made news again. This is the story of the Hunley and how she was rediscovered.

Joshua Chamberlain was a musician, linguist, farmer and college professor who volunteered as a soldier during the Civil War to keep our country united.

Describes the turning points of the Civil War including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Siege of Vicksburg, the Battle of Gettysburg, and more.

Traces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood, through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War.

Traces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood, through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War.

Provides a history of the music and lyrics of a dozen Civil War songs, describing the circumstances under which they were created and performed.

Highlights the arguments for and against the use of the draft in defending the United States. Be sure to use the index to find out about drafting during the Civil War.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Mathew Brady, known for his photographs of the American Civil War; and includes a time line.

Discusses the role of reporters during war time, including the risks they take and the censorship they face, and how their jobs have changed with each conflict since the Civil War.

A biography of French artist Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the first daguerreotype, that includes information about the dance craze of 1800, popular theater of the eighteenth century, Edgar Allan Poe, and Civil War photographer Matthew Brady.