Bibliograph

The Civil War, by Steven Otfinoski

Type

Label

The Civil War, by Steven Otfinoski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Civil War

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

953525423

Responsibility statement

by Steven Otfinoski

Series statement

A step into history

Summary

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

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

Target audience

juvenile

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