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Lincoln
Heights Middle School
Mrs.
Katy Richards, Media Specialist
H. L. Hunley on the pier
If
you would like to learn more about the Civil War, follow the links on this
pathfinder. It will help you find information in your school library media
center, on the Internet, and in the community about the Civil War.
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are several excellent books about the Civil War. To locate more books, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog. Below is a list of books in the library.
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301.451 Jac
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The Black man in America,
1791-1861.
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Describes
the conditions of slavery, the growing resistance to it.
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Jackson, Florence
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326 Les
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To be a slave
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A
compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their
experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War.
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Lester, Julius
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359.8 Mye
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USS Constellation: pride of
the American navy
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Examines
the histories of the two American Navy ships called "USS
Constellation," the first launched in 1797 and the second in 1854.
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Myers, Walter Dean
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973 Dav
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Brothers in arms
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The
lives and experiences of the men who fought the Civil War - in their own
words
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Davis, William C
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973.3 Ras
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Spies and traitors: tales of
the Revolutionary and Civil Wars
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Describes
the exploits of ten men and women spies of the Revolutionary and Civil
Wars.
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Raskin, Joseph
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973.7 Bol
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Civil War A to Z
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Alphabetically
arranged articles present over 100 people, places, and points of importance
of the Civil War.
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Bolotin, Norm
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973.7 Car
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The Civil War: American
tragedy
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Examines
the war that cost more than 500,000 lives, from the Battle of First Bull
Run to the final surrender of the Confederate Army in 1865.
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Carter, Alden R.
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973.7 Dav
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Our incredible Civil War The
Civil War
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Strange
and fascinating facts
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Davis, Burke
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973.7 Kan
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Gettysburg
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Describes
the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, and
its impact on the people in that part of Pennsylvania.
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Kantor, MacKinlay
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973.7 Kat
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An album of the Civil War
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A
brief presentation of the causes, events, and aftermath of the four-year
war that divided the nation.
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Katz, William Loren
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973.7 McK
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Days of Jubilee: the end of
slavery in the United States
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Uses
narratives, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the
emancipation of slaves in the United States.
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McKissack, Pat
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973.7 Pal
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Chancellorsville; disaster in
victory
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An
account of the action of the Civil War battle in which the outnumbered
Confederate forces won a victory but, as a result, lost one of their ablest
generals, Stonewall Jackson.
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Palmer, Bruce
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973.7 Sta
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Civil War
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Examines
Civil War.
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Stanchak, John E.
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973.7 Wad
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Early Battles of the Civil War
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Discusses
the number of troops and casualties in each battle as well as the length
and outcome of the individual campaigns.
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Wade, Linda
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973.7 Wad
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Slavery and the Civil War
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Examines
the issues leading up to the Civil War.
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Wade, Linda
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973.7 Wad
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The men who fought the Civil
War
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Looks
at the soldiers and generals who fought in the Civil War.
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Wade, Linda
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973.7 Wad
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Turning points of the Civil
War
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Readers
will find out why the war was fought.
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Wade, Linda
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973.7 Wal
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Secrets of a Civil War
submarine: solving the mysteries of the H.L. Hunley
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Discusses
the H.L. Hunley, a Civil War submarine.
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Walker, Sally M
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973.73 Mie
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The last campaign: Grant saves
the Union
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Miers, Earl Schenck
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973.78 Wil
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The life of Billy Yank
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A
study of the Union soldier by one of the nation's outstanding Civil War
historians.
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Wiley, Bell Irvin
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973.78 Wil
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The life of Johnny Reb
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An
intimate history of a Confederate foot soldier's daily life.
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Wiley, Bell Irvin
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Ghost soldier
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Alexander
meets the ghost of a Confederate soldier and helps him look for his family.
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Alphin, Elaine Marie
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F For
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Song of jubilee
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A
Virginia slave’s account of the Negroes’ mixed reactions to the Civil War
and the freedom it brought them.
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Forman, James D.
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F Hes
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A light in the storm: the
Civil War diary of Amelia Martin
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While
working in her father's lighthouse, Amelia writes in her diary about the
Civil War devastating her divided state.
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Hesse, Karen
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F Hit
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The Journal of Rufus Rowe
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In
1862, sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home and settles in
Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he documents in his journal the battle he
watches unfold there.
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Hite, Sid
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F Law
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The Spring Rider
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A
brother and sister become involved with the ghost of a Union soldier who
returns to life each spring and, with his regiment, reenacts a Civil War
battle.
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Lawson, John
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F Oak
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Freedom's daughter
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Rebelling
against the limitations of being a girl, Timmie disguises herself as a boy
in order to participate in the movement during the early days of the Civil
War.
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Oakley, Helen McKelvey
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F Pag
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Two little Confederates
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A
boy's-eye view of the Civil War from the southern side. In the second a
spunky little girl reunites a fragmented family after the Civil War.
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Page, Thomas Nelson
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F Pec
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The river between us
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During
the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious
young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.
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Peck, Richard
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F Pol
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Pink and Say
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Say
Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the
Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.
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Polacco, Patricia
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F Por
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Meet Addy : an American girl
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Nine-year-old
Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the
Civil War.
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Porter, Connie Rose
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F Wei
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Blood royal
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With
the master away fighting for the King in the English civil war, the
kennelman and his son are hard pressed to protect the estate and its
valuable greyhounds from theft and destruction.
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Weir, Rosemary
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Civil
War Times
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Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this
topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested
keywords and
phrases to search the Internet.
1. The American
Civil War: A index of Civil War sites
2. American
Civil War Collections at the Electronic Text Center: Primary documents
from the University of Virginia Library
3. The American
Civil War Exhibit: National Park Service
4. The
Civil War: Maps, Images, and information from PBS
5. The Civil
War at the Smithsonian: Provides information and pictures from the
Smithsonian Institution's collections on the United States Civil War
6. The Civil War
Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society: Civil War era primary
documents
7. Civil War
Treasures from the New York Historical Society: Library of Congress'
American Memory Collection
8. Interactive Map of
the Civil War: National
Geographic Map Machine
9. Map Collections:
1500-2004: More than 4.5 million items from the Geography and Map Division of
the Library of Congress
10.Photographs of the
Civil War: A collection of
over 1100 Civil War-related photographs from the Library of Congress' American
Memory Collection
11.Dred Scott
Case: A collection of primary source
documents from Furman University
12.Wikipedia: This website is a great site to start
your research. Use the external
links at the bottom of the page for more websites.
13.Slavery
Timeline: A timeline of
African-American History during the Civil War
14.The American
Civil War Homepage: A wide
collection of resources.
Provided by University of Tennessee
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