Mr. Wilson's Civil War Non-Fiction Books
November 10, 2007
| These books are
available in the Farragut School Library. Annotations courtesy of OPAC, Follett, Inc. |
92 Boy HS
Nolan, Jeannette Covert.. Belle Boyd, Secret Agent. A fictional account of the career of a seventeen-year-old Virginia girl who became a spy for the Confederate army during the Civil War.
92 Bra HS
Hoobler, Dorothy. Photographing History : The Career of Mathew Brady. A biography of the photographer of famous men and women of his time who left his studio at the zenith of his career to travel with Union troops photographing the Civil War.
92 Eri HS
Burnett, Constance Buel. Captain John Ericsson: Father of the Monitor . Authentic naval history of the Civil War is brought out in this account of an inventor, of proud ships, and the men who made up the crews.
92 Gre
Faber, Doris. Rose Greenhow, Spy for the Confederacy . A biography of the southern woman who, as a leading figure in Washington society during the Civil War, was able to conduct a valuable spy ring for the Confederates and to harass Union leaders even after her arrest.
92 Jac HS
Fritz, Jean. Stonewall. A biography of the brilliant southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War.
92 Lee
Trow, George Swift. Meet Robert E. Lee. A simple biography of the general who led the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
92 Lin HS
Mitgang, Herbert. The Fiery Trial : A Life of Liincoln. A biography of the sixteenth President from his early years in Springfield through the Civil War to his assassination in 1865.
92 Lin
Freedman, Russell. Lincoln : A Photobiography. Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.
92 Lin
Monjo, F. N. Me and Willie and Pa; The Story of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad. President Lincoln's youngest son recounts his own and his family's experience during their four years in the White House.
92 Mon HS
Dannett, Sylvia G. L.. Confederate Surgeon; Aristides Monteiro.
92 Sto HS
Scott, John Anthony. Woman Against Slavery : The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe. A biography of the woman whose novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, made Americans aware of the horrors of slavery.
92 Sto HS
Wagenknecht, Edward. Harriet Beecher Stowe : The Known and the Unknown. A biography of the woman who was one of the most famous American writers of the 19th century.
92 Van
Nolan, Jeannette Covert. Yankee Spy, Elizabeth Van Lew. A biography of the Virginia-born woman who served as a Union spy in Richmond throughout the Civil War.
301.412 Mas HS
Massey, Mary Elizabeth. Bonnet Brigades.
305.8 Evi
Evitts, William J. Captive Bodies, Free Spirits : The Story of Southern Slavery. Traces the history of slavery in the United States form the 17th century through the Civil War in 1965 when the institution of slavery was finally abolished.
306.8 Fab
Faber, Doris. Love and Rivalry : Three exceptional pairs of sisters. Explores the lives of three 19th century women and their sisters: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charlotte Cushman, and Emily Dickinson.
326 Les HS
Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early 20th century.
327 Wid HS
Widder, Arthur. Adventures in Black . The inside story of undercover agents, espionage and counterespionage activities from the Civil War to the present.
338.0973 Col HS
Collier, Christopher. The Rise of Industry : 1860-1900. Describes the period after the Civil War when the United States was becoming increasingly industrialized and technological, including the coming of the railroads, the rise of the large corporations, the development of labor unions, and government regulation.
770.09 Kom HS
Komroff, Manuel. Photographing History : Mathew Brady.
920 Fol
Foley, Rae. Famous American Spies. A chapter each devoted to ten spies--four from the Revolution and six from the Civil War. Includes Paul Revere, Enoch Crosby, Nathan Hale, Alias Culper, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Alan Pinkerton, Belle Boyd, Emma E. Edmonds, Walter Bowie, Elizabeth Van Lew.
973 Dav HS
Davis, William C. The Generals of the Civil War . Provides information about some of the men who rose to the rank of general in the armies of the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War, and includes photographs of the men, their uniforms, and other memorabilia.
973 Dav HS
Davis, William C. Battles of the Civil War. Tells the stories of some of the characteristic battles of the Civil War, including Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, and others, and features photographs and illustrations of battlefields and fighting men.
973.3 Dav HS
Davis, William C. The Fighting Men of the Civil War : Rebels & Yankees. Presents the experiences of the common soldier from enlistment to battle. Features artifacts, photographs, and artwork depicting major items of arms and equipment.
973 Mye HS
Myers. Walter Dean. Now is your time! : The African-American struggle for freedom. A history of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality, beginning with the capture of Africans in 1619, continuing through the American Revolution, The Civil War, and into contemporary times.
973 Rap
Rappaport, Doreen. Escape from Slavery : Five Journeys to Freedom. Five accounts of black slaves who managed to escape to freedom during the period preceding the Civil War.
973 Smi HS
Smith, John David. Black Voices from Reconstruction,1865 - 1877. Original source documents are woven into a narrative providing the experiences and points of view of former slaves during the long process of Reconstruction following the Civil War.
973.17 Gue
Guernsey, Alfred H. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion.
973.3 Dav
Davis, William C. The Fighting Men of the Civil War : Rebels and Yankees. Presents the experiences of the common soldier from enlistment to battle. Features artifacts, photographs, and artwork depicting major items of arms and equipment.
973.5 Rem HS
Remini, Robert Vincent. The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson . Describes the events and leading personalities of the fifty year period before the Civil War when great changes occurred in the young United States.
973.5 Toy
Toynton, Evelyn. Growing Up in America, 1830-1860. Children in New England -- Children on the plains -- Children of the Sioux-- Children on the streets -- Children in bondage --Children at school -- Children at play -- Children at work-- Children reading. A picture of life for children growing up in the decades before the Civil War in New England, on the Plains, and in the South.
973.6 Smi HS
Smith, Elbert B. The Death of Slavery; : the United States: 1837-65.
973.7 Bak HS
Bakeless, John Edwin. Spies of the Confederacy.
973.7 Bat HS
Battle chronicles of the Civil War. v. 1. 1861 -- v. 2. 1862 -- v. 3. 1863 -- v. 4. 1864 -- v.5. 1865 -- v. 6. Leaders and index.
973.7 Bia
Bial, Raymond. The Underground Railroad. Text and pictures present the routes, lives, and hardships of runaway slaves on their way to freedom on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
973.7 Car HS
Carter, Hodding. Robert E. Lee and the Road of Honor . The biography of the West Point graduate who become the Confederate leader in the War Between the States.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. Terrible Swift Sword. The second volume in a narrative history of the Civil War traces the personalities and actions leading to the Emancipation Proclamation and the removal of General McClellan as the Union commander.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. A Stillness at Appomattox. Follows the Army of the Potomac from early 1864 to April, 1865.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. The Civil War. Narrative portion of the work first published in 1960 under title: The American heritage picture history of the Civil War. Explores the military and political aspects of the Civil War.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. This Hallowed Ground; : The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War. Discusses the Civil War--from the months of unrest that led to Fort Sumter to the Union victory.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. America Goes to War.
973.7 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. Reflections on the Civil War. Examines some of the contributing factors that led to war, slavery, the emotional and economic climate of the country, and the leaders involved.
973.7 Cha
Chang, Ina. A Separate Battle : Women and the Civil War. Reveals how women influenced the course of the Civil War and transformed their own lives in the process.
973.7 Civ HS
The Civil War Extra : From the Pages of the Charleston Mercury and the New York Times.
973.7 Col HS
Collier, Christopher. Slavery and the coming of the Civil War, 1831-1861 . Discusses attitudes and events that led up to the Civil War, particularly the institution of slavery.
973.7 Col HS
Collier, Christopher. The Civil War, 1860-1865 . Examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy.
973.7 Dav
Davis, Bette J. Freedpm Eagle. A biography of the bald eagle who served in several Civil War battles as mascot to the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers, or "Eagle Regiment.".
973.7 Dav HS
Davis, Burke. Sherman's March. An Account of General Sherman's sweep through Georgia and the Carolinas in the closing days of the Civil War.
973.7 Dav HS
Davis, Kenneth C. Don't Know Much About the Civil War : E verything You Need to Know About America's Greatest C onflict but Never Learned. A crash course on the Civil War, discussing the people, politics, and key events of the conflict, highlighting the role of African Americans and women, and presenting a number of little-known historical facts.
973.7 Dav HS
Davis, William C. The Soldiers of the Civil War. Examines the daily activities of Civil War soldiers when they were not engaged in battle, discussing drill and camp chores, meals, games, songs, rules, punishments, and other aspects of camp life.
973.7 Hea HS
Hearn, Chester G. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut : the Civil War Y ears.
973.7 Joh HS
Johnson, Curt. Civil War Battles. Detailed accounts of twelve major Civil War battles, with biographies of the leading generals of each battle.
973.7 Jon HS
Jones, Robert Huhn. Disrupted Decades; : The Civil Wa r and Reconstruction Years.
973.7 Jor HS
Jordan, Robert Paul. The Civil War.
973.7 Kan HS
Kane, Harnett Thomas. Spies for the Blue and Gray.
973.7 Kan
Kantor, MacKinlay. Gettysburg. The story of the battle at Gettysburg, the turning point of the Civil War, and of the men who fought there. Discusses Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address.
973.7 Kan HS
Kantor, MacKinlay. Lee & Grant at Appomattox . Describes the events leading up to Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, which marked the end of the Civil War.
973.7 Law HS
Lawson, Don. The United States in the Civil War . Follows the events of the Civil War from the first shots at Fort Sumter to the signing of the surrender at the Appomattox Court House.
973.7 Los HS
Lossing, Benson John. Mathew Brady's iIlustrated H istory of the Civil War, 1861-65 and the Causes That led up to the Great Conflict. Includes a chronological summary and record of every engagement compiled from the official records of the War Department.
973.7 McP HS
McPherson, James M. For Cause and Comrades : Why Men Fought in the Civil War. Draws from the letters and diaries of men who fought on both sides of the Civil War to examine the reasons why they were willing to risk their lives in the divisive conflict.
973.7 Mie HS
Miers, Earl Schenck. The Last Campaign: Grant Saves the Union.
973.7 Mur
Murphy, Jim. The Boys' War : Confederate and Union S oldiers Talk about the Civil War. Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
973.7 Mur HS
Murphy, Jim. The Long Road to Gettysburg. Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
973.7 Ray
Ray, Delia. Behind the Blue and Gray : The Soldier's Life in the Civil War. Traces the events of the Civil War from the first battle to the surrender with emphasis on the experiences of the individual soldier.
973.7 Ray
Ray, Delia. A Nation Torn : The Story of How the Civil War B egan. Describes the events leading to the war and the unforgettable individuals of that era--peacemaker Henry Clay, Harriet Tubman, and abolitionist John Brown.
973.7 San HS
Sandler, Martin W. Civil War . Draws upon photographs, illustrations, and other resources of the Library of Congress to present information on the battles, camp life, speeches, and heroic deeds of the Civil War.
973.7 Sta HS
Stanchak, John E. The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War. Text and illustrations present information about various aspects of the Civil War, including the infantry, artillerymen, horse soldiers, sailors, weapons, medical treatment, armored ships, leaders, communications, transportation, and more.
973.7 Ste HS
Stern, Philip Van Doren. Secret Missions of the Civil War. First-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South woven into a continuous narrative by Philip Van Doren Stern.
973.7 Uni HS
Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865 .
973.7 Voi HS
Voices from the Civil War : A Documentary History of the Great American Conflict. Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.
973.75 Pra
Pratt, Fletcher. The Monitor and the Merrimac. Authentic naval history of the Civil War is brought out in this account of an inventor, of proud ships and the men who made up the crews.
973.777 McE HS
McElroy, Edith Wasson. Years of Valor. Iowa Civil War Centennial Commission, c1969.
973.8 Cat HS
Catton, Bruce. Mr. Lincoln's Army.
975 Kat HS
Katz, William Loren. Breaking the chains : African-American Sl ave Resistance. Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the active and passive resistance with which they fought for their rights, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.
