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The American Civil War

Billy and the Rebel

Billy and the Rebel: Based on the True Civil War Story
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by Brian Floca
Fiction/Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2006, 0-689-83396-2 

The Story of the Hunley and Queenie's Coin

The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie’s Coin
Frank Hawk
Illustrated by Dan Nance
Non-Fiction
Ages 6 to 12
Sleeping Bear Press, 2004, 1-58536-218-2 

Civil War Sub

Civil War Sub: The Mystery of the Hunley
Kate Boehm Jerome
Illustrated by Frank Sofo
Non-Fiction
Ages 7 to 9
Penguin, 2002, 0-448-42597-1

Duel of the Ironclads

Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. The Virginia
Patrick O’Brien
Non Fiction Picture Book
Ages 6 to 10
Walker and Company, 2003, 0-8027-8842-4
 
 

Yankees on the doorstep

Yankees on the doorstep: The Story of Sarah Morgan
Debra West Smith
Historical Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Pelican, 2001, 1-56554-872-8
 

Visual Dic. of Civil War

The Visual Dictionary of the Civil War
John Stanchak
Non-Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Dorling Kindersley, 2000, 0-7894-5166-2
 

The Civil War -Illustrated history

The Civil War: An Illustrated History
Catherine Clinton
Non-Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Scholastic, 2004, 0-4398-53172
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The Journal of Rufus Rowe

The Journal of Rufus Rowe: A witness to the Battle of Fredericksburg
Sid Hite
Historical Fiction (Series)
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 2003, 0-439-35364-5
 

The Monitor

The Monitor: The Iron Warship that changed the world
Gare Thompson
Illustrated by Larry Day
Non-Fiction (series)
Ages 7 to 9
Penguin, 2003, 0-448-43245-5
 

Thunder at Gettysburg

Thunder at Gettysburg
Patricia Lee Gauch
Drawings by Stephen Gammell
Picture Book
Ages 8 to 10
Boyds Mill Press, 2002, 1-59078-180-5
 
 

Ghosts of the Civil War

Ghosts of the Civil War
Cheryl Harness
Non-Fiction and Fiction Picture Book
Ages 7 to 10
Simon and Schuster, 2002, 0-689-83135-8

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War
James F. Epperson
Non-fiction (Series)
Ages 9 to 12
OTTN Publishing, 2005, 1-59556-002-5 

Diary of a Drummer Boy

Diary of a Drummer Boy
Marlene Targ Brill
Illustrations by Michael Garland
Non-Fiction and Historical Fiction
Ages 9 to 12
Millbrook Press, 1998, 0-7613-1388-5

The Emancipation Proclamation

American Documents: The Emancipation Proclamation
Marianne McComb
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
National Geographic, 2004, 0-7922-7916-6
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The Last brother

The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale
Trinka Hakes Noble
Illustrated by Robert Papp
Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 6 to 10
Sleeping Bear Press, 2006, 1-58536-253-0 

The Journal of James Edmond Pease

The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia 1863
Jim Murphy
Historical Fiction (Series)
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 1998, 0-590-43814-X
 

From Slave to Soldier

From Slave to Soldier: Based on a true civil war story
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by Brian Floca
Non-Fiction and Fiction
Ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2005, 0-689-83966-9
 

 

Gamble for Victory

Gamble for Victory: Battle of Gettysburg
Dan Abnett
Illustrated by Dheeraj Verma and Ron Wagner
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 and up
Osprey, 2006, 1-84603-051-X
 

Signals in the Sky

Time Spies: Signals in the Sky
Candice Ransom
Illustrated by Greg Call
Fiction (Series)
Ages 7 to 9
Mirrorstone, 2007, 978-0-7869-4353-1
 

Elizabeth Van Lew

Elizabeth Van Lew: Civil War Spy

Heidi Schoof

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 10 and up

Compass Point Books, 2006, 0-7565-0985-8

 

 

The Yankee at the Seder

The Yankee at the Seder

Elka Weber

Illustrated by Aadam Gustavson

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 8

Tricycle Press, 2009, 978-1-58246-256-1

 

 

 

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