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Spies in the Civil War

2009
Contains stories of men and women who became spies for the Union or Confederacy including Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Boyd, and Rose O'Neal Greenhow.

Leaders and generals

2012
Examines the leaders and generals that played a key role during the Civil War, including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Tubman, and more.

The final years

2012
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.

Early battles

2012
Examines the people and events that contributed to the start of the Civil War, looking at the secession of the southern states, the Battle of Fort Sumter, the role of Abraham Lincoln, and more.

Weapons

2012
Describes the weapons of the Civil War, and includes firearms, bombs, land mines, artillery, swords, and submarines.

This unhappy country

the turn of the Civil War, 1863
2002
Examines some of the key Civil War battles that helped determine the outcome of the conflict, and includes photographs, maps, illustrations, and sidebars that profile significant people and events.

River to victory

the Civil War in the West, 1861-1863
2002
Examines some of the early Civil War battles that occurred in the west, including the battles at Shiloh and Stones River, and features photographs, maps, illustrations, and sidebars that profile significant people and events.

On to Richmond

the Civil War in the East, 1861-1862
2002
Provides information about the battles that occurred during the early years of the Civil War, including the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, the Seven Days' Battles, the Battle of Antietam, and others, and features maps, illustrations, and profiles of Union and Confederate leaders.

Lost cause

the end of the Civil War, 1864-1865
2002
Examines the final campaign of the Civil War, a struggle that pitted the forces of Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, and discusses Abraham Lincoln's bid for reelection in 1864. Includes photographs, maps, and illustrations, as well as sidebars that profile significant people and events.

Life goes on

the Civil War at home, 1861-1865
2002
Looks at life on the home front during the Civil War, examining the experiences of men and women from the North and South who kept farms, factories, hospitals, homes, and other institutions running during the conflict.

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