social aspects

Draws on the letters, diaries, and memoirs of Northern soldiers to show how mid-nineteenth-century attitudes about home and family helped them adapt to military life during the Civil War.

Examines the cooking and eating experiences of Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, discussing some of the problems caused by the dwindling food supplies over the course of the war, considering the ingenuity of those charged with keeping the military fed, and including a selection of recipes.

Examines the experiences of nine Civil War women including abolitionist Lucy Stone and freed slave Susie King Taylor and offers nine projects for period quilts and creative activities related to each woman's story.

Describes what life was like for people on the home fronts of the Civil War, looking at conditions in the North and the South, as well as the experiences of African-Americans during the conflict.

Provides excerpts from letters, books, newspaper articles, speeches, and diaries which express various thoughts about the experiences of Union soldiers during the Civil War.

Presents a history of the Civil War, focusing on the experiences of the soldiers and sailors who fought for the Confederacy and the Union, and features reproductions of actual letters written by enlisted men to friends and family members.

Profiles influential men and women from both the North and the South who contributed to the Civil War and its final outcome.

Details the history of the Battle of Gettysburg through the accounts of two privates, fifteen-year-old, Tillie Pierce, and eighteen-year-old, Daniel Skelly.