1861-1865, civil war

Traces the course of the Civil War, year by year, using profiles of important people, eyewitness accounts, and period art.

Examines the roles some women played during the Civil War including Clara Barton who nursed the wounded, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a former slave who spied on Jefferson Davis; Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy; Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who helped others to escape; and Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin.".

With her father away fighting in the Civil War and her mother struggling to keep their Vermont dairy farm despite increasingly hard times, ten-year-old Rosalie tries to come up with a plan that will save their home without selling her beloved Morgan horse, Major.

Looks at the situation of prisoners in the Civil War, where they were held, their care, and eventual exchange or release, including diagrams of Andersonville and Libby Prisons.

Looks at the soldiers and generals who fought in the Civil War, including both Union and Confederate armies, as well as President Lincoln's work to end the conflict and abolish slavery.

Chronicles the major battles and turning points of the Civil War, including the Battle of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and Sherman's march through Georgia.

Discusses the number of troops and casualties in each battle as well as the length and outcome of the individual campaigns.

Examines the issues leading up to the Civil War, its primary causes, principal figures, reasons for the secession of the South, first battle, and the effects of such acts as the Missouri Compromise and Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Fourteen-year-old Rosemary Elizabeth tries to fit into the world of the Shaker sisters in 1862 Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, but yearns to be reunited with her mother and siblings from whom she was separated when they sought refuge from her abusive father. Includes facts about Shakers and Morgan's Raiders.

In this fact-based story, thirteen-year-old drummer boy Orion Howe displays great bravery during a Civil War battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi.