confederate states of america

Uses letters and diaries to profile various men and women of the Civil War who demonstrated bravery in life and death situations.

Draws on letters and diary entries written by both Union and Confederate soldiers pays tribute to their extraordinary courage.

Discusses the situation of white women in slave-holding families during the Civil War, showing how they responded to their new responsibilities as heads of households, loss of prosperity, and a changing society.

An account of the Civil War as seen through the domestic experiences of Southern women, looking at what was happening in homes, hospitals, churches, and prisons, and including scenes from the battlefields and on shipboard.

Brief profiles of Civil War leaders from both the Union and the Confederacy, and the events that made them famous.

Profiles General Robert E. Lee, discussing his roles as an army engineer, soldier in the Mexican War, and superintendant at West Point prior to the Civil War, and service as a college president afterwards.

Profiles Jefferson Davis, who proved himself as a soldier in the Mexican War but had mixed success and failure as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

When sixteen-year-old Kate, an aspiring playwright, moves from New Jersey to attend high school in the South, she becomes embroiled in a controversy to remove the school's Confederate flag symbol.

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.

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.