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   = Use these books to find information about the Civil War. = 973.7 HILLSTROM || || Hillstrom, K. & Hillstrom, L. C. (2000). //American Civil War almanac//. Detroit: UXL.
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This almanac gives an overview of all aspects of the war. There is a detailed timeline of events, a "words to know" section, and a "people to know" section. More than 90 black and white photos and maps are included. The chapters have titles like "The South Prepares to Secede", "Europe's View of the War", and "The North Tightens Its Grip". There are also chapters covering women and blacks in the Civil War. The reading level is middle to high school. A chapter on "Where to Learn More" gives a long list of other books and websites, which are also middle to high school level, for further research. Teachers will be interested in the research and activity ideas on pages xiv-xv. Finally, the comprehensive index makes it easy to find information on Dred Scott, the Missouri compromise, Alexander Stephens, Chickamauga, and other important topics. || 973.73 ARNOLD ||< ||< Arnold, J. R. & Wiener, R. (2002). //Lost cause: The end of the Civil War, 1864-1865//. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications.
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This is an excellent source that tells of events leading up to the end of the Civil War. Pages 34-42 in particular detail the Atlanta campaign and Andersonville. This text is written for middle school age students and is highly illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. Contains a glossary and list sources for more information. Click [|here] to see a preview of this book. || KATCHER ||< ||< Katcher, P. (2007). //The Civil War: Day by day//. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press.
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This beautifully illustrated book gives a chronological account of the Civil War. The format allows the reader to experience the troops moving from battle to battle on land and at sea. Full color maps of all the major battles are included. There is also information on the major personalities and the political background of the time. A thorough index allows the reader to quickly find the many pages of information on Atlanta, Sherman, the Emancipation Proclamation, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, and Antietam. Click [|here] to see a preview of this book. || BONEY ||< ||< Boney, F. N. (1997). //Rebel Georgia//. Macon, GA: Mercer Universtiy Press.
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This book, written by a professor emeritus of history at the University of Georgia, focuses entirely on the Civil War in Georgia. The index helps the reader find information on particular battles in Georgia and important people associated with the war. This book is a useful source because the scope allows it to give much more detailed information about the political climate in Georgia and the attitudes of the citizens. It is written for an adult audience, but can be understood by 8th grade students. Black and white illustrations are included. Click [|here] to see a preview of this book. || J 973.7 HILLSTROM ||< ||< Hillstrom, K. & Hillstrom, L. C. (2000). //American Civil War biographies//. Detroit: UXL.
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This two volume set of biographies contains many biographies of people connected to the Civil War in Georgia. Among these are: John Bell Hood - confederate general who led the failed attempt to keep Union forces from capturing Atlanta in 1864. Joseph E. Johnston - confederate general who led the army of Tennessee against Sherman's forces during the Atlanta campaign. William T. Sherman - Union general who led the capture of Atlanta and the destructive "March to the Sea". George H. Thomas - Union general known as the "Rock of Chickamauga." Braxton Bragg - confederate general who was victorious at Chickamauga. Henry Wirz - Commander at Andersonville prison who was executed for his actions there.

This source also contains black and white illustrations, a timeline of important Civil War events, and an index. || 973.7 Davis  ||< ||< Davis, W. (2002). //The Civil War reenactor's encyclopedia// (1st ed.). Guilford, CT: Lyons Press.
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Covers the major battles of the Civil War and provides extensive coverage of both Confederate and Union uniforms, weapons, and equipment. Hundreds of detailed photographs illustrating small details such as belt plates, badges, and buttons. ||<  || J 973.7 Ameri  ||< ||< Civil War Society. (1994). //The American Civil War: A multicultural encyclopedia// (Vols. 1 - 7). Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational Corporation.
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This 7 volume set was written by the Civil War Society, comprised of over 65,000 Civil War scholars, students, writers, collectors, and reenactors. The volumes are arranged alphabetically and include 300 entries describing important “concepts, dynamic figures, significant places and events, and major battles.” The set includes stories of African-Americans and Native Americans, as well as women and various ethnic groups, including French, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Mormon, and Scandinavian-American. Also included are information on family life and what civilians experienced at home as well as an account of camp life detailing the trials of a soldier. Many entries are cross-referenced. The last volume contains a full index and sources for further reading. The entries themselves are short (paragraphs to a few pages) and easy to read and offer many black and white photos, maps, and political cartoons. || 973.7 BOA ||< ||< Boatner, III, M. (1987). //The civil war dictionary//. New York: Vintage Books.
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This dictionary includes more than 4,000 entries including 2000 biographical sketches of Civil War leaders (military and civilian), accounts of campaigns and battles, descriptions of armies, and details on weapons, military terms, politics, statistics, and issues and incidents. Includes 86 maps and diagrams, although these are small (black and white). This is a good starting point for quick answers to your more in-depth research. || 973.7 CIVIL ||<  ||< //Time-Life Civil War Series// (Vols. 1 - 29). (1987). Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books. This 29 volume set (including a master index) includes a wealth of information on various topics related to the Civil War; key people, battles, issues, and terms are fully explained in simple, easy to read text. There are hundreds of period photographs, illustrations, and maps. Volumes are grouped by topics – Brother Against Brother, The Assassination of the President, Coastal War, The Confederate Ordeal, etc. Students will find volumes dedicated to Gettysburg, Antietem, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and the Battle for Atlanta. || J 973.775 ||< ||< Wilbur, C. (1999). //Civil War medicine//. Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers//.//
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Text and black and white illustrations explain the medical treatments soldiers endured on and off the battlefield. Includes information on surgical practices, medications, and anesthesia (or lack of). Also includes stories of women who served as field nurses. After reading information on the battles and civil war prisons (Andersonville), students can delve further to research medical practices on and off the battlefield. Click [|here]  to see a preview of this book. || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Ander ||< ||<  Anderson, M. (2005). //Great Civil War projects you can build yourself.// White River Junction, VT: Nomad Press.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Using common household and craft items, this book provides step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating more than 30 Civil War projects. Projects for the battlefield as well as the homefront are included. Background information, facts, and trivia combine to give kids an opportunity to learn history – hands on! <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> A great reference for the Andersonville simulation! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">973.71 ||< ||< Arnold, J. (2002). //Life goes on: the Civil War at home, 1861-1865.// Minneapolis: Lerner publications, Co.
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This is an easy to read account of life on the homefront. (Most students could read this overnight). The book begins with a glossary of unfamiliar terms and is followed by a chapter on the Northern homefront and then a chapter on the Southern homefront. Includes period black and white photography. Also includes a bibliography with books, websites, videos, and places to visit. This reference demonstrates the impact of the Civil War on those who were not directly involved in politics or military. Click [|here]  to see a preview of this book. || 973.742 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Savage ||< ||<  Savage, D. (2000). //The soldier's life in the Civil War.// Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House Publishers.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This is another easy to read account of life as a civil war solder. Includes several black and white photographs, an index, and websites for further reading. After reading about the specific battles (Antietem, Gettsyburg), this narrative will be a good example for students to produce their own Civil War journal! ||
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Pulitzer Prize winner, James McPherson, wrote this informative book. Although this title does include extensive information about the Southern blockade, Sherman’s campaign, and Andersonville, it does include information about all action from the Civil War. McPherson has included interesting quotes from not only the important people of the war but also common people, helpful maps, and images that help the reader fully understand the story being told. For ease of research, this title has been arranged chronologically. ||
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This resource is a collection of clear, easy-to-read maps covering the span of the Civil War. Battles, battle maps, are arranged chronologically. Maps are accompanied by a five to ten paragraph synopsis of the battle, pictures and drawings of the battles, and sometimes various Generals that led the battles. The Battle for Atlanta is presented in multiple places as Sherman progressed through Georgia. Maps are also given a short timeline of the battle with numbers referring back to location on the map. || 973.7349 JANUARY || || January, B. (2004). //Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863//. New York: Enchanted Lion Books.
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This highly illustrated 31 page book focuses on "the bloodiest war in American history". The book is easy to read and includes features such as a timeline, glossary, further information (books, places to visit, and websites) and an index. The black and white photographs and full color drawings and detailed maps will keep the reader's attention focused on information from the soldier's equipment to the circumstances of the only civilian death in the war to details of the cost in lives. Click [|here] for a preview of this book. || J 808.882 BARTLETT || || Bartlett, J. (2002). //Bartlett's familiar quotations// (17th ed.). New York: Little, Brown and Company.
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Look up William Tecumseh Sherman to find the source of the familiar quotations: "War is hell." and "If nominated, I will not run, and if elected, I will not serve." He probably didn't use those words exactly, but he is the one who said them. Find out when and where he made these statements. Look up quotes by other famous Civil War personalities. || J 973 AMERICAN V.4 || No image available. || Grolier Educational. (1999). //The American scene: Events: Vol. 4 Civil War and its aftermath 1863-1890//. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational.
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This reference source is designed for upper elementary and middle school students and has an easy-to-read, 1 page per topic format. Topics include: the Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Battle of Chickamauga (which means "River of Death" in Cherokee), Andersonville Prison, the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and many others. There are lots of color and black and white illustrations and an index to make searching for information easy. || KEY || No image available. || Key, W. (1958). //The battle of Atlanta and the Georgia campaign//. New York: Twayne Publishers.
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The contents of this little book were originally published in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspaper as a serial in the spring of 1958. The author is a veteran journalist who provides a thrilling day to day account of the events that took place as the Union armies invaded Georgia in 1864. The book recaptures the thrill of battles against terrible odds. It includes black and white photographs and an index. ||