Bibliograph

The Civil War, by Steven Otfinoski

Type

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The Civil War, by Steven Otfinoski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Civil War

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

953525423

Responsibility statement

by Steven Otfinoski

Series statement

A step into history

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, 1.0, 6.9, 187632.

Summary

"This book details major events of the U.S. Civil War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The two sides in the Civil War -- Slavery in America -- A nation divided -- Abraham Lincoln for president -- Secession -- Fort Sumter -- Raw recruits -- The first battle of the war -- Confederate generals -- Union generals -- The Monitor and the Merrimack -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Black soldiers -- The Battle of Chancellorsville -- The war in literature -- The Battle of Gettysburg -- The draft riots -- General Ulysses S. Grant -- Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- Angels of the battlefield -- Staying in touch -- The home front -- North and South -- "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" -- Sherman's March to the Sea -- The election of 1864 -- Battles in the backyard -- Surrender at Appomattox -- The president has been shot! -- The ashes of war -- Reconstruction -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Key players -- Civil War timeline -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification