The Civil War Visual Encyclopedia

Description

Discover the people, battles, and politics of America's bloodiest conflict, and explore its causes, chapters, characters, and consequences With a topic on every page, Civil War Visual Encyclopedia tells the story of the war using simple explanations and stunning photographs. Profiles on decisive battles, strategic maps, political leaders, military commanders, naval vessels, uniforms, weapons, and equipment shine a light on the key events and other turning points during the five years of fighting. Inside the pages of this children’s civil war book, you’ll discover: • Full-page profiles about key figures and battles • Civil War-era photography and illustrations depicting important events and artifacts • Accurate historical information, faithful presentation of African American history in the context of the Civil War • Unusual and remarkable stories such as the Thanksgiving drummer boys and accounts of the war through personal letters Children will be excited to learn about famous figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee, battles such as Gettysburg, and gain insight into reasons for the war and the viewpoints of the opposing sides. This book also provides children with a fascinating history of how railways, the telegraph were used to fight the war and literature and music that this conflict produced. More lives were lost in the Civil War than in any other in American history. Filled with vivid insights into this historic conflict - from a day in the life of a plantation worker in the south to a personal diary entry of a Union soldier on the action-packed front lines - Civil War Visual Encyclopedia invites young readers to witness the war unfold in a striking new way. This is the ultimate guide for children to the war that changed the USA forever. CONTENTS The Civil War The course of the War CHAPTER 1 BEFORE THE WAR What caused the War? The North-South Divide Free and slave states Slavery Abolitionists Eyewitness: Frederick Douglass The sale of enslaved people Uncle Tom’s Cabin The Dred Scott decision Harriet Tubman The Underground Railroad John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln Slave power Lincoln becomes president Southern states leave the Union CHAPTER 2 THE WAR The War starts The attack on Fort Sumter West Point Military Academy Civil War flags Recruiting soldiers The First Battle of Bull Run Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson Eyewitness: Charles William Dustan Railroads in the War Union blockade The armed forces Confederate uniforms Union uniforms Forts Henry and Donelson The clash of the Ironclads The Battle of Shiloh Drummer boys Ulysses S. Grant David Glasgow Farragut Using guns The bombardment of Fort Pulaski The Shenandoah Valley Campaign Life on the front lines Susie King Taylor Louisa May Alcott The Peninsula Campaign Balloon Corps The Second Battle of Bull Run Eyewitness: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley Civil War music Robert Edward Lee The Confederacy’s use of slave labor Civil War literature The Maryland Campaign The Battle of Antietam George Brinton McClellan The Emancipation Proclamation The War’s women Fighting in disguise Jonathan Letterman Medicine Medical equipment The Battle of Fredericksburg Eyewitness: Mary Boykin Chesnut The Battle of Stones River The Battle of Chancellorsville Eyewitness: J. E. B. Stuart The Combahee Ferry raid The Battle of Gettysburg Field artillery Camp Letterman The Siege of Vicksburg United States Colored Troops US Colored Troops flags Eyewitness: Robert Gould Shaw The New York City draft riots The Telegraph The Battle of Chickamauga Civil War news George Henry Thomas The Chattanooga Campaign Immigrant outfits Photography A national holiday: Thanksgiving Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address The Western Theater Civil War currency Eyewitness: John Ross American Indians in the War Andersonville prison The Battle of the Wilderness The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse The Battle of Cold Harbor Confederate spies, raiders, and scouts Union spies, detectives, and scouts The Siege of Petersburg Early’s incursion into Maryland The Battle of Mobile Bay Taking Franklin and Nashville The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns Confederate commanders Union commanders The Thirteenth Amendment The fall of Richmond Eyewitness: James Henry Gooding Lee surrenders at Appomattox Civil War stamps The assassination of Lincoln CHAPTER 3 AFTER THE WAR The aftermath The South in ruins The African American struggle Memorial Day Eyewitness: Jourdon Anderson Constitutional amendments Grant elected president Hiram Rhodes Revels CHAPTER 4 REFERENCE SECTION Battle facts Remembering the War GLOSSARY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS