▪ Iron Thunder (J Avi) After his father is killed during the Civil War, thirteen-year-old Tom takes on a job at the ironworks to support his family, and finds himself a target of ruthless spies when he begins assisting with the ironclad ship the "Monitor."
▪ Who Comes With Cannons (J Beatty) In 1861 12-year-old Truth, a Quaker girl from Indiana, is staying with relatives who run a North Carolina station of the Underground Railroad, when her world is changed by the beginning of the Civil War.
▪ Emma and the Civil War Soldier (J Dahl) When Union troops take over Raleigh, N.C., Emma Graham smuggles, spies, and steals in an effort to help defeat the Union troops, until the end of the war reveals truths about the war and her family.
▪ Bull Run (J Fleischman) Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
▪ Gabriel’s Horses (J Hart) In Kentucky, during the Civil War, twelve-year-old slave Gabriel contends with a cruel new horse trainer and skirmishes with Confederate soldiers as he pursues his dream of becoming a jockey.
▪ Bright Freedom’s Song (J Houston) In the years before the Civil War, Bright discovers that her parents are providing a safehouse for the Underground Railroad and helps to save a runaway slave named Marcus.
▪ Rifles for Watie (J Keith) Jeff Bussey, a Union volunteer, sees the Civil War from both sides when he is sent to spy on Stand Watie and his Confederate Cherokee raiders.
▪ The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (J Philbrick) Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
▪ Silent Thunder (J Pinkney) In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation, where they are slaves, is affected by the Civil War.
▪ Signals in the Sky (J Time) Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.
▪ Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers (J652 Black) From the ingenious ciphers of Italian princes to the spy books of the Civil War to the advanced techniques of the CIA, codes and code breaking have played important roles throughout history.
▪ Mr. Lincoln’s High Tech War (J973.7 Allen)
Lincoln knew that winning the war would take more than the same old strategies and maneuvers. It would require using technology to create new ways of waging war. Lincoln worked to make sure his soldiers and sailors had the best and latest hardware. By combining new tools with time-tested tactics, he helped revolutionize warfare.
▪ The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death inside a Civil War Prison (J973.7 Gourl)
Details the conditions at Andersonville Prison in Georgia--including overcrowding, lack of supplies, harsh rules, and prison gangs--that led to the deaths of 13,000 Union prisoners, and recounts the trial of the camp's commandant, Henry Wirz.
▪ You Wouldn’t Want To Be in the First Submarine! (J973.7 Graha)
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the horrible conditions inside early submarines and the many dangers that those who traveled inside endured.
▪ Fleeing to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (J973.7 Landa)
Tells the stories of the slaves, abolitionists, and conductors on the Underground Railroad through letters, newspaper articles, and biographies.
▪ Traveling the Freedom Road (J973.7 Osbor) Presents a history of slavery in the United States, from the early establishment of the slave trade prior to the American Revolution, to the abolitionist movement, emancipation, and the upheavals of the Reconstructive period of the late nineteenth century.
▪ Two Miserable Presidents (J973.7 Shein)
A narrative history of the United States provides the funny, fascinating, and thoroughly compelling bits that played a part in the start of the Civil War, from the Congressional confrontations to the personal issues that threatened America's very existence.
▪ Lincoln Tells A Joke (J B Lincoln)
A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language.
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