Voices of the American Civil War: Stories of Men, Women, and Children Who Lived Through the War Between the States

by Kendall Haven

Overview

Immerse your students in these 27 gripping accounts of men, women, and children-from the North and the South-who lived, fought, and survived the Civil War. Following the same format as Voices of the American Revolution, nationally acclaimed author and storyteller Kendall Haven takes you on a jourbaney through the Civil War, giving students a well-rounded understanding of this four-year upheaval. All characters in the book are real, and the stories are historically accurate.

Followed by a variety of learning extensions-objective questions, research projects, hands-on learning activities, and open-ended points to ponder for discussion-all stories complement the history curriculum and support National History Standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563089053
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/15/2002
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.76(d)
Age Range:	9 - 15 Years

About the Author

KENDALL HAVEN is a nationally recognized master storyteller and the author of numerous books, including Marvels of Math, Write Right! , and Close Encounters with Deadly Dangers. A former research scientist, he is based in Fulton, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Use This Book..
Before the War at a Glance: The Gathering Thunder.
Free or Slave?: The Bloody Fight for Kansas, 1855–1857.
At a Glance
Meet Charles Dickson.
Free or Slave?.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Righteous Raiders: John Brown's Attack on Harpers Ferry, October 17, 1859
At a Glance
Meet Meriam Dean.
Righteous Raiders
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
1861 at a Glance: Passions Boil; the Bloodshed Begins!.
Dodging the Bullet: President Lincoln Moves to Washington, February 1861.
At a Glance
Meet Allan Pinkerton
Dodging the Bullet.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Growin' Cotton; Killin' Yankees: Southern Prewar Popular Attitudes, April 1861
At a Glance
Meet Thomas Parker.
Growin' Cotton; Killin' Yankees.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Tea Cakes, White Lace, and Bloodshed: First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), July 1861.
At a Glance
Meet Ambrose and Abigail Patterson.
Tea Cakes, White Lace, and Bloodshed
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
1862 at a Glance: A Deadly Tug of War
Supper, Shoes, and Shovels: Supplying a Civil War Army, February 1862
At a Glance
Meet Captain Walter Huster
Supper, Shoes, and Shovels.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Sister Spies: Life in Occupied Winchester, Virginia, March 1862
At a Glance
Meet Rebecca and Hannah Wright.
Sister Spies
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Turban Coat, Turban Coat: The Civil War in the Far West and the Battle of Glorieta Pass, February–March 1862
At a Glance
Meet Hector Manuel Alianjo
Turban Coat, Turban Coat
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Private Petticoat: Female Army Spy, May 1862.
At a Glance
Meet Sarah Edmonds
Private Petticoat
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Patriotic Pride and Prejudice: Northern Blacks' Efforts to Enlist, Summer 1862.
At a Glance
Meet John Mercer Langston
Patriotic Pride and Prejudice.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Iron Might: Ironclad Naval Battles on the Mississippi, June 1862.
At a Glance
Meet James Brady.
Iron Might
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
"Reporting" for Duty: Civil War Field Reporters, September 1862
At a Glance
Meet George Smalley
"Reporting" for Duty
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Ounce of Prevention; Pound of Cure: An Army Field Surgeon, Fall 1862
At a Glance
Meet Thomas Wallsly.
Ounce of Prevention; Pound of Cure
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
1863 at a Glance: The Tide Turbans
A Place of Freedom: Southern Slaves' Efforts to Gain Freedom, March 1863.
At a Glance
Meet Ransom Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson
A Place of Freedom.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Diary of Death: The Siege of Vicksburg, May–July 1863
At a Glance
Meet Lucy McRae.
Diary of Death.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Home Town Horror: The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863
At a Glance
Meet Amelia Harmon
Home Town Horror.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Striking Out: New York City Draft Riots, July 1863.
At a Glance
Meet Michael Ryan.
Striking Out.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Sounding Battle: The Life of a Drummer Boy at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 1863
At a Glance
Meet Ephram Dillard.
Sounding Battle.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Fast, Dark, and Quiet: Confederate Ships That Ran the Union Naval Blockade, October 1863
At a Glance
Meet Captain John Wilkinson.
Fast, Dark, and Quiet
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
1864 at a Glance: The Endless End
Southern Shortages: Southern Women's Soldiers' Aid Society Efforts, 1864.
At a Glance
Meet Virginia DeLouise
Southern Shortages
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Battle "Cries": Women Working in an Army Hospital, May 1864
At a Glance
Meet Sally Tompkins
Battle "Cries".
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Tears of Fear: Army Deserters, May–June 1864
At a Glance
Meet Edward Cooper
Tears of Fear.
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Unsung Heroes: Black Union Regiments and the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864.
At a Glance
Meet Private Alfonse Mathews.
Unsung Heroes
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
A "Fair" Fight: Northern Women's Efforts to Support the Sanitary Commission, September–November 1864
At a Glance
Meet Mary Livingston.
A "Fair" Fight
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Sweet Potatoes, Cotton, Tobacco, and Quinine: A Wealth of Smuggling, October 1864
At a Glance
Meet Jedediah Turbaner
Sweet Potatoes, Cotton, Tobacco, and Quinine
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
1865 at a Glance: Johnny Comes Marching Home.
United We Fall: Lee's Surrender, April 1865.
At a Glance
Meet Captain James Fielder
United We Fall
Aftermath
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Skeleton Heroes: Prisoners of War, April 1865
At a Glance
Meet Chester Lumpkin
Skeleton Heroes.
Aftermath
Notes.
Follow-up Questions and Activities
Epilogue: The Road to Reconstruction, April–June 1865.
Glossary.
References.
Index