{"id":8014,"date":"2014-04-13T22:15:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T02:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:28:31","slug":"the-civil-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Civil War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1e03a59cc36\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" 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War<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/2\/#People_Battles_Speeches_and_a_Submarine\" >People, Battles, Speeches, and a Submarine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/3\/#The_Civil_War_in_Fiction\" >The Civil War in Fiction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/4\/#CIVIL_WAR_LESSON_PLANS\" >CIVIL WAR LESSON PLANS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/4\/#PROJECTS_AND_ACTIVITIES\" >PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/4\/#THE_CIVIL_WAR_ON_FILM\" >THE CIVIL WAR ON FILM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/the-civil-war\/4\/#MUSIC_AND_POETRY\" >MUSIC AND POETRY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_About_the_Civil_War\"><\/span><b>All About the Civil War<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12465 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-you-lived-at-the-time-300x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-you-lived-at-the-time-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/If-you-lived-at-the-time.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Kay Moore\u2019s <i>If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War<\/i> (Scholastic, 1994), written in question-and-answer format, covers such topics as \u201cHow did the war start?\u201d \u201cWhich states left the Union?\u201d and \u201cDid your home life change because of the war?\u201d A good interactive read for ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12457 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eyewitness-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eyewitness-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eyewitness.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>John Stanchak\u2019s <i>Civil War<\/i> (Dorling Kindersley, 2011) in the Eyewitness series covers the war in 30 double-page spreads, each packed with information, period prints, maps, and terrific color photographs of artifacts. Topics include: \u201cSlave life,\u201d \u201cThe Underground Railroad,\u201d \u201cOutfitting armies,\u201d \u201cGreat commanders,\u201d \u201cArmy camp life,\u201d \u201cGettysburg,\u201d and more. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12499 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-1368x1536.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-soldier-1824x2048.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Thomas Ratliff\u2019s <i>You Wouldn\u2019t Want to Be a Civil War Soldier!<\/i> (Children\u2019s Press, 2013) \u2013 one of the extensive You Wouldn\u2019t Want to Be series \u2013 pairs historical information with cartoon illustrations. Appealingly readable and not as silly as it initially looks. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12500 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-nurse-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-nurse-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/you-wouldnt-want-nurse.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Also see Kathryn Senior\u2019s <i>You Wouldn\u2019t Want to Be a Nurse During the American Civil War!<\/i> (Franklin Watts, 2010) (subtitled \u201cA Job That\u2019s Not for the Squeamish\u201d).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9781684371761-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9781684371761-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9781684371761.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Gail Jarrow\u2019s <em>Blood and Germs<\/em> (Calkins Creek, 2020) is the fascinating \u2013 but dreadful \u2013 illustrated nonfiction account of medicine, medical procedures, disease, and death rates during the Civil War. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-for-kids-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-for-kids-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-for-kids.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Janis Herbert\u2019s <i>The Civil War for Kids<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 1999) \u2013 a \u201cHistory with 21 Activities\u201d \u2013 covers the war in chronological order, illustrated with period prints, photos, and maps, along with capsule biographies and interesting facts in boxes. Included are a timeline, glossary, and resource list. Activities include making berry ink, butternut dye, and hardtack. For ages 9 and up.<\/p>\n<p>In the same format, see Herbert&#8217;s <em>Abraham Lincoln for Kids<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2007).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12458 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fields-of-fury-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fields-of-fury-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fields-of-fury-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fields-of-fury.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Pulitizer-Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson, <i>Fields of Fury: The American Civil War<\/i> (Atheneum Books, 2002) is a terrific 96-page overview of the Civil War, organized chronologically. Included are drawings and paintings, maps, period photographs, and Quick Facts boxes. An excellent resource for ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13806 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/abraham-lincolns-world-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/abraham-lincolns-world-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/abraham-lincolns-world.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Genevieve Foster, <em>Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s World<\/em> (Beautiful Feet Books, 2003) is a horizontal history of Lincoln&#8217;s life and times. What else was happening in the world when Lincoln was a baby, a boy, a young man, a president?\u00a0For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12464 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/history-of-US-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/history-of-US-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/history-of-US.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Joy Hakim\u2019s eleven-volume <i>A History of US<\/i> (Oxford University Press, 2007) is a superb American history series, filled with photos and interesting asides, and told in the form of a compelling and absorbing story. The Civil War volume is titled <i>War, Terrible War<\/i>. This is history as it ought to be taught, but usually isn\u2019t. Highly recommended for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12454 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-witness-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-witness-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-witness.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Don Nardo\u2019s <i>Civil War Witness<\/i> (Compass Point Books, 2013) in the Captured History series (in which the central theme is how photographs can change the world) is an account of how photographer Matthew Brady documented the Civil War, illustrated with Brady\u2019s own photographs. For ages 10 and up.<\/p>\n<p>See the complete Captured History series <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.capstonepub.com\/library\/products\/captured-history-20\/\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/two-miserable-presidents-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/two-miserable-presidents-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/two-miserable-presidents.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Steve Sheinkin\u2019s 250-page <i>Two Miserable Presidents<\/i> (Roaring Brook Press, 2008) aims to tell \u201cThe Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War.\u201d The two miserable presidents are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis; and Sheinkin does a good job of explaining the big picture and integrating the interesting stories that bring history to life. (It begins with Congressman Preston Brooks of SC about to bean Senator Charles Sumner of MA with his cane.) A good pick for ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12447 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boys-war-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boys-war-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boys-war.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jim Murphy\u2019s <i>The Boys\u2019 War<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993) is an account of the experiences of boys ages 16 or younger who fought in the Civil War, based on diaries, journals, memoirs, and letters \u2013 beginning with \u201cSo I Became a Soldier\u201d to \u201cWe\u2019re Going Home.\u201d Illustrated with period photographs. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12487 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/split-history-of-CW-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/split-history-of-CW-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/split-history-of-CW-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/split-history-of-CW-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/split-history-of-CW.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Stephanie Fitzgerald\u2019s 64-page <i>The Split History of the Civil War<\/i> (Compass Point Books, 2012) is actually two books in one, one written from the Union point of view, the other from that of the Confederacy. Chapter 1 from the Union perspective, for example, is titled \u201c1861: Insurrection!\u201d while Chapter 1 from the Confederate perspective is \u201c1861: A Quest for Independence.\u201d Included are quotations and period photos. A discussion promoter for ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Smithsonian, this annotated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwar.si.edu\/timeline.html\">Civil War Timeline<\/a> begins in 1859, with John Brown\u2019s raid on Harper\u2019s Ferry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For resources on slavery, the Underground Railroad &#8211; and much more &#8211; see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/black-history\/\">Black History.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>People, Battles, Speeches, and a Submarine<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12497 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender-1416x2048.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/willie-mclean-and-surrender.jpg 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Candice F. Ransom\u2019s <i>Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender<\/i> (First Avenue Editions, 2004) is the story of Lee\u2019s 1865 surrender to Grant in the McLean house in the little town of Appomattox Court House that finally ended the Civil War. The story features young Willie and Lula McLean; an afternote explains how Lula\u2019s rag doll was taken by a Union officer and eventually, in the 1990s, donated to the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. For beginning readers ages 6-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/apco\/kids-rag-doll.htm\">Lula McLean\u2019s Rag Doll<\/a> is an online story, told in the voice of the doll, of Lee\u2019s surrender to Grant in 1865. There\u2019s also a photograph of the doll.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12476 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary-Walker-pants-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary-Walker-pants-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary-Walker-pants-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary-Walker-pants.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Cheryl Harness\u2019s <i>Mary Walker Wears the Pants<\/i> (Albert Whitman &amp; Company, 2013) is the story of the unconventional Mary Edwards Walker, suffragist, and one of the first woman doctors in the United States \u2013 who joined the Union Army as a doctor and became the only woman ever to win a Medal of Honor. (And she wore pants!) For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12470 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-1223x1536.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL-1631x2048.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-in-time-AL.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Patricia Polacco\u2019s <i>Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln<\/i> (Puffin, 2014), Michael and Derek walk through a door in a Civil War museum and end up back in 1862 just after the Battle of Antietam, where they meet Abraham Lincoln and bring him a hopeful message from the future. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12453 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-sub.jpg 1666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Kate Boehm Jerome, <i>Civil War Sub: The Mystery of the Hunley<\/i> (Penguin, 2002) tells the story of the Confederate submarine that completed one mission, then vanished, only to be recovered in 2000. For readers ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12490 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-the-hunley-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-the-hunley-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-the-hunley.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Fran Hawk\u2019s <i>The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie\u2019s Coin<\/i> (Sleeping Bear Press, 2004) is the story of the remarkable Confederate submarine that became the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship. It was recovered in 2000.\u00a0 For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12484 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-1024x873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-1536x1309.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/secrets-of-civil-war-submarine-2048x1746.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Sally Walker\u2019s <i>Secrets of a Civil War Submarine<\/i> (Carolrhoda, 2005) is a fascinating and well-researched account of the design and building of the Civil War submarine, the <i>Hunley<\/i>, its one and only mission, and its recovery over 100 years later (with the bodies of the crew still on board). Illustrated with maps, drawings, and photos. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Read more about it at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/the-hunleys-daring-submarine-mission-150-years-ago\">The Hunley\u2019s Daring Submarine Mission<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hunley.org\/\">The Friends of the Hunley<\/a> website has a history of the submarine and information about its recovery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81JzsVWgOAL-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81JzsVWgOAL-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81JzsVWgOAL-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81JzsVWgOAL-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81JzsVWgOAL.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Big Bad Ironclad in Nathan Hale&#8217;s Hazardous Tales series (Amulet Books, 2012) is a graphic-novel account of the race between North and South to build the biggest and best ironclad ship. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thunder_at_Gettysburg-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thunder_at_Gettysburg-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thunder_at_Gettysburg.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Patricia Gauch\u2019s <i>Thunder at Gettysburg<\/i> (Calkins Creek, 2003) is the story of the battle through the eyes of 14-year-old Tillie, based on an actual autobiographical account. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12469 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/just-a-few-words-mr-lincoln.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jean Fritz\u2019s <i>Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln<\/i> (Penguin, 1993) is a reader-friendly account of the Gettysburg Address for ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/gettysburg\/weather.cfm\">Gettysburg by the Numbers<\/a> discusses what the weather was like during the days of the Battle of Gettysburg, how it affected the soldiers, and how weather impacts battles in general.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12495 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-1070x1536.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury-1427x2048.jpg 1427w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/what-was-battle-of-gettysbury.jpg 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jim O\u2019Connor\u2019s <i>What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?<\/i> (Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 2013) has a brief overview of the Civil War and a detailed description of the Battle of Gettysburg and its importance. Illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For the complete list of the What Was? series books, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whowasbookseries.com\/what-was\/\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6a00e550199efb88330192ac553473970d-pi-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6a00e550199efb88330192ac553473970d-pi-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6a00e550199efb88330192ac553473970d-pi.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>There are many biographies of Clara Barton, Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. For ages 4-8, see Patricia Polacco\u2019s picture book <i>Clara and Davie<\/i> (Scholastic, 2014); for ages 6-10, the TIME for Kids series includes the 48-page <i>Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield<\/i> (HarperCollins, 2008), illustrated with period and modern photographs.<\/p>\n<p>For teenagers and adults, see historian Stephen Oates\u2019s comprehensive <i>Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War<\/i> (Free Press, 1995).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12488 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-768x1211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz-1299x2048.jpg 1299w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stonewall-fritz.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jean Fritz\u2019s <i>Stonewall<\/i> (Puffin, 1997) is a beautifully written 150-page biography of the Southern general who got his nickname from his stand at the Battle of Bull Run. It appears to be out of print \u2013 check your local library. Worth tracking down because Fritz is a superb historical writer.\u00a0 For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12474 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-mays-battle-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-mays-battle-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-mays-battle-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-mays-battle-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/louisa-mays-battle.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Kathleeen Krull, <i>Louisa May\u2019s Battle<\/i> (Walker Children\u2019s Books, 2013) is the story of how Louisa May Alcott\u2019s Civil War experiences \u2013 she worked as a nurse \u2013 led eventually to the publication of <i>Little Women<\/i>, one of the first novels to be set during the Civil War. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12481 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outrageous-women-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outrageous-women-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outrageous-women-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outrageous-women-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/outrageous-women.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The featured women of Mary Rodd Furbee\u2019s <i>Outrageous Women of Civil War Times<\/i> (Jossey-Bass, 2003) weren\u2019t all what I\u2019d call outrageous, but they were certainly prominent. The book is divided into four informational sections: Reformers and Writers, Saviors and Leaders, Soldiers and Spies, and First Ladies. Readers learn about Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, Belle Boyd, and more. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12446 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-768x1032.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-1143x1536.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries-1524x2048.jpg 1524w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boundaries.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Sally Walker\u2019s <i>Boundaries: How the Mason-Dixon Line Settled a Family Feud and Divided a Nation<\/i> (Candlewick, 2014) is a well-researched and wide-ranging account of the boundary that played such a prominent role in the antebellum slavery debate and the post-Civil-War cultural divide. But there\u2019s a lot more to it than that. A thoroughly interesting read for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12480 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-1535x2048.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mrs-lincolns-dressmaker.jpg 1874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Lynda Jones\u2019s <i>Mrs. Lincoln\u2019s Dressmaker<\/i> (National Geographic Children\u2019s Books, 2009) is the story of the \u201cunlikely friendship\u201d between Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave and the First Lady\u2019s dressmaker. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Smithsonian magazine, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/the-story-of-elizabeth-keckley-former-slave-turned-mrs-lincolns-dressmaker-41112782\/?no-ist\">The Story of Elizabeth Keckley, Former-Slave-Turned-Mrs.-Lincoln\u2019s-Dressmaker<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12463 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/high-tech-war-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/high-tech-war-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/high-tech-war.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Thomas B. Allen, <i>Mr. Lincoln\u2019s High-tech War<\/i> (National Geographic Children\u2019s Books, 2009) pairs an overview of the Civil War with an account of the technology that was used to win it, from the submarine and the ironclad warship to the telegraph, railroad, and repeating rifle. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>The Civil War in Fiction<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12445 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-and-proclamation-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-and-proclamation-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-and-proclamation.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Pat Sherman\u2019s <i>Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation<\/i> (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2009), Ben is a young slave boy in Charleston, SC, who has learned to read \u2013 though literacy is illegal for slaves. Imprisoned when the war breaks out, Ben uses his forbidden skill to read the newspaper account of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to his fellow prisoners. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war-1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magic-treehouse-civil-war.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In <i>Civil War on Sunday<\/i> (Random House, 2000), one of Mary Pope Osborne\u2019s immensely popular Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie \u2013 attempting to help Morgan le Fay, librarian of Camelot \u2013 travel back in time to the Civil War, where they help Clara Barton, the \u201cAngel of the Battlefield,\u201d save wounded soldiers. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12467 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-survived-gettysburg-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-survived-gettysburg-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-survived-gettysburg.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Lauren Tarshis\u2019s <i>I Survived: Battle of Gettysburg, 1863<\/i> (Scholastic, 2013) \u2013 one of the I Survived series \u2013 eleven-year-old Thomas and his five-year-old sister, Birdie, have escaped from slavery and are headed north, following the North Star. The two are adopted by a regiment of Union soldiers \u2013 and end up in Pennsylvania at the bloody Battle of Gettysburg. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Check out the complete list of the I Survived books <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/isurvived\/\">here<\/a> and take a quiz to test your survival skills.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12459 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ghosts-of-civil-war-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ghosts-of-civil-war-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ghosts-of-civil-war-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ghosts-of-civil-war.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Cheryl Harness\u2019s <i>Ghosts of the Civil War<\/i> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2004), Lindsey \u2013 who has no interest in the Civil War \u2013 meets the ghost of young Willie Lincoln and ends up taking a personal tour of the war and its times. The book is packed with information \u2013 timelines, annotated maps, fact sidebars \u2013 and the dialogue is delivered in cartoon bubbles. A lot of interesting detail in 48 pages for ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12456 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/escape-by-night.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Laurie Myers\u2019s <i>Escape by Night<\/i> (Henry Holt and Company, 2011), 10-year-old Tommy and his sister Annie have been watching soldiers arrive in their Georgia town, where the local church has been turned into a hospital for the war-wounded. One of the soldiers drops his notebook and Tommy sends his dog to fetch it. He returns it to its owner \u2013 a soldier named Red \u2013 and a friendship begins. Soon, however, Tommy realizes that Red is actually a Union soldier \u2013 and he must make a decision based on his loyalties and his changing attitudes toward slavery and the war. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12472 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-brother-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-brother-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-brother.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Trinka Hakes Noble\u2019s <i>The Last Brother<\/i> (Sleeping Bear Press, 2006), 11-year-old Gabe is a bugler for the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, while his older brother Davy \u2013 his \u201clast brother,\u201d Gabe has already lost two to the war &#8211; is in the thick of the fray. Before the battle begins, Gabe meets Orlee, a young bugler from Mississippi, and the two boys discover that, despite their opposite allegiances, they have a lot in common. Suddenly Gabe has questions about loyalties to family, friends, and country \u2013 and when the order comes to sound the \u201cCharge!,\u201d he has to make a decision. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/media\/pdf\/SleepingBearPress\/LastBrother_Guide.pdf\">The Last Brother<\/a> is a detailed teacher\u2019s guide to accompany the book, with exercises and activities. Some are more appealing than others \u2013 \u201cSoldier Math,\u201d for example, includes such unexciting problems as \u201cGabe practiced the bugle for 3 hours each morning and 2 hours each evening. How many hours did he practice each week?\u201d Other projects include making a Civil War diorama, writing an entry in Gabe\u2019s journal, designing a medal for a bugler, and locating key sites from the Battle of Gettysburg on a map.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12483 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-1163x1536.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say-1551x2048.jpg 1551w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pink-and-say.jpg 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Patricia Polacco\u2019s <i>Pink and Say<\/i> (Philomel, 1994) is based on the true story of a pair of teenaged soldiers. Pink, an African-American, finds Say left for dead on a Georgia battlefield, and carries him home to his mother, who nurses him back to health. Pink\u2019s mother is killed by marauders, and the two boys \u2013 later captured \u2013 end up in Andersonville Prison, where Pink is hanged, but Say survives to tell their story. A powerful, but heart-wrenching, tale for ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12485 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seeing-the-elephant-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seeing-the-elephant-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seeing-the-elephant.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u201cSeeing the elephant\u201d was 19<sup>th<\/sup>-century slang for a first experience of battle. In Pat Hughes\u2019s\u00a0<i>Seeing the Elephant: A Story of the Civil War<\/i>\u00a0(Farrar, Straus, &amp; Giroux, 2007), 10-year-old Izzie\u2019s two older brothers are off to fight for the Union. Izzie wants desperately to go too \u2013 but when he meets a wounded rebel soldier at the hospital where his Aunt Bell works as a nurse, he learns that war is far more complicated than he had believed. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12496 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/when-this-cruel-war-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/when-this-cruel-war-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/when-this-cruel-war.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Barry Denenberg\u2019s <i>When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Diary of Emma Simpson<\/i> (Scholastic, 2011) in the Dear America series is the story in Emma\u2019s words of life in Virginia during the days of the Civil War, dealing with hardship and scarcity, the absence of her father, the death of her brother. \u201cI never realized how happy I was until this war besieged our land,\u201d Emma writes. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12492 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/turn-homeward-hannalee-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/turn-homeward-hannalee-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/turn-homeward-hannalee-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/turn-homeward-hannalee-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/turn-homeward-hannalee.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Patricia Beatty\u2019s <i>Turn Homeward, Hannalee<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1999), 12-year-old Hannalee is one of 2000 Georgia millworkers forcibly sent to work in the North after General Sherman passes through town and burns the mill. Hannalee is determined to find her younger brother and to return home to her mother. Based on true historical events. There\u2019s a sequel, set in 1865: <i>Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee<\/i>. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12486 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shades-of-gray-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shades-of-gray-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shades-of-gray.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Carolyn Reader\u2019s award-winning <i>Shades of Gray<\/i> (Aladdin, 1999), 12-year-old Will has lost his entire family in the Civil War, and now is being sent to live on a farm with unknown relatives.\u00a0 There he meets his Uncle Jed, who has refused to fight for the Confederacy. Will considers him to be a coward and a traitor \u2013 until he gradually comes to see that there are many kinds of courage, For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mostly-True-Adventures-Homer-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mostly-True-Adventures-Homer-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mostly-True-Adventures-Homer-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mostly-True-Adventures-Homer-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Mostly-True-Adventures-Homer.jpg 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Rodman Philbrick\u2019s <i>The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg<\/i> (Scholastic, 2011), Homer\u2019s wicked guardian, Uncle Squint, has sold his older brother, Harold, to the Union Army, to take the place of a rich man\u2019s son. Homer, who has a talent for telling whoppers, sets out to rescue him, having adventures along the way with a host of colorful characters, among them a pair of repulsive slave catchers, a kindly Quaker, and the suspect Professor Fleabottom, owner of a medicine show called the Caravan of Miracles. Homer is accused of spying, but escapes in a hot-air balloon; finally he finds his brother and the pair end up fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg under the command of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. A great story for ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12466 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iron-thunder-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iron-thunder-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iron-thunder.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Avi\u2019s <i>Iron Thunder<\/i> (Disney-Hyperion, 2009), 13-year-old Tom takes a job in the Brooklyn, NY, ironworks after his father is killed fighting for the Union. There he becomes friends with inventor John Ericsson, who is building a remarkable ironclad ship, the <i>Monitor<\/i>, destined to battle the Confederate <i>Merrimac<\/i>. Tom\u2019s association with Ericsson makes him a target for Confederate spies; to escape, he ends up living on board the boat &#8211; and sailing with her when she heads for her great sea battle. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12443 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils-1394x2048.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/across-five-aprils.jpg 1548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Irene Hunt\u2019s <i>Across Five Aprils<\/i> (Berkley, 2002) is the story of young Jethro Creighton through the years \u2013 five Aprils \u2013 of the Civil War, as his brothers and teacher leave to fight for either the Union or the Confederacy.\u00a0 A good discussion book for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12449 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bull-run-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bull-run-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bull-run-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bull-run-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bull-run.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Paul Fleischman\u2019s <i>Bull Run<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1995) is a fascinating account of the terrible Civil War battle, told from sixteen different points of view (black and white, male and female, Union and Confederate). Excellent for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12477 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moon-over-TN-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moon-over-TN-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moon-over-TN-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moon-over-TN-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moon-over-TN.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Craig Crist-Evans, <i>Moon Over Tennessee<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003), illustrated with wood engravings by Bonnie Christensen, is a free-verse \u201cdiary\u201d of a 13-year-old farm boy from Tennessee who goes with his father when he joins the Confederate army, and stays with him until his father\u2019s death at the Battle of Gettysburg. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12444 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/behind-rebel-lines-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/behind-rebel-lines-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/behind-rebel-lines.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Seymour Reit\u2019s <i>Behind Rebel Lines<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001) is the incredible (true) story of Emma Edmonds who disguised herself as a man and joined the Union Army \u2013 and later became a spy, working behind enemy lines. A suspenseful read for ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12473 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-silk-dress-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-silk-dress-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/last-silk-dress.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ann Rinaldi\u2019s <i>The Last Silk Dress<\/i> (Starfire, 1990), set in the Civil War, is a story of conflicting loyalties. Fourteen-year-old Susan does her best to help the Confederacy, by collecting silk dresses to make a reconnaissance balloon to spy on the enemy forces. Then she meets her scandalous brother Lucien \u2013 who has long been banished from the family \u2013 and her views of the war begin to change. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Other Civil-War-era books by Ann Rinaldi include <i>Leigh Anne\u2019s Civil War<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011), <i>My Vicksburg<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011), <i>The Last Full Measure<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010), and <i>The Girl in Blue<\/i> (Scholastic, 2005).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12498 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-609x1024.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-768x1291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-914x1536.jpg 914w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood-1218x2048.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/with-every-drop-of-blood.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In James Collier\u2019s <i>With Every Drop of Blood<\/i> (Laurel Leaf, 1996), 14-year-old Johnny \u2013 the book\u2019s narrator \u2013 has promised his father (now dead of war wounds) that he\u2019ll stay on the family farm in Virginia. Instead, he embarks on a dangerous mission to smuggle food into besieged Richmond, and is captured by black Union soldiers. One of these \u2013 Cush \u2013 is about Johnny\u2019s age and eventually the boys develop a friendship. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/51yqbkylTEL-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/51yqbkylTEL-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/51yqbkylTEL.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Harold Keith\u2019s <em>Rifles for Watie<\/em> (HarperTeen, 1987), a Newbery Medal winner, is the story of sixteen-year-old Jeff Bussey who joins the Union Army in 1861 \u2013 and finds that war is far more than he bargained for. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9780141327525-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9780141327525-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9780141327525.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Stephen Crane&#8217;s <em>The Red Badge of Courage<\/em> (many editions). originally published in 1895 and now a classic, is the story of a young Civil War private who runs from the battlefield &#8211; and then, ashamed, hopes to be wounded, to acquire a &#8220;red badge of courage.&#8221; Reviews waffle between &#8220;brilliant&#8221; and &#8220;awful&#8221; &#8211; though it&#8217;s said to give a close-to-being-there description of what it was like to fight in the Civil War. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12460 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-992x1536.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk-1323x2048.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-bk.jpg 1548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Margaret Mitchell\u2019s romantic classic <i>Gone with the Wind<\/i> (Scribner, 2011) is the story of Scarlett O\u2019Hara \u2013 beautiful, selfish, spoiled, and brave \u2013 raised in luxury on a plantation and then plunged into the horrors of the Civil War. For ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12461 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie-1003x1536.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gone-with-wind-movie.jpg 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The 1939 movie version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031381\/\">Gone With the Wind<\/a>, starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, is rated PG.<\/p>\n<p>Spectacular to view; just don&#8217;t depend on it for an accurate picture of slavery or the Ku Klux Klan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/514WlW8DimL-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/514WlW8DimL-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/514WlW8DimL.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Michael Shaara\u2019s Pultizer-Prize-winning <em>The Killer Angels<\/em> (Ballantine Books, 1996) is a brilliant historical novel, a dramatized account of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg. A superb read for teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Carol Hurst\u2019s Literature Site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolhurst.com\/subjects\/ushistory\/civilwar.html\">The Civil War in Children\u2019s Literature<\/a> is an overview of recommended books with Civil War themes, with some extension suggestions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>CIVIL WAR LESSON PLANS<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"283\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From the American Battlefield Trust, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/educators\/civil-war-curriculum\">The Civil War Curriculum<\/a> is a lesson plan collections, categorized by Elementary, Middle, and High School. Sample titles: \u201cCivil War Animal Mascots,\u201d \u201cCivil War Reader\u2019s Theater,\u201d Map the Civil War,\u201d \u201cUncle Tom\u2019s Cabin,\u201d and \u201cCivil War Medicine.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/morse-300x276.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/morse-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/morse.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Teachnology\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teach-nology.com\/teachers\/lesson_plans\/history\/us_history\/civilwar\/\">Civil War Lesson Plans<\/a> is a long list, including such titles as \u201cCivil War Battle Map,\u201d \u201cDeciphering Morse Code,\u201d \u201cThe Cost of War,\u201d and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From <a href=\"https:\/\/edsitement.neh.gov\/edsitement-lessons-slavery-crisis-union-civil-war-and-reconstruction\">Edsitement<\/a>, see a list of lesson on slavery, the crisis of the Union, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Topics include background info, images, guiding questions, learning objectives, activities, and extensions. Recommended.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mr-donn-civil-war-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mr-donn-civil-war-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mr-donn-civil-war-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mr-donn-civil-war.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From inventive teacher Mr. Donn, <a href=\"http:\/\/americanhistory.mrdonn.org\/civilwar.html\">Civil War<\/a> has a collection of lesson plans and unit studies, most targeted at elementary- and middle-grade-level students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/playingcards-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/playingcards-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/playingcards-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/playingcards.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From Ducksters, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ducksters.com\/history\/civil_war\/life_as_a_soldier_during_the_civil_war.php\">The Life of a Civil War Soldier<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From PBS, <a href=\"https:\/\/vermont.pbslearningmedia.org\/collection\/teaching-the-civil-war\/\">Teaching the Civil War<\/a> has a range of resources, categorized by grade, on the causes, times, and conduct of the Civil War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Teaching American History, the <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingamericanhistory.org\/resources\/civil-war-and-reconstruction-toolkit\/\">Civil War and Reconstruction Toolkit<\/a> includes discussion questions, links to primary source documents and online exhibits, courses and lesson plans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12489 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-CV-coloring-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-CV-coloring-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/story-of-CV-coloring.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/search.doverpublications.com\/search?keywords=civil%20war%20coloring%20books\">Dover Publications<\/a> sells several inexpensive annotated coloring books with Civil War themes, among them <i>The Story of the Civil War Coloring Book<\/i>, <i>Civil War Uniforms Coloring Book<\/i>, <i>From Antietam to Gettysburg: A Civil War Coloring Book<\/i>, <i>Famous Women of the Civil War Coloring Book<\/i>, and (for fans of Scarlett O\u2019Hara) <i>Civil War Fashions Coloring Book<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12482 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paperdolls-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paperdolls-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paperdolls.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>For paper-doll fans, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.doverpublications.com\/search?keywords=civil%20war%20paper%20dolls\">Dover Publications<\/a> has several Civil-War-era books, among them <i>American Family of the Civil War Era<\/i>, <i>Southern Belles<\/i>, and <i>Abraham Lincoln and His Family<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12462 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Great-CV-Projects-Nomad.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Maxine Anderson\u2019s <i>Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself<\/i> (Nomad Press, 2005) is divided into two major sections: \u201cOn the Battlefield\u201d and \u201cOn the Homefront.\u201d Battlefield projects include making a Civil War bugle \u2013 you\u2019ll need a garden hose, duct tape, and a funnel; constructing a pinhole camera (while learning all about famous photographer Matthew Brady); building a model ironclad and paddlewheeler; making a periscope and a working telegraph; stitching a signal flag and learning how to send messages with it; cooking a batch of hardtack; and making your own Union or Confederate uniforms. (First visit a thrift shop to look for old blue or gray suit jackets, Anderson suggests.) Homefront projects are equally inventive, among them making berry ink and homemade paper; stitching a four-patch quilt and a rag doll; making dried apples and molasses taffy; designing a Scarlett-O\u2019Hara-style fan; and constructing a banjo and an Underground Railroad lantern. Also included are a glossary and a resource list of books and web sites. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12452 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-kids-150-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-kids-150-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-kids-150.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By the Civil War Trust, <i>The Civil War Kids 150<\/i> (Lyons Press, 2012) is a 96-page collection of Civil War projects and activities, intended to accompany the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Among the fifty activities: make your own signal flag and send a message, make your own Civil War map, make \u201cflat soldiers\u201d and take them to Civil War battlefields, locate someone connected to the Civil War, and memorize the Gettysburg Address. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12450 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-days-king-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-days-king-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/civil-war-days-king.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>David C. King\u2019s <i>Civil War Days<\/i> (Jossey-Bass, 1999) (subtitled \u201cDiscover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes) follows the lives of two children through the four seasons \u2013 12-year-old Timothy Wheeler, an African-American boy from New York City, and 11-year-old Emily Parkhurst, a white girl from Charleston, South Carolina.\u00a0 Activities include making a pressed-flower scrapbook, a papier-mache bowl, and a yarn doll, learning Morse code, playing a game of mankala, and whipping up batches of hardtack and shortnin\u2019 bread. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>THE CIVIL WAR ON FILM<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ken-Burns-CW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"270\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ken Burns\u2019s nine-episode PBS series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/civilwar\/\">The Civil War<\/a> is a masterpiece. Episodes are \u201cThe Cause\u201d (1861), \u201cA Very Bloody Affair\u201d (1862), \u201cForever Free\u201d (1862), \u201cSimply Murder\u201d (1863), \u201cThe Universe of Battle\u201d (1863), \u201cValley of the Shadow of Death\u201d (1864), \u201cMost Hallowed Ground\u201d (1864), \u201cWar is All Hell\u201d (1865), and \u201cThe Better Angels of Our Nature\u201d (1865). See the website for episode descriptions, video clips, classroom activities and lesson plans, resources, and more. Highly recommended.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/critics-picks-10-best-civil-905713\/item\/gone-wind-best-civil-war-905712\">Ten Best Civil War Movies<\/a> runs the gamut from <em>Gone With the Wind<\/em> to <em>Birth of a Nation<\/em>, with descriptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/teachers-guide-civil-war-movies\">A Teacher&#8217;s Guide to Civil War Movies<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From PBS\u2019s American Experience, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/films\/death\/\">Death and the Civil War<\/a> is an account of the appalling toll the war took. See the associated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/general-article\/death-numbers\/\">Civil War by the Numbers<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>MUSIC AND POETRY<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12448 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-1024x947.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-1536x1420.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brothers-war-by-j-patrick-lewis-2048x1894.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By J. Patrick Lewis, <i>The Brothers\u2019 War<\/i> (National Geographic Children\u2019s Books, 2007) pairs period Civil War photographs with poems in the voices of slaves, soldiers, both Northern and Southern, army nurses, and families impacted by war. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12468 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-browns-body-benet-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-browns-body-benet-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-browns-body-benet-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-browns-body-benet-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-browns-body-benet.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Poet Stephen Vincent Benet\u2019s <i>John Brown\u2019s Body<\/i> (Ivan R. Dee, 1990) \u2013 described as \u201can epic blend of poetry and historical fiction\u201d &#8211; won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929. It\u2019s filled with wonderful characters, both real and fictional: Clay Wingate, aristocrat from Georgia; Sally Dupre, daughter of a French dancing-master; Jake Diefer, the barrel-chested Pennsylvania farmer; Jack Ellyat, a scholar from Connecticut; and Melora Vilas, raised in the wilderness by her father \u2013 a \u201chider\u201d &#8211; who wanted only to avoid the war. A wonderful read; highly recommended for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ungar-and-Mason.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ungar-and-Mason.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ungar-and-Mason-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, who provided the soundtrack for Burns\u2019s <i>The Civil War<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Civil-Classics-Ungar-Molly-Mason\/dp\/B000024YKG\">Civil War Classics<\/a> is a collection of songs of the times, among them \u201cLorena,\u201d \u201cHard Crackers,\u201d and \u201cMarching Through Georgia\u201d \u2013 ending with Ungar\u2019s haunting \u201cAshokan Farewell.\u201d CD or MP3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwarpoetry.org\/\">Poetry and Music of the War Between the States<\/a> has many examples, categorized under Union or Confederacy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All About the Civil War Kay Moore\u2019s If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War (Scholastic, 1994), written in question-and-answer format, covers such&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[773,779],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","category-literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8014"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20848,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014\/revisions\/20848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}