The Civil War
By: Virginia Schomp.
Series: Letters from the battlefront
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Genres: Personal narratives; Juvenile literature.; Personal narratives.
Description: Describes the Civil War through the letters of the people who fought it on both sides, including the voices of women on the front and the experiences of African Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-84) and index.
Table of contents: title: America divided; title: Fighting for the Confederacy; title: All for the Union; title: Black troops fight for freedom; title: Women at the front; title: "Desolation and ashes"; title: Touched with fire.