Different Aspects of the Civil War Diane Guiett - ORCLISH Worshop Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in front of a tent, 1861. Greetings and welcome to the Pathfinder for the Civil War unit. This is designed to assist you in gathering information for your presentation. If you need assistance, please ask Ms. G. You will be able to access this in you classroom, in the library, and from your home. There are many faces of the Civil War. Use the resources below to begin your research process. As you search through your information there are certain subject headings you may want to use. Here is a list of some of them: Abolitionist United States Antislavery movements Fugitive slaves Monitor (Ironclad) Merrimack (Frigate) Slave United States Songs Spirituals (Songs) United States—History—1861-1865, Civil War United States—History—1861-1865, Civil War—Fiction Underground Railroad American Memory Collections (click on 1850-1899 in timeline) Civil War Homepage Ohio Memory Pictures of the Civil War (National Archives) Timeline for Civil War Underground Railroad sites America’s Story from America’s Library U.S. Civil War Center There are a number of books on reserve in the library: BOOKS (FICTION): Crane, Stephen. Red badge of courage. Atheneum: 2002. Hesse, Karen. A light in the storm: the Civil War diary of Amelia Martin. Scholastic: 1999. McKissack, Pat. Days of Jubilee: the end of slavery in the United States. Scholastic: 2003. Murphy, Jim. The journal of James Edmond Pease: a Civil War Union soldier. Scholastic: 1998. Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Silent thunder: a Civil War story. Jump at the Sun: 1999. Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel Books: 1994. Rappaport, Doreen. Escape from slavery: five journeys to freedom. HarperCollins: 1991. Rappaport, Doreen. No More!: stories and songs of slave resistance. Candlewick: 2002. Sullivan, George. Civil War at sea. Twenty-first Century: 2001. Winter, Jeanette. Follow the drinking gourd. Knopf: 1988. Wisler, G. Clifton. When Johnny went marching: young Americans fight the Civil War. HarperCollins: 2001. BOOKS (NONFICTION): Abraham, Philip. Harriet Tubman. Children's Press: 2002. Beller, Susan. The Civil War. Benchmark: 2003. Civil War: primary sources. Lucent: 2002. Fradin, Dennis. Bound for the North Star: true stories of fugitive slaves. Clarion: 2000. Haskins, James. Black, blue, gray: African Americans in Civil War. Simon: 1998 Jerome, Kate. Civil War sub: the mystery of the Hunley. Grossett: 2002. McKissack, Pat. Days of Jubilee: the end of slavery in the United States. Scholastic: 2003. O’Brien, Patrick. Duel of the ironclads: the Monitor vs. the Virginia. Walker & Co.: 2003. Stein, R. Conrad. Underground Railroad. Children's Press: 1997. Sullivan, George. Civil War at sea. Twentieth Century: 2001. Weidt, Maryann. Harriet Tubman. Lerner: 2003. REFERENCE BOOKS: Anderson, Dale. 2004. World Almanac Library of the Civil War Aftermath of the Civil War Causes of the Civil War Civil War at Sea Civil War in the East (1861- July 1863) Civil War in the West (1861- July 1863) Home fronts in the Civil War Soldier’s life in the Civil War Union victory (July 1863-1865) Daring Women of the Civil War Bolotin, Norm. Civil War A to Z: a young reader's guide to over 100 people, places, and points of importance. Dutton: 2002. You may want to check with Columbus Metropolitan Library. Check these call numbers: 306.3 781.62 973.7 Columbus Metropolitan Library Read the following articles to get more information: Gettysburgh Address Religious defense of slavery Slave trade abolitionist act General Lee's Farewell Address to his army A soldier's story of the Civil War A submarine sinks myths about the Confederacy Search for more information about the Civil War   Make sure you look at the other INFOhio resources for information American National Biography (You will need your username and password. Click on CUSTOM SEARCH) Annals of American History (You will need your username and password. Click on 1858-1865 on the timeline button to get to this section) Britannica Online School Edition (You will need your username and password. Make sure that you check the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia box, Internet Guide, and Video & Media.) Schedule a time to watch the following video if you are doing a project on the Underground Railroad: Underground Railroad. Make sure you remember to write down the information for your bibilography. If you use information on the Pathfinder you will find much of it here. If you are doing a multimedia project, make sure you get a copy of the PowerPoint template from Mrs. G. Schedule a time with your teacher to work with Mrs.G in the library.