HISTORICAL FICTION:
Civil War
The following titles are found
in the J Fiction area unless
otherwise noted.
Banks, S ABRAHAM’S BATTLE
(1998) In 1863, as the Civil War
approaches his home in Gettysburg a freed slave decides to join the ambulance
corps of the Union Army.
Beatty, P CHARLEY SKEDADDLE
(1987) A 12-year-old Bowery Boy from
New York joins the Union army as a drummer but deserts during a battle in
Virginia.
Beatty, P JAYHAWKER (1991) A teenage boy from Kansas becomes an
abolitionist raider freeing slaves from the neighboring state of Missouri.
Beatty, P TURN HOMEWARD, HANNALEE
(1984) During the Civil War, a
12-year-old Georgia millworker is forced to leave her mother and relocate in
Indiana.
Cummings, B HEW AGAINST THE GRAIN
(1977) A young girl loses her will to
live after she becomes a victim of the Civil War.
Denslow, S ALL THEIR NAMES WERE
COURAGE (2003) As William fights in the Civil War, he exchanges letters with his sister,
Sallie, who is also writing to Confederate and Union generals asking about
their horses in order to write a book.
Donahue, J AN ISLAND FAR FROM HOME
(1995) A son of a Union army doctor killed during the war begins corresponding
with a young Confederate prisoner of war.
Fleischman, P BULL RUN (1993) The glory, the horror, the thrill and the
disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War is told from the point of
view of a variety of people.
Gauch, P THUNDER AT GETTYSBURG
(1975) Fourteen-year-old Tillie becomes
involved in the tragic battle of July 1-3, 1863. (Grades 2-5)
Hahn, M HEAR THE WIND BLOW (2003)
In 1862, Rufus
Rowe runs away from home and settles in Fredericksburg where he documents the
battle he watches there. (Grades 5 - 9)
Hopkinson, D. FROM SLAVE TO SOLDIER (2005)
A slave boy joins the Union army to fight for freedom. (Grades 1 to 3)
Houston, G MOUNTAIN VALOR (1994)
With her father and brothers off to fight in the Civil War, a teenage girl must
defend her North Carolina mountain farm.
Hunt, I ACROSS FIVE APRILS
(1964) Young Jethro must take care of
the family farm in Illinois during the difficult years of the Civil War.
Johnston, N OF TIME AND OF SEASONS
(1975) The newly begun Civil War is one more complication in the lives of
Bridget’s family.
Keehn, S ANNA SUNDAY (2002) In 1863, Anna, disguised as a
boy and accompanied by her younger brother Jed, makes a dangerous journey to
join their wounded father.
Keith, H RIFLES FOR WATIE (1957) As a Union spy, Jeff learns there is more to
war than honor and glory; he learns the enemy is a lot like him.
Lyon, G HERE AND THEN
(1994) A Civil War nurse uses Abby’s
diary 133 years later to ask for help with medical supplies.
Nixon, J KEEPING SECRETS
(1995) A mysterious young women fleeing
Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Kansas, draws 11-year-old Peg into dangerous
activities.
O'Dell, S THE TWO HUNDRED NINETY
(1976) A shipyard apprentice joins the
crew of a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels.
Polacco, P PINK AND SAY
(1994) A white soldier and a black
soldier become friends after being captured by Confederate troops.
Pryor, B JOSEPH’S CHOICE (2000)
In the early
days of the Civil War, Joseph must decide whether to defend his stepfather's
abolitionist beliefs or side with the slave owners and Southern rights
supporters in his home town of Branson Mills, Kentucky.
Reeder, C SHADES OF GRAY
(1989) After losing his immediate
family, Will is sent to live with an uncle he considers a traitor for not
fighting in the Civil War.
Reeder, C BEFORE THE CREEKS RAN RED
(2003) Three
linked novellas explore the time leading up to the first major battle of the
Civil War. (Grades 5-9)
Rees, D LIGHTNING TIME
(1997) Theodore struggles with the
decision to leave his home in Boston and join the abolitionist John Brown in
the fight against slavery.
Steele, W. PERILOUS ROAD (2004) Chris, bitterly hating the
Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson
about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports
the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that
his brother is probably part of that troop.
Weinberg, K WINDOW OF TIME
(1991) When Ben puts on an old coat and
boots he finds in his new home, he is suddenly transported back to the time of
the Civil War.
Wisler, G MR. LINCOLN’S DRUMMER
(1995) Willie Johnston, an 11-year-old
Civil War drummer, takes part in courageous exploits that result in receiving
the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Wisler, G RED CAP (1991) A
young Yankee drummer boy displays great courage when he's captured and sent to
Andersonville Prison.
Series Wall THE JOURNAL OF RUFUS ROWE (2003)
In 1862,
sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe Diaries- My Name runs
away from home and settles in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he documents in his journal the battle he watches unfold
there.
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