Susan S. Wittman, author of Heroes of the Civil War, starts with a brief description of the US Civil War, and then discusses a variety of heroes from the war. The categories of heroes included are: Courageous Leaders, Battlefield Legends, Lifesavers, and Citizen Heroes. The bulk of the people written about were on the Union side, but I found it interesting that several key people from the Confederate side – including their president, Jefferson Davis, and General Robert E. Lee – were discussed as well.
Wittman includes definitions within the chapters of new terminology, blocks of Fast Facts, many illustrations, and a timeline of the war. At the back of the book there is a glossary, a list of other books to read on the subject, ideas for teachers of how this book can be used in Common Core teaching, useful internet sites, and an index.
Books Nearby on the Shelf:
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home by Robert Burleigh, paintings by Wendell Minor
The Underground Railroad by Carla Williams
The Home Fronts in the Civil War by Dale Anderson
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