True Stories of the Civil War

by Nel Yomtov, Carlo Molinari (Illustrator)

Overview

Step back in time and experience the Civil War through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the first shots on Fort Sumter. Hear blood-curdling rebel yells. Experience a brutal battle at sea. True Stories of the Civil War doesn’t just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429686242
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	Stories of War
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	GN710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The U.S. Civil War: A Nation Torn 4

Chapter 2 Stephen Lee: The Attack on Fort Sumter 6

Chapter 3 Samuel English: The Battle of the First Bull Run 10

Chapter 4 Samuel Dana Greene: Battle of the Ironclads 14

Chapter 5 David Thompson: The Battle of Antietam 20

Chapter 6 General James Longstreet: The Battle of Gettysburg 24

Chapter 7 General John Gordon: Surrender at Appomattox 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32