- Bull Run, by Paul Fleischman (Many people, from both sides, tell their stories of the first big battle of the Civil War.)
- Rifles for Watie, by Harold Keith (A young man joins the Union army and, in becoming a spy, sees both sides.)
- Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies by Mary E. Lyons and Muriel M. Branch
- The River Between Us, by Richard Peck (A Northern family’s life changes when they take in Southern refugees.)
- Girl in Blue by Ann Rinaldi
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (A young boy experiences the war, not as a soldier, but deeply, nevertheless.)
- Behind the Lines by Isabelle Holland (About a young woman whose family gets sucked into the War in New York City.)
- Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer by G. Clifton Wisler (A true story about a young drummer boy who attracted Lincoln’s notice.)
- The Drummer Boy by Larry Weinberg (A boy goes seeking his deserter soldier brother and finds something different.)
- Undying Glory by Clinton Cox (The story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment.)
- Numbering All the Bones by Ann Rinaldi (A slave girl who finds meaning for herself at notorious Andersonville prison.)
- Amelia’s War by Ann Rinaldi (Two friends, a boy and a girl living in Maryland, must choose sides in the war.)
- The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (The classic novel, written in the 19th Century, about courage in battle.)
- When Will This Cruel War Be Over? (A Dear America Book)
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