Biographies:
- I Varina, A Biography of the girl Who Married Jefferson Davis and Became the First Lady of the South by Ruth Painter Randall
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire
- Ulysses S. Grant, Encyclopedia of Presidents by Zachary Kent
- America's Robert E. Lee by Henry Steele
- Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs
Non-Fiction:
- Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
- Caddie Woodlawn
- Caddie Woodlawn's Family
- Gettysburg (Landmark Series)
Fiction:
- Phantom of the Blockade by Stephen Meader
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (Mom read aloud)
- North by Night by Peter Burchard
- Freedom Crossing by Margaret Goff Clark
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (older kids)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Pink and Say (younger kids)
- Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith (Dad read aloud)
- Turn Homeward Hannalee by Patricia Beatty
- Wait for Me, Watch for Me Eula Bee by Patricia Beatty
- They Loved to Laugh by Kathryn Worthy
Fine Arts:
- The Art of America from Jackson to Lincoln by Shirley Glubok
Arts and Crafts:
- Union soldier paper dolls
- Southern Bell paper dolls
- Abraham Lincoln Paper Dolls
Music:
- When Johnny came Marching Home
- Dixie
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
Poetry:
- Civil War Poetry by Paul Neigri
- O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman (1819 -1892)
- Civil War by Charles Dawson Shanly (1811 -1875)
Clothing:
- Uniforms of the Civil War by Francis Lord and Arthur Wise
- The everyday clothing of rural women at the time of the Civil War by Ary VanSteamburg
- Clothing guidelines for the Civil War Era by Janet Burgess
- Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady's Book by Stella Blum
Home Economics:
- Cooking for the Cause by Patricia Mitchell
Videos:
- Cold Mountain
- Gettysburg
- Abraham Lincoln
Websites:
- http://www.us-civilwar.com/music.htm (Civil War songs)http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/Warfilm.html#civil (Civil War movies)
- http://www.civilwarhome.com/poemssongs.htm (Civil War Poems)
- http://www.cwartillery.org/pastref.html (Civil War Clothing)
Field Trips:
- Cyclorama
- Fort McAllister
- Kennesaw Mountain Reenactment
Enrichment Activities:
- Book of Centuries Nite Presentation
