The Civil War (1861-1865) was a pivotal point in American history. Learn the stories of the people involved and how they exhibited bravery in the face of difficult and dangerous situations.
Books About the Civil War for All Ages
- Where Lincoln Walked by Raymond Bial
Books About the Civil War for Grades 1-3
Book Series
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents by Mike Venezia
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President
Spine
- A Child’s First Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers
Other Books
- Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar D’Aulaire
- Abraham Lincoln and the Heart of America Audio by Jim Weiss
- Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene Targ Brill
- Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
- Family Under Fire by Ronald Kidd
- Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
- Harriet Tubman by Catherine Nichols
- If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern
- If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore
- If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America by Anne Kamma
- If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
- Mr. Lincoln’s Boys by Staton Rabin
- Thee, Hannah! by Marguerite de Angeli
- The Drinking Gourd by F. N. Monjo
- The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and illustrated by Michael McCurdy
- The Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber
- Vinnie and Abraham by Dawn FitzGerald
- Women in Blue or Gray Audio by Jim Weiss
Books About the Civil War for Grades 4-6
Book Series
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
Dear America
- A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin by Karen Hesse
- The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl by Ann Turner
- When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson by Barry Denenberg
- I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl by Joyce Hansen
Spine
- A Child’s First Book of American History by Earl Schenck Miers
Other Books
- Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder
- The American Civil War History Pockets by Evan-Moor
- Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty
See more living history book suggestions as well as the history sequence we follow.
This post has been linked to The Massive Guide to Homeschool Reading Lists
