The Library has LOTS of books on a wide range of Civil War topics. Remember, books are considered a premium resource because books go through a publication process during which they are proofread, fact-checked and reviewed. Books are also often written for the novice. They are a great place to BEGIN your research.
Below are a list of topics approved by Ms. Cooper and Ms. Loewen. You should have no problem finding quality resources on these topics.
Prisoners of war- Confederate soldier prisoners
Prisoners of war- Union soldier prisoners
Technology (not medical)
Women nurses
Women soldiers
Women doctors
African American soldiers
African American enslaved & the Emancipation Proclamation
54th Massachusetts Regiment
Child soldiers (drummer boys)
Medical Advancements
Photography/ Photographers
Confederate Spies (gave info to the Confederacy)
Union Spies (gave info to the Union)
Total War and Sherman’s March to the Sea
Anaconda Plan
Lincoln
Davis
Surrender/ Ceremony/ McLean
Prisons in the Union (for Confederate prisoners)
Prisons in the Confederacy (for Union prisoners)
Lee
Grant
Habeas Corpus/ sedition/ traitors/ Copperheads
Military Draft of the Civil War/ Draft Riots
Prosthetics/ Handwriting contests/ Hanger/ Hanger Institute
South Bread Riot/ Blockade/ Trade/ Inflation/ Scarcity of goods
War at Sea/ Ironclads
Gettysburg Address/ Gettysburg National Cemetery