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The Children's Civil War (Civil War America) Paperback – October 2, 2000

by James Marten (Author)
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Children--white and black, northern and southern--endured a vast and varied range of experiences during the Civil War. Children celebrated victories and mourned defeats, tightened their belts and widened their responsibilities, took part in patriotic displays and suffered shortages and hardships, fled their homes to escape enemy invaders and snatched opportunities to run toward the promise of freedom.
Offering a fascinating look at how children were affected by our nation's greatest crisis, James Marten examines their toys and games, their literature and schoolbooks, the letters they exchanged with absent fathers and brothers, and the hardships they endured. He also explores children's politicization, their contributions to their homelands' war efforts, and the lessons they took away from the war. Drawing on the childhoods of such diverse Americans as Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt, and on sources that range from diaries and memoirs to children's "amateur newspapers," Marten examines the myriad ways in which the Civil War shaped the lives of a generation of American children.


"An original-minded, skillfully and suggestively presented history, haunting in its detailed unfolding of a war that put so many already vulnerable youngsters in danger, but elicited from some of them, as well, impressively sensitive, responsive thoughts, gestures, and deeds in what became, as this extraordinary book's title insists, their civil war.--Journal of American History

"James Marten's thoroughly researched and engagingly written study . . . stands as one of the most exciting studies to emerge in the last dozen years. . . . Marten has taken a topic ignored by both Civil War historians and historians of childhood and crafted an engaging, masterful, nuanced, and readable study that will not quickly leave the reader's mind or heart.--American Studies

"The first comprehensive account of Civil War children. . . . Thoroughly researched and nicely illustrated, The Children's Civil War will be a touchstone for historians and generalists who seek to gain a fuller understanding of life on the home front between 1861 and 1865.--Civil War History

The Children's Civil War is a poignant and fascinating look at childhood during our nation's greatest crisis. Using sources that include diaries, memoirs, and letters, James Marten examines the wartime experiences of young people--boys and girls, black and white, northern and southern--and traces the ways in which the Civil War shaped the lives of a generation of American children. -->
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    Civil War America
  3. Print length
    368 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  6. Lexile measure
    1510L
  7. Dimensions
    6.12 x 0.85 x 9.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    The University of North Carolina Press
  9. Publication date
    October 2, 2000
  10. ISBN-10
    0807849049
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0807849040
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Thoroughly researched and nicely illustrated, "The Children s Civil War" will be a touchstone for historians and generalists.

"Civil War History"

[A]n engaging, masterful, nuanced, and readable study that will not quickly leave the reader's mind or heart.

"American Studies"

ÝA¨ valuable addition to the historiography of the period.

"Journal of Southern History"

ÝA¨n engaging, masterful, nuanced, and readable study that will not quickly leave the reader's mind or heart.

"American Studies"

ÝThe book¨ directs our attention to some previously overlooked casualties and consequences of the Civil War.

"American Historical Review"

Through his absorbing, first-rate social history, Marten sheds much-needed light on a previously neglected aspect of Civil War history.

"Publishers Weekly"

"[A]n engaging, masterful, nuanced, and readable study that will not quickly leave the reader's mind or heart.

"American Studies""

"Thoroughly researched and nicely illustrated, "The ChildrenUs Civil War" will be a touchstone for historians and generalists.

"Civil War History""

"Through his absorbing, first-rate social history, Marten sheds much-needed light on a previously neglected aspect of Civil War history.

"Publishers Weekly""

[A] valuable addition to the historiography of the period.

"Journal of Southern History"

[The book] directs our attention to some previously overlooked casualties and consequences of the Civil War.

"American Historical Review"

Marten has taken a topic ignored by both Civil War historians and historians of childhood and crafted an engaging, masterful, nuanced, and readable study that will not quickly leave the reader's mind or heart. ("American Studies)

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Occasionally a book comes along in social history that makes a real impact and provides a broader understanding of the period it treats. This is such a work."—Times-Dispatch

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of North Carolina Press (October 2, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807849049
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807849040
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1510L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.85 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Joel A. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Look at Children's Experiences during the Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014
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A boy named Opie Red bribed a Confederate bugler with brandy to allow him to ride with the soldier into a skirmish with Union cavalry. "On a beautiful morning, shouts and songs of discordant loudness we rode forth to battle...Saw an iron weed bend its purple head beneath the touch of a lark...saw a man with his skull split open fall to the ground." He felt his bugler friend lean back against him. "I moved to one side, reached around and took hold of the horn of the saddle. Blood spurted from the bugler's breast." Letting the dead bugler slide to the ground, Opie rode off the battle field, dismounted, and ran home. This book takes a rare look at the experiences and remembrances of children during the time of the Civil War, not those in the conflict, but those at home, and how they were affected by the war. This is the Civil War that other historians ignor. While Opie's experience on the battlefield was rare for civilian children, fear and hunger were not. Many became orphans as a result of the war. What happened to them is also a part of this book. Don't forget the children. Read their story.
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Daniel Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book and fascinating read
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019
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Great book offered lots of great information and useful sources on a topic that is not widely discussed if you have a paper due on family or children life during the Civil War then this book is a must have
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J. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy!
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2011
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I got the book as promised and I have glanced at it, but have not sat down to thoroughly read it yet. Time doens't permit that. But I will and I have no problems with either the book, the delivery of said book or the condition. All was as promised.
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June Ferguson
1.0 out of 5 stars The Children's Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2011
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I just bought the ebook. I certainly hope it picks up because most of my college text books were more interesting than this and that isn't a compliment. Not at all what I expected.
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Jill S. Eliot
5.0 out of 5 stars Children in the Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2011
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This is a remarkable book and will be so helpful in my research. Unbelievable how many children were involved in the War. The book is very well written.
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Reba Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Nice book.
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Amanda
4.0 out of 5 stars Children from a new angle
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2005
In this delightfully charming depiction of children during the American Civil War, Marten explores the war's meaning for both northern and southern, and white and black children. Although the experiences for children varied by location and skin color, Marten argues the information provided for children and their everyday experiences during the war served to politicize the children at an early age.

The brilliance behind Marten's work is the variety of incredible sources that he examined. Marten utilized not only a remarkable number of family collections, diaries, scrapbooks, letters, but also an impressive variety of publications by and for children during the Civil War, including textbooks, dime novels, journals and other periodicals. His research is truly extraordinary and provides an amazing number of examples and anecdotes for his text.

While Marten's book is an impressive examination of sources with a distinct, well-supported thesis, the organization of the book is somewhat disappointing. While it would be admittedly difficult to organize the vast amount of information he had collected, it would have made his book easier to follow had it been organized differently.

Marten's book is an important addition to the collection of Civil War literature. The Civil War was the ultimate test of the relatively new American-government, and the children who lived through it became the adults who made political decisions well into the twentieth century. Their politics determined our role in both internal and external conflicts for many decades to come. Additionally, examination of Civil War children is useful for studying the children of any major conflict, including the Second World War, whose children are still alive today.
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