Unsung Heroes of the Civil War

This 20-book biography series brings students and general readers into the Civil War and Reconstruction through freedom seekers, soldiers, doctors, nurses, teachers, spies, writers, speakers, organizers, and reformers. Designed for flexible use in grades 5-10, homeschool programs, libraries, and enrichment.

1. Robert Smalls: The Man Who Stole Freedom from Charleston Harbor
2. Mary Edwards Walker: The Doctor Who Refused to Step Aside
3. Powhatan Beaty: The Soldier Who Rose Under Fire
4. Elizabeth Van Lew: The Spy Who Worked in the Heart of Richmond
5. Harriet Tubman: The Scout Who Led Freedom Forward

1. Susie King Taylor: The Teacher Who Carried Freedom
2. Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Voice That Would Not Be Silenced
3. Alexander Augusta: The Doctor Who Broke the Army's Color Line
4. Charlotte Forten Grimke: The Teacher Who Carried Freedom South
5. Elizabeth Keckley: The Seamstress Who Stitched Freedom

1. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: The Poet Who Spoke for Freedom
2. William Still: The Man Who Recorded the Underground Railroad
3. Martin Delany: The Major Who Demanded Freedom
4. Mary Richards Bowser: The Spy Hidden in the Confederate Capital
5. Ely S. Parker: The Seneca General at Appomattox

1. Sojourner Truth: The Voice That Shook the Nation
2. Clara Barton: The Angel of the Battlefield
3. Christian Fleetwood: The Medal of Honor at New Market Heights
4. Anna Elizabeth Dickinson: The Girl Orator Who Shook the Nation
5. Octavius Catto: The Teacher Who Fought for Freedom and the Vote

Flexible resources may include teacher materials, student activities, quizzes, rubrics, vocabulary and evidence exercises, maps, timelines, writing prompts, projects, and pacing tools. Only completed and verified resources are offered publicly.