This historic survival meal was given to soldiers during the American Civil War, but its roots go much deeper than that.

Common Sense Media editors help you choose Books About the U.S. Civil War. Bloody battles and heroic soldiers, citizens, leaders, ... plenty of drama to be found in the 19th-century conflict that ...

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. Ken Burns, Ric Burns, ... - Before the war, it was said "The United States are," grammatically, ...