An Introduction to Civil War Civilians

by Juanita Leisch

available at Amazon

An Amazon customer review:

I purchased this book at my first real Civil War reenactment at the Civil War Muster in Jackson, Michigan. Since my wife and I are portraying civilians and our eldest son is a Union soldier this book came quite handy. What I like most is how it delves into the psyche of the people of the times - how they thought and why they thought the way they did - as this has certainly helped in the accuracy of our portrayal of 1860's civilians, especially for my wife who has never really been very much into history (although she is now!). Where most books give information of the times, this one by Juanita Leisch helps one to live and act as a person of the past.
If I had one complaint it would be the length - I wish it were a bit longer. But that is a minor thing; the author packs a wallup in these 81 pages that encyclopedias barely touch!

Books by Juanita Leisch are not available at the Toledo library.