The World Around Us
#26 - The Illustrated Story of the Civil War
(October 1960)
Gilberton,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-08-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Classics Illustrated Publication
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss (editor)
Issue Notes
Meyer A. Kaplan (executive editor); Leonard B. Cole (art director). On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords American Civil War; educational; fact; war
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- N. J. Nodel (painting) (signed)
- Inks
- N. J. Nodel (painting) (signed)
- Colors
- N. J. Nodel (painting) (signed)
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Lewis Armistead
- Synopsis
- Union and Confederate soldiers clash near the High-Water Mark in Pickett's Charge; map of Gettysburg in background
- Keywords
- American Civil War; army; educational; fact; Gettysburg; Pennsylvania; Pickett's Charge; United States flag
The Civil War
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow
- Inks
- Gray Morrow
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln; Ulysses S. Grant; Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee; Union soldier; Confederate soldier
- Synopsis
- Montage of specific and generic figures from the Civil War; introductory text.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Before the Storm
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow
- Inks
- Gray Morrow
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- John Brown; abolitionists; pro-slavery southerners; fugitive slave
- Synopsis
- The young United States begins to tear itself apart in the quarrel over slavery.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; slave; slavery
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The Storm Breaks
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as President. Five weeks later, South Carolina attacks Fort Sumter, beginning the Civil War.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; Charleston; educational; fact; South Carolina; war
Indexer Notes
Illustration of attack on fort
War Leaders
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis
- Synopsis
- Portraits and short biographies of the two Presidents
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; President
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The General Who Fought
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Ulysses S. Grant; Abraham Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Grant leads his men to victory at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh. Confronted with demands for Grant's removal because of high casualties, Lincoln refuses, preferring a general who is willing to fight.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; Shiloh; Tennessee
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The Great Train Chase
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- James J. Andrews
- Synopsis
- James J. Andrews leads his men on an unsuccessful attempt to steal the Confederate locomotive "General."
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; locomotive; spy; train
Indexer Notes
frame illustrations
Restless Conspirator
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Joseph Mazzini
- Synopsis
- Joseph Mazzini spends years successfully fighting for a united Italy, but is bitterly disappointed that the new nation is a monarchy rather than a republic.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Italy
Indexer Notes
spot illustration
Flames on the Sea
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Raphael Semmes; John Winslow
- Synopsis
- Raphael Semmes commands the Confederate raider "Alabama" on a highly-successful commerce-raiding mission. "Alabama" is sunk off Cherbourg by USS "Kearsage," John Winslow commanding.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; Cherbourg; educational; fact; France; navy
Indexer Notes
Glanzman's distinctive artwork may be identified with confidence.
The Iron Ships
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- "Monitor" and "Merrimack" fight a naval duel off Hampton Roads, Virginia
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; navy; Virginia
Indexer Notes
illustrations at margins
War Leaders
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Ulysses S. Grant; Robert E. Lee; David G. Farragut
- Synopsis
- portraits and brief biographies of three military commanders
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
War Drums
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow
- Inks
- Gray Morrow
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Harry M. Kieffer; Andy; Union soldiers
- Synopsis
- Harry Kieffer and his friend join the 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers as drummer boys and stretcher bearers. They fight at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; drummer boy; educational; fact; Pennsylvania
Indexer Notes
Presumably drawn from "The Recollections of a Drummer Boy" by Harry M. Kieffer.
Comic artist identification by Saltarella.
Trial of the Century
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Account of Nazi atrocities, and of the Nuremberg Trials.
- Keywords
- concentration camp; educational; fact; Germany; Nazi; Nuremberg; Nuremberg Trials; World War II
These Brave Fields
text article / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Frank Aretas Haskell; Union soldiers; Confederate soldiers
- Synopsis
- Haskell's account of his experiences in the Battle of Gettysburg
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact; Gettysburg; Pennsylvania
Indexer Notes
Illustrated. Content drawn from "The Battle of Gettysburg," by Frank A. Haskell (published posthumously -- Haskell was killed at Cold Harbor).
Possible art identification by Saltarella.
The Men in Uniform
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- How Civil War soldiers were recruited, outfitted, and killed.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
spot illustrations
War Leaders
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- George E. Pickett; George G. Meade; Thomas J. Jackson
- Synopsis
- portraits and short biographies of three army leaders
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
The Ghost Dance
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Wovoka
- Synopsis
- Wovoka sees visions guiding him to lead the Ghost Dance peacefully, in order to remove the white invaders of Indian country. A Sioux uprising, somewhat connected with the Ghost Dance, is crushed.
- Keywords
- American Indian; educational; fact; Native American; Sioux; western
The Gray Ghost
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- John Singleton Mosby; J.E.B. Stuart; Robert E. Lee
- Synopsis
- Mosby's Partisan Rangers cavalry unit successfully harasses Union posts in Northern Virginia.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; cavalry; educational; fact; Virginia
Indexer Notes
Glanzman's distnctive artwork may be confidently identified.
The People at Home
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- How civilians experienced the Civil War
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
illustrations at margins
War Leaders
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Philip Kearny; James E. B. Stuart; William T. Sherman
- Synopsis
- portraits and short biographies of three army leaders
- Keywords
- American Civil War; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The Final Days
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Ulysses S. Grant; William Sherman; Abraham Lincoln; Robert E. Lee; James Longstreet
- Synopsis
- As Lincoln begins his second term, Grant crushes Confederate forces in Virginia, forcing Lee's surrender.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; Appomattox; educational; fact; President; Virginia
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
An April Day
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln; Ulysses S. Grant; Mary Todd Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Account of Lincoln's last day
- Keywords
- American Civil War; assassin; assassination; educational; fact; Ford's Theater; Washington D.C.
Indexer Notes
illustrations at margins
The Prophet From Hoboken
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- John Stevens; De Witt Clinton; Gouvernor Morris
- Synopsis
- John Stevens agitates for a railroad in 1812, before railroads exist. In 1831 he opens the Pennsylvania Railroad.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Hoboken; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; railroad; transportation
The Aftermath
comic story / 2.5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Northern military occupation of the South, and Reconstruction governments, are finally unsuccessful in rebuilding the South or uniting the nation.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Ku Klux Klan; Reconstruction
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 0.5 page
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We hope you enjoyed this issue.
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- suggested reading
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
["The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales"]
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2.
The Civil War
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3.
Before the Storm
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4.
The Storm Breaks
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5.
War Leaders
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6.
The General Who Fought
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7.
The Great Train Chase
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8.
Restless Conspirator
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9.
Flames on the Sea
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10.
The Iron Ships
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11.
War Leaders
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12.
War Drums
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13.
Trial of the Century
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14.
These Brave Fields
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15.
The Men in Uniform
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16.
War Leaders
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17.
The Ghost Dance
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18.
The Gray Ghost
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19.
The People at Home
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20.
War Leaders
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21.
The Final Days
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22.
An April Day
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23.
The Prophet From Hoboken
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24.
The Aftermath
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["We hope you enjoyed this issue."]
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["Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"]
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