The U.S. Civil War is part of the A Chronology of a Divided Nation series. Also included in this series are The Battle Over Slavery, Yankees and Rebels, and the novel The Songs of Stones Rivers. The series includes chronology, biographies, and cause and effect.

The U.S. Civil war title includes time lines, info-graphics, color illustrations and black and white photographs, maps, a glossary, an index, references to text and web resources, and questions aligned with the Common Core.