This Jackdaw examines and discusses the background to the war, the friction between pro-slavery southern states and the abolitionist north which split America, and describes the long and bitter struggle. Illustrations, posters, military documents, and personal letters bring to life the thoughts and actions of Civil War leaders like Lincoln, Jackson, Grant and Lee, and the "Billy Yanks" and "Johnny Rebs." Kit contents: Letter from Lieutenent George Herbert, Recruiting notice, Genereal Robert E. Lee's Specual Orders, Letter from George Herbert (both), President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Pages from the Richmond Daily Dispatch, A message from the Confederate General Howell, Our Union Defenders - patriotic poster, The Civil War in photographs, BROADSHEETS: Slavery and "Sesech", Billy Yank and Johnny Rob, The Two Presidents, Grant and Lee, Gains and Losses, Civil War Battle Map, Voices from the Past: Civil War book, American War Series: The Civil War "The House Divided" book, Notes on the Exhibits.