WEB SITES ON THE
CIVIL WAR AND
RECONSTRUCTION
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AFRICAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY –
RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS AFTERMATH
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart5.html
An essay on the
events leading Congress to implement Reconstruction in 1866 and its progress
during its twelve years, plus the lasting effects of those changes. Includes period photos, broadsides and
letters from the Library of Congress American Memory collection. Excellent
NEW!
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/reconstruction/index.html
“This
exhibit examines one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American
history. It presents an up-to-date portrait of a period whose unrealized goals
of economic and racial justice still confront our society.” Sections:
Introduction; A New Birth of Freedom: Reconstruction During the Civil War; The
Meaning of Freedom: Black and White Responses to Slavery; From Slave Labor to
Free Labor; Rights and Power: The Politics of Reconstruction; The Ending of
Reconstruction; and Epilogue: The Unfinished Revolution. Excellent
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR @ eHISTORY.COM
http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/index.cfm
An extensive site
on the war. Sections: Articles, Battles,
Biographies, Books, Book Reviews, Civil War Daily, Essays & Papers,
Glossary, HistoryList, Images, Interactive, Letters & Diaries, Maps,
Medicine, Newsletter, Official Records, Periodicals, Regimental Units,
Timeline, and Trivia Game. Excellent
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ETHNOGRAPHY
http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/cw/index.html
Examines American
society during the Civil War and how the war affected it. Sections: Civil War Overview, Letters from
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE – A GATEWAY
SITE
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
A huge page of
links to Civil War information.
Sections: General Resources,
Biographical Information, State/Local Studies-by State, Other Military
Information, The Secession Crisis and Before, Histories and Bibliographies,
Battles and Campaigns, Civil War Re-enactors, Fictional Accounts of Wartime,
Images of Wartime, Documentary Records, Rosters and Regimental Histories, and
Civil War Round Tables. Excellent
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE - A GATEWAY SITE
A very
comprehensive site with information about the war. Sections: Civil War Battles, Civil War
Biographies, Civil War Medicine, Civil War Potpourri, Confederate States of
America, Essays on the Civil War, Fox’s Regimental
Losses, Letters About the War, Naval War, Other Civil War Sites, Overview of
the Civil War, Shotgun’s Opinions, The Armies, and Western Theater Discussion
Group. Outstanding. Excellent
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE - A GATEWAY SITE
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
Sections:
General Resources, The Secession Crisis and Before, Images of Wartime,
Biographical Information, Histories and Bibliographies, Documentary Records,
State/Local Studies-by State, Battles and Campaigns, Rosters and Regimental
Histories, Other Military Information, Civil War Re-enactors, and Civil War
Round Tables. Outstanding. Excellent NOTE: THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SITES.
AMERICAN TREASURES FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS – THE
CIVIL WAR
NEW!
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr11b.html#civil
A collection of sketches,
photos, documents, maps and more from the Library of Congress. Sections include: Civil War Maps, Promoting
the Union Cause, A Civil War Sketch Artist, A Photographic Sketchbook, Port
Royal Band Books, Lincoln Fires McClellan, The Battle of Bull Run, Clara
Barton, The Wilderness Campaign, The Battle of Gettysburg, Discrimination
During the Civil War, Lincoln’s Message to Congress, Ruins in Richmond,
Andersonville, Reconstruction, the Fall of Vicksburg, Thanksgiving, Civil War
Ironclads, Lieutenant General Grant,
Civil War Action, Diary of a Confederate Woman,
and much more. Excellent
BEHIND THE STONEWALL - 360° PANORAMIC IMAGES FROM CIVIL WAR
BATTLEFIELDS NEW
PANORAMAS!
http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall/
105
360° panoramas of Civil War
battlefields. Includes: Raid at Harper’s
Ferry, Manassas Battlefield, Antietam Battlefield, Gettysburg Battlefield,
Chickamauga Battlefield, Andersonville, Perryville,
THE
CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION NEW
URL!
http://www.mrburnett.net/civilwar.html
A History teacher’s site with extensive
links. Sections: Causes, Overview, Timelines, Maps, Key
Figures, Battles, Reconstruction and more.
Excellent
CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD MAP
http://homepage.floodcity.net/users/mastdog/states.html
Interactive,
animated map of Civil War battlefields. Click on a state for a detailed map of
battles within that state. There is also
a list of detailed battle maps for many of the battles. Excellent
CIVIL WAR – 42EXPLORE NEW!
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm
Basic
information on the Civil War along with activities, webquests and links. For elementary students. Excellent
CIVIL WAR – THE HISTORYNET ARCHIVES NEW
URL!
http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/19_century
Articles
about different aspects of the Civil War.
Scroll down to this section.
Includes:
CIVIL WAR INDEX PAGE
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
A
huge list of links by topics such as: Artillery, Bugle Calls, Documents &
Records, Railroads, Reconstruction and much, much more. Excellent
CIVIL WAR LINKS NEW!
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/civwar.html
A
page of links for students on the Civil War.
Excellent
CIVIL WAR MAP COLLECTION
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html
Over
2,200 online maps from the Library of Congress.
Types include: Reconnaissance, Sketch, Coastal and Theater-of-War. Search the collection by keyword, geographic
location, creator and title. Excellent
CIVIL
WAR POTPOURRI
http://www.civilwarhome.com/potpourr.htm
A huge number of articles from many
categories. Includes: Balloons with the
Army of the Potomac, Civil War Firsts, Compromise of 1850, Costs of the Civil
War, Freedmen (Freed Slaves),
CIVIL WAR TREASURES FROM THE
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html
“The images in this digital collection
are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that
document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City
regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of
soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography
showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and
writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides.” Includes:
Manuscripts, Drawings, Photographs, Prints and Posters. Excellent
CIVIL WAR WOMEN – PRIMARY SOURCES ON THE INTERNET
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html
Links to diaries,
letters, prints, and photographs by or about women during the war. Note: We found a couple of broken links out
of several tried. Excellent
CRISIS AT
http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/CrisisMain.html
A detailed look at the events
that led to the war and the role of
March 19-March 29, 1861,
Final Orders March 31 to April 6, 1861, And the War Came April 7-12, 1861, Aftermath April 13, 1861 to April 14, 1865,
and Reflections. Excellent
DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN SOUTH
A
collection of resources on Southern culture, literature and history from the
1700s to the early part of the 20th century. Sections:
First Person Narratives of the American South, Library of Southern
Literature, North American Slave Narratives, The
EYEWITNESS
TO HISTORY: THE CIVIL WAR NEW
URL!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm
Eighteen eyewitness accounts of events of the
war. Excellent
FIRST PERSON NARRATIVES OF THE AMERICAN
SOUTH, 1860-1920
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ncuhtml/fpnashome.html
“This
compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the
FREEDMEN AND SOUTHERN SOCIETY
PROJECT NEW URL!
http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/
A
compilation of online documents that depict the tremendous change brought about
by Emancipation and the emotions of those who lived during that time. The documents include letters, petitions,
broadsides and more. They tell a vivid
story. Excellent
THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU OF AUGUSTA COUNTY ,
VIRGINIA
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/HIUS403/freedmen/introduction.html
Includes: Brief Overview, Project’s Development, Work
Cited, Image Gallery. Sections; Social
Services, Violence & Justice, Family Services, Labor & Contracts,
Bureaucracy, and Newspapers. Gives an
excellent idea of the work of the Bureau.
Excellent
FREEDOM FIGHTERS – U.S.
Extensive information on the “colored” troops
that fought in the war. Includes Regiments, Organization by States, History,
Chronologies, Histories of the Regiments and Batteries, Special Topics &
Links, General Information and much more.
Excellent
A HOUSE DIVIDED –
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ahd/civilwar.html
An online exhibit
on the issues that brought about the war and its aftermath. Sections: Introduction; Lincoln’s America;
Slavery; Slavery Debate; The Impending Crisis; The Civil War; War, Politics
& Society; and The Aftermath. Note:
Follow the arrows at the bottom of each section introduction for photos and
extensive information. Excellent
THE HUNLEY
http://www.hunley.org/index.asp
The story of the Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship, its re-discovery and its recovery and conservation. Sections: Submarine, History, Recovery, Archaeology, Conservation and Events. The Submarine section includes a mission simulator. The Recovery section includes an animation of the recovery. Note: You do not need to be a member to use the site. Excellent
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/civilwar/about.html
“In
the winter of 1861 Abraham Lincoln left his home in
Although
the combatants fought no battles on
JEWS IN THE CIVIL WAR NEW
URL!
http://www.jewish-history.com/civilwar/Default.htm
Information on
Jews who served in the Civil War or those at home. Divided into
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/monitor/
A NOVA companion site on the
Monitor, the north’s secret warship.
Sections: Tour the Monitor, Behind the Scenes, Eyewitness to the
MAKING FREEDOM
- AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00518/chapter7.pdf
“The documents in this lesson will help orient
students to what freedom meant for many African Americans in 1865 given their
previous servitude and the realityof the world in which they now lived. This
orientation should serve as a springboard for the subsequent exploration of
Reconstruction.
Organizing
Idea
The goal of this lesson is to allow students to
experience a snapshot of responses to emancipation in the single year 1865 in
order to get a sense of what freedom meant, some of the hopes freed people had,
and the obstacles they faced.” Includes Primary Sources and Student Activities. Excellent
MUSARIUM: EYE OF THE STORM
http://www.journale.com/eyeofthestorm/index.html
An online interpretation of
the life of a soldier during the war through his journal and video clips. Movies: The Balloon is Loose!, Andersonville
Prison, Captured and The Cole House.
Note: We could play the video but could not get the sound. Excellent
MUSIC OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR NEW URL!
http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar.html
A large
collection of Civil War music with
A
NATION DIVIDED: THE
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
A timeline of the Civil War. Excellent
AN OUTLINE OF THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/recon/reconframe.html
An in-depth
examination of Reconstruction. Includes:
Arguments for Confiscation; African American Arguments for Land; Negative
Reactions; The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Land; Key Events in
Reconstruction; The
POETRY AND MUSIC OF THE WAR BETWEEN
THE STATES NEW URL!
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/
Music
and poetry can help us understand the thoughts and emotions of those who fought
and those who waited for them. Sections:
Confederate Poetry, Union Poetry, Music of the War. The Music section: Songs of the
RECONSTRUCTION
AND ITS AFTERMATH
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart5.html
An American Memory exhibit on Reconstruction and
the years after. Excellent
SCARTOONS – RACIAL SATIRE AND THE
CIVIL WAR
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/scartoons/cartoons.html
Follows
the development of caricatures and political cartoons and their blossoming
during the Civil War. Includes: The
Development of Caricature, Abraham Lincoln: A Case Study; Scartoons: Racial
Satire and the Civil War. Sections:
Introduction, The Road to 1860, The War Years, The Aftermath, and
Conclusion. Excellent
SELECTED CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
A collection of
1,118 photographs, mostly of military personnel, preparations for battle,
battle after-effects, Confederate and
SHERMAN ’S MARCH THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA
http://members.aol.com/x69xer/index.html
An examination of
General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march through
SLAVERY IN
http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/whats_new.htm
A
collection of online resources for teaching about slavery. Includes: The Melrose Interactive Slavery
Environment, “Roads to Freedom” online
exhibit, Slavery Gateway – teacher-evaluated websites on slavery, lesson plans
and more. OUTSTANDING. Excellent
THREE DAYS AT GETTYSBURG
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/EMS/History_Pages/Gettysburg/Gettysburg.html
An account of the
battle at
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD – 42EXPLORE NEW!
http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm
Basic
information on the Underground Railroad along with activities, webquests and
links. For elementary students. Excellent
THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW – TWO COMMUNITIES IN
THE CIVIL WAR
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/
“This
is the gateway into the story of the Civil War as seen by the people of two
communities in the Great Valley of the United States: Franklin County,
Pennsylvania and Augusta County, Virginia. This project weaves together the
histories of these two places, separated by a few hundred miles and the
ABOARD THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: A NATIONAL REGISTER TRAVEL ITINERARY NEW!
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/
“Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register of Historic Places
Travel Itinerary introduces travelers, researchers, historians,
preservationists, and anyone interested in African American history to the
fascinating people and places associated with the Underground Railroad. The
itinerary currently provides descriptions and photographs on 64 historic places
that are listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic
Places, America's official list of places important in our history and worthy
of preservation. It also includes a map of the most common directions of escape
taken on the Underground Railroad and maps of individual states that mark the
location of the historic properties.” Very Good
ABRAHAM
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
“The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of
approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into three
"General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing
correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed
material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN OHIO
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html
“This selection
of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the
Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to
1920, a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration, religion and
politics, migrations and restrictions, harmony and discord, and struggles and
successes. “ Very Good
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - A GATEWAY SITE
http://mirkwood.ucs.indiana.edu/acw/
Links to sites
about the war. Very Good
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR PHOTO GALLERY NEW!
http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/
A huge gallery of photos of
Civil War topics, people and places.
Sections include: Union Officers and Soldiers, Confederate Officer and
Soldiers, Government Officials, Battlefields and Fortifications, Structures,
African-Americans, Technology, Women and Children, Panoramas and more. Contains some commercial content. Very Good
AMERICAN
VISIONARIES: FREDERICK DOUGLASS – ONLINE EXHIBIT NEW!
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/douglass/overview.htm
“This exhibit features items owned by Frederick
Douglass and highlights his achievements. The items are in the museum and
archival collections at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site at Cedar
Hill,
THE BATTLEFIELD OF MANASSAS
http://www.battlefieldmanassas.org/
This
small town in
BITS OF BLUE AND GRAY – THE AMERICAN CIVIL
WAR NOTEBOOK
http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/
Letters, The
Archive (biographies of soldiers), Civil
War Poetry, Civil War Songs, Ghost Stories, Miscellaneous, Chronicles of the
Great Rebellion, Civil War Trivia, Suggested Offline Reading, Favorite Civil
War Sites, DE Roster of Union Soldiers, The 4th Delaware, and
Nicknames. Very Good
THE CIVIL WAR
Sections: The
Timeline, The Battles, The Places, The Music, The Documents, The Sponsors, The
Links. Very Good
CIVIL WAR, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SLAVERY AND
RECONSTRUCTION LINKS – 4TH & 5TH GRADES NEW!
http://www.quia.com/pages/hostettercivil.html
A
page of links for students in grades 4-5 on the Civil War,
CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION – 1861-1877 – AMERICAN
HISTORY TIMELINE
NEW!
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/civilwar/civilwar.html
A brief overview of the
period from 1861 to 1877. Check out the
Topics section for more articles and primary documents. More than it looks at
first glance. Very Good
THE CIVIL WAR: BLACK AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNION INTELLIGENCE
NEW URL!
Details the role
of southern blacks in providing information to northern intelligence agents and
military personnel and their value to the
CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF THE BOND AND EDWARDS
FAMILIES
http://www.genealogy105.com/letters.html
A collection of
letters from the Bond and Edwards families during the Civil War. Very well done. Very Good
CIVIL WAR LINKS
http://www.kathimitchell.com/civil.htm
A full page of links. Very Good
CIVIL WAR PRINTS BY ANDY THOMAS NEW URL!
A set of ten
Civil War drawings by artist Andy Thomas.
Good
CIVIL WAR SITES ON THE INTERNET
http://www.civilwarhome.com/cwsites.htm
A full page of
links to websites on the Civil War. Very
Good
A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER IN THE WILD CAT REGIMENT –
SELECTIONS FROM THE TILTON C. REYNOLDS PAPERS NEW!
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tcrhtml/tcrhome.html
“A Civil War Soldier in the Wild Cat Regiment: Selections from the
Tilton C. Reynolds Papers documents
the Civil War experience of Captain Tilton C. Reynolds, a member of the 105th Regiment
of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Comprising 164 library items, or 359 digital
images, this online presentation includes correspondence, photographs, and
other materials dating between 1861 and 1865. The letters feature details of
the regiment's movements, accounts of military engagements, and descriptions of
the daily life of soldiers and their views of the war. Forty-six of the letters
are also made available in transcription.”
Very Good
CIVIL WAR – VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP NEW!
http://www.massieschool.com/civil-war/home.html
“This Virtual Field Trip will allow the
visitor to travel to some of the major battle grounds of the American Civil
War. While this is not an in depth study of these events, it should give the
user an introduction to these battles which occurred during the war. The
trip explores these various battles in chronological order, beginning with the
first shots fired at
EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY – 19TH CENTURY NEW!
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/19frm.htm
Eyewitness
accounts of events in the 19th century. Included due to several slavery-related
accounts. Very Good
FIVE TRI-STATE WOMEN DURING THE CIVIL WAR
– DAY TO DAY LIFE
http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh43-1.html
“The diaries and writings of five
women of the tri-state area, Where
THE
MEADE ARCHIVE NEW URL!
Information and memoirs of General George Gordon
Reade, the last commander of the Army of the
RECONSTRUCTION
LINKS
http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/recon.htm
A page of links on Reconstruction from the Lest
We Forget website. Very Good
THE SOUTHERN “BLACK CODES” OF 1865-1866 NEW!
http://www.crf-usa.org/brown50th/black_codes.htm
“The end of the Civil War marked
the end of slavery for 4 million black Southerners. But the war also left them
landless and with little money to support themselves. White Southerners,
seeking to control the freedmen (former slaves), devised special state law
codes. Many Northerners saw these codes as blatant attempts to restore
slavery.” Includes
a classroom activity. Very Good
STRIEBY FAMILY CIVIL WAR LETTERS
http://home.att.net/~cwletters/index.html
Letters to and
from William J. and Mary E. Strieby between 1861-1865 to and from
THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
http://www.civilweek.com/index.htm
A calendar index
of events of the war. Search according
to date. Very Good
TREASURENET HISTORICAL IMAGES – CIVIL WAR AND CIVIL WAR BY STATE
http://www.treasurenet.com/images/
A list of
photographs of the war. Topics include:
Army Life, Cavalry, Civilians, Confederate Army Officers, Federate Army
Officers, Morale, Navies, Women and many more.
Very Good
THE UNKNOWN CIVIL WAR
http://www.unknowncivilwar.com/index.html
A list of
articles covering little-known aspects of the war. Very Good
ULYSSES
S. GRANT HOME PAGE
http://www.mscomm.com/~ulysses/
An extensive site on the great Union general and
post-war President. Sections: Basic
Info, Early Life, Private Side, Civil War, Family Man, His Friends, and Last
Years (including Presidency). Very Good
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html
An index to the
Generals who fought on both sides of the Civil War. The Generals are indexed alphabetically under
“WE’LL SING TO ABE OUR SONG” – SHEET MUSIC
ABOUT
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/scsmhtml/scsmhome.html
“"We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!":
Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the Alfred
Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana includes more than two hundred
sheet-music compositions that represent Lincoln and the war as reflected in
popular music. The collection spans the years from
ABRAHAM LINCOLN NEW!
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
A
timeline and photos of
AFRICAN AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC – 1850-1920 NEW!
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/
“This collection consists of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. The collection includes many songs from the heyday of antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Civil War period music includes songs about African-American soldiers and the plight of the newly emancipated slave. Post-Civil War music reflects the problems of Reconstruction and the beginnings of urbanization and the northern migration of African Americans. African-American popular composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. Twentieth century titles feature many photographs of African-American musical performers, often in costume. Unlike many other sorts of published works, sheet music can be produced rapidly in response to an event or public interest, and thus is a source of relatively unmediated and unrevised perspectives on quickly changing events and public attitudes. Particularly significant in this collection are the visual depictions of African Americans which provide much information about racial attitudes over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.” You can browse the collection by Title, Subject and Name. Good
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amsshtml/
“For
most of the nineteenth century, before the advent of phonograph and radio
technologies, Americans learned the latest songs from printed song sheets. Not
to be confused with sheet music, song sheets are single printed sheets, usually
six by eight inches, with lyrics but no music. These were new songs being sung
in music halls or new lyrics to familiar songs, like "Yankee Doodle"
or "The Last Rose of Summer." Some of
THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR – THE NAVAL WAR
http://www.civilwarhome.com/navalwar.htm
Links to information on the naval war. Good
AN AMERICAN TIME CAPSULE: THREE CENTURIES OF
BROADSIDES AND OTHER PRINTED EPHEMERA NEW!
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/pehome.html
“The Printed Ephemera collection at the
Library of Congress is a rich repository of
BAND MUSIC FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA NEW!
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html
“Band Music from the Civil War Era
makes available examples of a brilliant style of brass band music that flourished
in the 1850s in the
BEYOND FACE VALUE: DEPICTIONS OF SLAVERY
ON CONFEDERATE CURRENCY
NEW!
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/BeyondFaceValue/index.htm
“Many
Southern notes did not feature images of slavery; this exhibit focuses on the
ones that did. This collection features notes issued and circulated in the South
during the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction Eras. Notes were issued by
various entities, including the Confederate government, state governments,
merchants, and railroad companies.” Sections: Overview of the Civil War, Economic
Environment, The Images, The Collection, and more. Good
BLUE AND GRAY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS NEW!
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/chlit/exhibit/intro.htm
“Scholars
have noted that cultural lessons are instilled in children's books. And as with
war memorials, the debate over the Confederate battle flag, and other forms of
popular and material culture associated with the war, children's books are less
a recitation of particular historical events than they are a revelation of the
modes of thinking that exist during the time of their creation. Varied in
subject matter and style, these books project a complex mosaic of American
identity, cast in the singular image of the Civil War.” Good
THE BLUE AND GRAY TRAIL
http://www.ngeorgia.com/travel/bgtrail.html
“The
Civil War in
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR
http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/causes.html
Links to
documents that show the secession crisis that led to the war. Good
CIVIL
WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 1861-1877
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/civilwar/civilwar.html
Classroom materials and additional information
to go with the American Memory exhibits listed elsewhere. Includes documents and classroom
activities. Good
CIVIL
WAR ARTILLERY
Links to information on Civil War
artillery. Good
CIVIL WAR BATTLE
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm
A
complete of Civil War battles divided into campaigns. Each includes Location, Campaign, Dates,
Principal Commanders, Forces Engaged, Estimated Casualties, Description, and
Results. Good
CIVIL WAR CLIPART GALLERY
http://www.jewish-history.com/Clipartgallery/clipart.htm
Clipart on the
Civil War in black and white, color and with animation. Good
CIVIL WAR CURRENCY NEW!
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/civilwar/index.html
Sections:
Confederate Currency, Fractional Currency, and Demand & Interest-Bearing
Notes. Other Sections: Tour Showcase of
Bills, Historical Context, and Artistry & Imagery. Good
CIVIL WAR ERA SLANG AND TERMS – A
WRITER’S GUIDE NEW!
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poindexterfamily/CivilWar.html
A collection of slang and phrases common