- American Civil War
- Includes flags, maps and timeline, casualties of the civil war, battles
and statistics, women in the war, life stories and people search.
- American Civil
War - Collection of questions, quotes, recipes, pictures, unusual
facts, and chronology.
- American Civil War
- Including general informational content.
- American Civil
War - Wealth of information. Categorized links, general resources,
documentary records, and state and local studies. Frequently updated.
Maintained by Dr. George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee.
- The American Civil
War - Biographical sketches of Civil War characters, famous, infamous
and the lesser known, lists of names and unit histories and letters
to and from soldiers in the field.
- American Civil War
Battlefield Images - Battlefield and re-enactment photographs.
- American Civil War Home
- The complete Civil War site - including overviews of different aspects
of the war, biographies, battle summaries, and photographs among numerous
other things.
- Army of the Cumberland and GeorgeThomas
Source - Information about the units, commanders - George H. Thomas,
William S. Rosecrans, Don Carlos Buell, and Robert Anderson - and battles.
- Atlas of the Official Records
of the Civil War - Commercial atlas was originally prepared in the
1890s as an adjunct to official records. Electronic format allows you
to digitally zoom in and print from 175 full-color plates.
- Blue and Gray Trail
- North Georgia saw over one hundred thousand men die in less than a
year at places whose names are forever engraved in the minds of the
American past: Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the hell hole. Nowhere
else in this war did so many men die in such a short period of time.
- Bob Koch's Civil War - Over
400 Civil War photographs, current and 19th Century, concerning the
Army of Northern Virginia. Also includes Civil War book reviews, and
a message board.
- Civil War - A presentation of
information about the battles and soldiers, in addition to a vast array
of photographs and links.
- The Civil War: A Student's
Short Guide - A student's short summary of the American Civil War:
causes, biographies, battles, and other information.
- Civil War Archive -
A collection of American Civil War regimental histories, letters from
home and diary excerpts.
- Civil War Defenses of
Washington, D.C. - A historical overview of the fortifications that
guarded Washington during the Civil War and their current condition.
- Civil
War Forum Frigate - Discussion forum and live chat devoted to the
United States Civil War.
- Civil War Heritage
- Enthusiast's site about the Civil War.
- Civil War in Miniature
- Brief moments of trivia and quotes regarding the War Between the States.
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- The Civil War Index
- A data base of Civil War battle orders, biographies, books, chronology,
documents, recipes, songs, and links.
- Civil
War Index Page - Categorized links, includes archives, bibliographies,
books and an especially useful "Gateways" category. One of the most
comprehensive list of Civil War links. Frequently updated and maintained
by Jim Janke, Assoc. Prof., Dakota State University.
- Civil War Maps
Collection - Maps pertaining to US Civil War.
- Civil War Medicine
- Start of War - At the beginning of the Civil War, the U.S. Army
had a medical corps consisting of all of 98 surgeons and assistant surgeons.
The Corps had about 20 clinical thermometers, and didn't have a "modern"
microscope until 1863.
- Civil War Music Site -
A source for civil war songs, fife and drum music, bugle calls, MIDIs,
forum, and photographs.
- Civil
War Nurses - The nurses and the medical departments on both sides
of the Civil War played an important part in the life of injured soldiers.
This page covers the role of nurses in the war, including essays, photographs,
letters, and more.
- Civil War Photographs
- 1,118 photographs from the Library of Congress. A searchable and browsable
database.
- Civil War Regimental
Histories Index, Union - Directory to regimental histories of the
Union states, including history, genealogy, personal narratives and
muster rolls.
- Civil War Series -
On-line American Civil War resources at The War Times Journal. Includes
rare archives, links and books.
- Civil War Slang
- Civil War Slang for all "fresh fish" or "top rail skunks."
- Civil War Traveler - Travel
information for Civil War sites and events in Virginia, Maryland, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington DC.
- Civil War Trust - This private,
non-profit membership organization is working toward the preservation
of the most historic Civil War battlefield sites.
- Civil
War Victorian - This is a site based mainly on the home-front of
the American Civil War. It contains useful information for women and
men who participate in Living History events.
- Civil
War Women - Archival Exhibits at Duke University - In response to
the many requests, we have begun to transcribe and scan some of our
manuscript collections which document women's experiences in the Civil
War.
- 4CivilWar - Civil War
guide featuring information on Civil War museums and reenactments, Abraham
Lincoln, other war leaders and generals, documents, historic sites and
books.
- Crisis at
Fort Sumter - In this delicate and potentially explosive situation,
Lincoln may well have wondered at times whether it would have been better
had the Buchanan administration abandoned Sumter and Pickens. By retaining
the forts, Buchanan had, in effect, left him with a highly visible,
emotional, symbolic point of contention with the Confederacy.
- Great
American History - The outline that follows is fairly extensive,
covering the Civil War's major political and military events, but it
is neither exhaustive nor finished.
- History Information
Center - The story of Adams County, from the days of Indian raids
to the development plans of today, spreads over two centuries. But our
area is best known for just three days of that time, July 1th, 2nd and
3rd, 1863 - the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Images of the
Civil War - Images from the Civil War National Archives alphabetically
arranged by subject.
- Insiders' Guide to Civil
War Sites in the Eastern Theatre - History and travel guide offering
practical information for touring Civil War sites in the Eastern Theater,
from battlegrounds to local history, accommodation and restaurants.
- Lesser
Known Historical Excerpts Relevant to The War for Southern Independance
- The war between the United States of America, and the Confederate
States of America, was not a battle of good verses evil, or even a true
civil war.
- Life Stories
of Civil War Heroes - Biographies of the lives of a few of the noble
and brave are presented here, along with sources that may be of interest
for more in-depth study. Tributes to the common soldier, valiant unsung
heroes and veterans are also included — "that they will not be forgotten."
- Mason-Dixon
Line Civil War Home Page - From authentic 19th century recipes,
to medicine, well-researched period clothing and little-known Civil
War facts, this web-site captures real life on the home and war-front.
- Matts Civil War
- Links about the American Civil War.
- Mike's Civil War Place - Dedicated
to those who continually research, recover, preserve, and educate themselves
and others on the artifacts and history of the American Civil War.
- National Park Service
Civil War Related Sites - The National Park Service is developing
a Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) of over 5.5 million records
for use in civil war parks. Currently contains a partial list of National
Park Service (NPS) sites representing Civil War history.
- Pamplin Historical Park
- From August 1864 through April 1865, the blue and gray fought a number
of bitter and bloody engagements, the Federals trying to isolate Petersburg
from its supply routes and the Confederates desperately defending their
lifelines to the outside world.
- A
Storm of Shot and Shell - The battlefield changed dramatically as
a result of the accuracy at long distances produced by the rifled musket.
No longer could armies march shoulder to shoulder to within a very short
distance of their enemy. The rapid advance of technology made the military
tactics of Napoleon obsolete. It was no longer considered cowardly to
hide and shoot from a position of cover, such as a tree.
- Term Papers On The American
Civil War - Term papers on the american civil war - examples of
term papers, reports, and essays on the civil war and conflict between
north and south.
- This Week in the Civil War
- A weekly updated day by day account of the American Civil War.
- Time Line of The Civil
War - 1861 - Time line of War Between the States.
- The United
States Civil War - This site has information on the U.S. Civil War
and the people in it, as well as some of the battles fought.
- U.S. Army Military
History Institute - Provides searchable databases of bibliographical
and biographical holdings and unit histories; online access to document
descriptions and photographs.
- U.S. Civil War Center -Louisiana
State University. - The goal is to locate, index, and/or make available
all appropriate private and public data regarding the Civil War. Contains
links to over 4500 Civil War related sites.
- US Civil
War: Internet Modern History Sourcebook - This is a series of history
primary on-line resources intended to serve the needs of teachers and
students in college survey courses in American history.
- The Valley
of the Shadow, Two Communities in the American Civil War - Hypermedia
archive of thousands of sources for the Civil War period and follows
two communities through the American Civil War, one in Virginia and
the other in Pennsylvania.
- Young Heroes of History-
"Young Heroes of History is a series of historical novels for young
adult readers that is readable and fun! These adventure packed books
starring every day kids living through the Civil War make learning history
exciting. Written by award-winning teacher, Alan N. Kay."
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