Directory of Civil War Resources

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The purpose of this category is to provide viewers and researchers with a well-rounded selection of web sites devoted to the US Civil War, 1861-1865. Explore the bloodiest war fought on American soil through biographies, maps, on-line resources, original photographs, databases and primary documents.

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Resources in This Category

• A Civil War Haiku

  http://www.civilwarhaiku.com/
  A haiku verse by Melissa Whelan inspired by the American Civil War; an ode of homage to the valor of our most deadly conflict.

• American Civil War Home

  http://www.civilwarhome.com/
  Shotgun's Civil War site - including overviews of many different aspects of the war, biographies, battle summaries, photographs, selected official records, and Fox's Regimental losses.

• American Civil War Story

  http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/
  Stories are the part of history that can truly engage people and transport them to the past. Here we tell the stories of the American Civil War for the reader’s education and enjoyment.

• American Military Communication 1860-1865

  http://www.civilwarsignals.org/
  US-CS balloons, telegraph, cryptography, Army-Navy signals, covert operations, forum, interactive code study lessons.

• An Analysis of President Lincoln's Legal Arguments Against Secession

  http://jimostrowski.com/articles/secession.html
  Delves into the resulting change in thinking of political leaders and how the constitution is interpreted because of actions taken before and during the conflict.

• Astrocartography of the Secession of South Carolina

  http://www.dominantstar.com/e_civil1.htm
  Essay on the astrocartography of the Civil War, focus on how the planetary metaphors of Mars and Pluto were reflected in this historic event, by astrocartographer Rob Couteau.

• Civil War

  http://www.civilwar.com/
  A presentation of information about the battles and soldiers, in addition to a vast array of photographs and links.

• Civil War Academy

  http://www.civilwaracademy.com/
  Information about many aspects of the most bloody conflict in United States history.

• Civil War Archive

  http://www.civilwararchive.com/
  A collection of American Civil War regimental histories, letters from home and diary excerpts.

• Civil War at Smithsonian

  http://www.civilwar.si.edu/
  Examines the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institutes extensive collections. It includes resources, a detailed timeline, and images with detailed descriptions.

• Civil War Bookshelf

  http://cwbn.blogspot.com/
  Trends in Civil War publishing, CW historiography, CW civic remembrance, and pop culture.

• Civil War Chaplains

  http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/civilwarchaplain/
  Description of qualifications and the role of Civil War chaplains, who shared every part of the soldiers' lives. Includes some photographs.

• Civil War Index

  http://www.civilwarindex.com/
  Index of primary source documents concerning the armies, battles and soldiers of our American Civil War - online books, soldier rosters, photographs, maps, etc.

• Civil War Journeys

  http://www.civil-war-journeys.org/
  Civil War Journeys is an educational website dedicated to research and analysis of the American Civil War. The site features over 3,500 downloadable images of battlefields and re-enactments.

• Civil War Maps Collection

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/
  Library of Congress collection of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps depicting troop activities and fortifications.

• Civil War Search

  http://www.civilwarsearch.com/
  A directory and a Civil War search based on Google custom search engine.

• Civil War Slang

  http://boonebunny.tripod.com/hubbub.html
  Civil War Slang for all "fresh fish" or "top rail skunks."

• Civil War Slang

  http://cwslang.tripod.com/
  Listing of slang terms still used in today's language.

• Civil War Story

  http://www.civilwarstory.nstemp.com/
  Includes a wide range of civil war related material with over one hundred pages and photos.

• Civil War Zone

  http://www.civilwarzone.com/
  A collection of Civil War related biographies, documents, songs, chronology, battle orders, links, and recipes.

• Civil War: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints

  http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/civ/
  Provides links to hundreds of digitized photographs, images, albums, and more, relating to the Civil War held by SMU's DeGolyer Library.

• CJ's Civil War

  http://www.wtv-zone.com/civilwar/index.html
  A complete overlook of the War; including maps, indexes, statistics, flags, lists of battles, and photo gallery. Dedicated to the 13th W. Virginia.

• Fort Craig

  http://fortcraig.tripod.com/
  A southwestern fort and a Civil war Battlefield, where Confederate General Sibley fought Union General E.R.S. Canby. A New Mexico historical site.

• Great American History

  http://www.greatamericanhistory.net/
  Free educational material on the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, site provides an outline, library, and lesson plans.

• Intelligence in the American Civil War

  http://intellit.muskingum.edu/civwar_folder/civwartoc.html
  The works of Edwin C. Fishel, a noted author in the area of intelligence, reveals covert operations, spies and intrigue gathered from his research on the role of intelligence in the Civil War.

• Matts Civil War

  http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/mattscivilwar/
  Links about the American Civil War.

• Named Campaigns - Civil War

  http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/campaigns.html#civ_war
  "The Army Flag and Its Streamers" was prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, to provide general summaries of each of the campaigns displayed on the Army flag.

• North Against South

  http://northagainstsouth.com/
  Understanding the American Civil War on its 150th Anniversary. Analysis and commentary of the various facets of the Civil War and its impact on American history.

• RareMap Collection - American Civil War

  http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/civil.html
  Pictures of maps used in the conflict.

• Religion in the Civil War: The Northern Side

  http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/cwnorth.htm
  Overview, online resources, and guidance for classroom discussion. On TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center.

• Scots in the Civil War

  http://www.electricscotland.com/history/descendants/chap13.htm
  The stories of men and women born in Scotland who fought in the American Civil War.

• Storypath: A Nation Divided

  http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/mmcguire/web/Downloads/Nation/nation.html
  A social studies curriculum unit in the Storypath series dealing with the Civil War, specifically the area around Chattanooga.

• The American Civil War from 1861-1865

  http://www.civil-war.tv/
  Contains information and links about Lincoln, Lee, Grant, Gettysburg, Appomattox, Bull Run, Antietam, other battles and Civil War History.

• The Civil War Home Page

  http://www.civil-war.net/
  A collection of Civil War related links, photos, letters and diaries, documents, and battle reports.

• The History Place - A Nation Divided

  http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
  An easy-to-use American Civil War timeline with many original photographs and interesting quotes.

• The New York City Draft Riots of 1863

  http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html
  An illustrated account of five days of mayhem in July 1863, which included the lynching of eleven black men.

• The United States Civil War

  http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/sw00/civilwar.html
  This site has information on the U.S. Civil War and the people in it, as well as some of the battles fought.

• The Valley of the Shadow, Two Communities in the American Civil War

  http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
  Hypermedia archive of thousands of primary sources. Follows two communities before, during, and after the American Civil War, Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

• The War of the Rebellion in Cornell University's Making of America

  http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/m/moawar/waro.html
  Complete online text of the Official Records of the Civil War.

• The Western Theater in the Civil War

  http://www.aotc.net/
  Information about the Army of the Cumberland and George H. Thomas source page and the Army of Tennessee and Braxton Bragg source page.

• This Week in the Civil War

  http://www.civilweek.com/
  A weekly updated day by day account of the American Civil War.

• This Week in the Civil War

  http://www.thisweekinthecivilwar.com/
  Commemorating the history of the American Civil War during the 150th anniversary with weekly updates on activities for each day during the war, feature articles focusing on battles, leaders and soldiers during significant times.

• TLW's U.S. Civil War Historyscope

  http://historyscoper.com/uscivilwarhistoryscope.html
  Scope the complete history of the U.S. Civil War, with hyperlinks to check facts and go deeper.

• U.S. Army Center of Military History - Civil War Commemoration

  http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/civil_war/index.html
  Commemorates U.S. Army operations in the Civil War and the soldiers who carried them out. Includes timeline, published material, art and photos, archival material and additional resources.

• US Civil War: Internet Modern History Sourcebook

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook27.asp
  A series of historical primary on-line resources intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in American history.

• Virginia Civil War Battles

  http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/va61.html
  Virginia Civil War information including battles and the State flag history.

• Wikipedia: Origins of the American Civil War

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War
  Four-part article exploring the causes of the conflict.

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