Index of Civil War
Links
The
American Civil War Homepage - This
is the place to start when researching the Civil War.
The
History Place/ A Nation Divided - A timeline, links,
pictures.
Middle
School Cybrary: the Civil War - Many, many, many links.
American
Civil War: Resources on the Internet
*Civil War.com -
timelime, battles, places, documents and music.
American Civil War
- battles, generals, women, prisons, and much more.
Timeline
of the Civil War - links and photos
The Civil War Homepage
Military
History: the Civil War - Over 100
links, biographies, battles, general resources, etc.
Timeline
of the Civil War - with maps
Best
History Sites - the Civil War
Mr.Nussbaums's
Civil War - click on a map to learn what happened there.
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Frederick
Douglass
More
Frederick Douglass links
Frederick
Douglass
John
Brown
John
C. Calhoun
John
C. Calhoun Memorial Page
Joshua
L. Chamberlain
Sherman's
March to the Sea - letters, journals,
diaries, maps and information and links related to Sherman and
his march through the South.
Civil
War Generals - biographies, pictures, North and
South.
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Interactive
Battle Map - click on a state to see the battles fought
there. Click on the battle to find generals, casualties, dates,
results.
Civil
War Battles by State - location,
date, commanders, casualties, victor, details.
Gettysburg
battle map - very large and detailed.
Alphabetical
List of Battles
CivilWar.com
- battles by state,year and on a clickable
map
Fredericksburg
Battle of Bull
Run
Vicksburg
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Weapons
of the Civil War - rifles, explosives,
machine guns
Encyclopedia
of Civil War Artillery
Machine
Guns
Weapons of
the Civil War
The Gatling
Gun
Weapon
Clipart
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Ironclad
warships - photos and info
Gunboats
Images
of ships and naval battles
Ironclads
and Blockade Runners - great photos, lots of links
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Slavery
in America -
Photo gallery with suggestions for units of study, interactive
activity about a southern mansion that owned slaves. Includes
images about the Underground Railroad, the slave trade, and political
cartoons.
Slave
Narratives - Eight women and men
in their 80's and 90's tell what it was like to be a slave. Also
includes text of the narratives and some images.
Voices
from the Days of Slavery: Audio Interviews - Must have RealPlayer.
Not available in Rochester Schools.
A
Journey from Slavery to Freedom - a
slavery timeline, the beginning of slavery, Underground Railroad,
Dred Scot decision, the Amistad Insurrection, slave codes (rules)
and personalities.
Take a Virtual Trip on the Underground Railroad - what
was it really like? What were you told to look for? Who would
help a slave?
TheUnderground
Railroad - Why, what, personal narratives, Fugitive Slave
Bill of 1850, Abolitionists, escape routes, maps.
The
Life of Harriet Tubman - Very detailed with quotes and
pictures.
Slavery
Links - people, stories, pictures
More slavery
links and pictures
Slave
Rescue Quest - Links to sites that tell about life as
a plantation slave, the trip over from Africa in a slave ship,
slave auctons, escape.
The
Story of the Largest Slave Auction Ever
- 436 men, women, children, and infants, all of whom had been
born on a plantation, were brought to a racetrack in Savannah,
Georgia, and put in the stalls used for horses to await the sale.
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Black
Troops in the Civil War
Recruitment
Poster and pictures of Colored Troops
54th
Massachusetts Infantry -
pictures and info
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| Primary Source
Documents (Maps, diaries, letters) |
Civil
War Letters and Diaries
Civil War Love Letters
Maps
of the Civil War - battles, states, etc.
letters, journals
and documents -
A
Virginia Girls Diary - Read chapters V and XI (she meets
Belle Boyd)
Experience
of a Confederate Soldier in Prison
Civil
War Era Maps
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Uniforms
of the Civil War
Union
Uniforms
Civil
War Uniforms
Uniform
Clipart
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Women
of the Civil War
Women
were there
Women
Soldiers of the Civil War - discharge
papers for a woman who tried to pose as a man to fight.
A Virginia
Girls Diary -
Read chapters V and XI (she meets Belle Boyd)
Rose O'Neal
Greenhow Biography
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Brothers
Bound - Prisoners of War
from both North and South
Experience
of a Confederate Soldier in Prison
Conditions
at Andersonville Prison - pictures and descriptions of
hardships
Clipart
and Illustrations
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| Medicine,
Hospitals, Nurses |
Civil
War Battlefield Medicine
Civil
War Medicine - nurses, ambulances,wounds,
diseases, medical care
Civil War Medicine
-transportation, training and amputations.
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American
Memory/ Selected Civil War Photographs - Search
by topic such as battles, medical or slaves.
Photographs
and Images of the Civil War
Civil War
Images - abolitionists, army life,
civilians, authors, officers, navies, medical, women.
Civil War at the Smithsonian
-Digitized images cover slavery and abolition, the weapons
and leaders of the war, and the life and culture of the times.
Matthew
Brady Photographs - famous people, soldiers, scenes.
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Surrender
at Appomattox, 1865 - Excellent
source, pictures of Lee and Grant, the house, a map, conditions
of the troops, etc.
Surrender at Appomattox
- detailed description of the surrender with copies of letters
between Lee and Grant
Terms
of the Surrender - letters describing the terms of the
surrender.
The McLean House
- site of the surrender of Lee.
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| Games and other
Interactive Activities |
Who
Am I: A History Mystery - Try to
detect who the mystery people are by looking at clues.
| Other - sounds,
clipart, songs, food slang |
Civil
War Vocabulary - words and slang
used by soldiers and doctors.
Civil War Clipart -
bugles, cannons, swords,flags, soldiers, backgrounds, rifles,
etc.
Confederate
Civil War Clipart
Poetry and Music of
the War Between the States
The Food Timeline
- Food from different periods in history with recipes.
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