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All
about the Civil War
An extensive list of links for elementary students from
Cyber Sleuth
The
American Civil War Homepage
An large collection of links to sites containing timelines,
letters, accounts, diaries, information about specific battles
and people.
Civil
War - An extensive list of links to Civil War sites
for students.
The
Civil War for Kids
Students in Mrs. Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School
in Sleepy Hollow, New York studied the Civil War, and then
created a web site summarizing everything they learned including
an illustrated Timeline, The Emancipation Proclamation,
Uniforms, and the Biographies of Civil War Leaders.
Nation
Divided: Timeline of the Civil War
A brief history of the war with many photographs and links
to other sites.
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Africans
in America
This PBS site is a multi-part history of slavery in America.
Each part consists of a narrative, a resource list and a
teacher's guide. The Civil War (covering 1831 to 1865) is
the fourth and final part of the series.
Beyond
Face Value
An exhibit from the U.S. Civil War Center in which you can
view images of slavery that appear on Confederate currency
and explore more than 100 documents.
Civil War. comCivil
War Photographs
Over 1,000 photographs by Matthew Brady and Associates from
the Library of Congress. The collection can be searched
using key words.
The
Time of the Lincolns
This PBS site explores the civil war, women's rights, slavery,
abolition, politics and the growth of the industrial economy.
Includes a virtual tour of a slave cabin, videos, interactive
maps, newspaper excerpts, letters and diaries. The Technology
Gallery features "new technologies" such as the cotton gin
and the steam engine.
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America
Divides
An long list of sites that includes online encyclopedias,
historic documents and timelines, as well as sites that
describe important people, battles, slavery, and secession.
Civil War
Exhibit at the Smithsonian
This site examines the Civil War through the Smithsonian
Institution's many extensive collections.
Picture History
- Historical photographs with simple descriptions
Civil
War Women, Primary Sources on the Internet
A collection of diaries, letters, documents, photographs
and prints which record women's experiences in the Civil
War.
Timeline
of the Civil War
A detailed timeline with photographs of some events.
Gettysburg
National Military Park Kidzpage Main
Kids
Report-Civil War - Students select, evaluate and annotate
all resources included in the KIDS Report.
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Annie
Burton, Childhood Memories of a Slave
Annie, was one of 14 slave children on an Alabama plantation
when the Civil War began. As an adult she went to school.
A teacher encouraged her to write her memories of the plantation.
The first 15 pages tell about life during and immediately
after the war. Includes a photograph of Annie.
Battle
of Gettysburg
Tillie Pierce, a 15 year old school girl, watched Union
and Confederate troops clash in her home town and published
her memories of the event. This site also includes photographs
and maps of the battle.
Civil
War Flags
Union and Confederate flags flown from 1861 to 1865.
General
Robert E. Lee
This site recalls the triumphs of the first year of General
Lee's command from June 1861 to June 1862. It includes letters,
quotes and reports. Robert E. Lee A photograph and brief
outline of Lee's life and military career.
The
Emancipation Proclamation
Contains images of the original document that Lincoln issued
on January 1, 1863, a transcript of the text and historical
notes explaining the effects of the proclamation on the
country.
Rose
O'Neal Greenhow, Confederate Spy
"Wild Rose", as she was called from a young age, was a leader
in Washington society and one of the most renowned spies
of the Civil War. This site contains both scanned images
and transcripts of her letters as well as a photograph of
Rose.
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Battle
of Antietam
September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest day in American combat
history with over 23,000 casualties. Lt. Frederick Hitchcock,
a member of the 132d Pennsylvania Volunteers and David Thompson,
a member of the 9th N.Y. volunteers, describe their experiences
at this battle. Includes photographs and maps.
Battle
of Gettysburg
The turning point of the American Civil War occurred at
the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863.
Civil War
Photography
Dedicated to the understanding and presentation of Civil
War photography in its many formats and committed to the
enhancement of photography's place in the history of the
war.
General Ulysses
S. Grant
Corporal M. Harrison Strong of the 72nd Illinois Regiment
was Grant's adjutant during the war. He wrote a description
of Grant's personality and character. Includes a photograph
of Grant.
Huwald's
Tennessee Mountain Howitzer Battery
The Mountain Howitzer was a large caliber gun designed on
a small scale. Its size made it possible to disassemble
and carry it on horses or mules. This site includes a letter
written by Capt. Huwald, describing the battles around Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Medicine
in the Civil War
Songs
of the Confederacy
Listen to the music and read the lyrics of songs popular
with Confederate soldiers and others in the south. Includes
a photograph.
Songs
of the Union
Listen to the music and read the lyrics of songs popular
with Union soldiers and others in the north. Includes a
photograph.
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Battle
of Fredericksburg
Chapter 3 of The Veteran's Story by R. J. Lightsey. He fought
in many battles including the Battle of Fredericksburg and
tells about meeting "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
Battle
of Vicksburg and Helena
These letters are part of a collection written by Newton
Robert Scott, Private, 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers. Most
were written to Hannah Cone, a neighbor in their home town
in Iowa. Click on Table of Contents to get to a list of
letters. Then Click on July 6 to read about the Battle of
Vicksburg and Helena.
"Duryee's Zouaves"
This New York Infantry unit was one of the most renowned
fighting regiments of the war. Their colorful Zouave uniform,
precise maneuvers, effectiveness in combat and steady bearing
ufire won them respect and recognition.
The Gettysburg
Address
This site contains the only known photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg
on November 19, 1863, an image of the speech written on
White House stationery in Lincoln's handwriting and images
of the correspondence inviting Lincoln to speak.
Pvt.
Hopkins Pratt, Alleged Deserter
In his diary, Pvt. Hopkins Pratt of the 11th Arkansas Infantry,
tells of the diseases and other horrors of war endured by
soldiers. Pratt went home on furlow and refused to join
the fight again. He was tracked down and murdered.
Surrender
at Appomattox
This site includes the letters exchanged by Lee and Grant
before they met for the surrender and eyewitness accounts
of the meeting. It also includes maps and photographs.
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Causes
of the Civil War
A documentary arry archive of materials relating to the
secession crisis.
Civil
War Gazette Lesson Plan
Students work in groups to create an edition of newspaper
describing a civil war battle.
Teacher
Projects Civil War
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The Civil
War Center
An index of over 2400 Civil War links at Louisianna State
University.
Jewish-Americans
in the Civil War
A large collection of letters, diaries, sketches, memoirs
and stories about Jews on both sides of the Civil War.
This Week
in Civil War History
Letters and newspaper clippings describing events of the
war for the current date.
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The
Civil War Page
A large collection of diaries, letters and memoirs of both
Union and Confederate soldiers.
Matthew
Brady
An article about Brady's attempt to document the entirety
of war. Illustrated with Brady photographs.
The
Valley of the Shadow, Two Communities in the American Civil
War
Large collection of diaries, letters, newspaper articles
and many other documents revealing life in Franklin County,
Pennsylvania and Augusta County, Virginia before and during
the civil war.
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