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Civil War, U.S.
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "My Precious Loulie...": Love Letters of the Civil War 
 These love letters from Civil War soldiers "show their sorrows of being apart, fears that the soldier would not return home, and hopes for the future after the war's end." In addition, "some of the letters are comical, as is the letter from an unknown soldier to a woman who evidently answered his 'lonely-hearts' advertisement." Includes images and transcriptions of this small collection of letters. From the University Libraries of Virginia Tech. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/cwlove/ Topics: Correspondence, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 31, 2006 Abraham Lincoln Online.org
A resource for information about the sixteenth president of the United States, including speeches and writings, frequently asked questions, resource listings, and links to other Lincoln-related sites. Searchable. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html Topics: Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Abraham Lincoln Research Site
Provides a biography, vignettes of many incidents in his life (including his possible romance with Ann Rutledge), a description of his marriage to Mary Todd, biographies of his sons, a timeline of his life, extensive coverage of his assassination, photographs, documents, trivia, bibliography, and many related links. The section on Mary Todd Lincoln is extensive and covers her insanity trial. http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 12, 2009 The American Civil War
The official National Park Service (NPS) American Civil War website. "The approaching Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War (2011-2015) offers the current generation of Americans a most important opportunity to know, discuss, and commemorate this country's greatest national crisis." Includes historical background material, links to "over 70 parks in the National Park System which have resources that are related to the history of the Civil War," lesson plans, and more. http://cwar.nps.gov/civilwar/ Topics: National Parks & Forests, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 6, 2006 American Civil War
An extensive directory of links to information on the United States Civil War. Includes Civil War slang, recipes and other aspects of home life, data about African Americans (in the "Colored Troops" section), details about prisons and prisoners; diaries, letters, and memoirs; archives; and how women, Canadians, Native Americans, and others served during the conflict. From a professor of finance with an interest in this period of history. http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 19, 2005 American Civil War Collections
Civil War letters and diary entries include transcriptions and digital images of the manuscripts. Each collection is annotated and tells whether the letters are from spouses, sweethearts, relatives, or others. The site also includes speeches, fictional writings, spirituals, and legal texts relating to the war. The newspaper collection is for students at the University of Virginia only. From the University of Virginia Library's Electronic Text Center. http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 12, 2007 The American Civil War Homepage
A collection of links to websites about the Civil War. Topics include biographical information, state and local resources, battles, regimental histories, reenactors, images, public documents, and more. http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence During the Civil War
This site highlights the contributions made by African Americans to the intelligence efforts of the Union during the Civil War, describing the work of several slaves, both male and female, who acted as intelligence agents. According to the author, "Black Dispatches was a common term used among Union military men for intelligence on Confederate forces provided by Negroes." Article originally published in the CIA journal Studies in Intelligence. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/black-dispatches/index.html Topics: Black Resources, Government, Government, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2007 Civil War Battlefield Medicine
Information about battlefield medicine in "a time before the doctors even knew about bacteriology and were ignorant of what caused disease." Provides common Civil War medical terms, a look at Civil War dentistry, medical history for Civil War generals, details about surgery and amputations, and related documents. Includes a bibliography and statistics. From eHistory. http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Military, Statistics, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 19, 2009 The Civil War in Florida: Letters of a New Hampshire Soldier (The Calvin Shedd Letters)
Transcriptions of letters from Calvin Shedd to his family during the Civil War. Includes a complete roster of the New Hampshire Seventh Regiment Volunteers (in which he served for the Union Army). This wonderful look at an everyday soldier's experiences during the Civil War conveys the boredom as well as the fighting. Biographical and background information on the war is included. From the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University of Miami Library. http://scholar.library.miami.edu/shedd/letters.html Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 13, 2009 The Civil War Letters of Forrest Little
Transcriptions and images of a Vermont soldier's unpublished letters written to his family in 1861 and 1862 during the Civil War. Includes an essay written by Saint Mary's College history professor Carl Guarneri that discusses the background of the time, brief entries on people and places discussed in the letters, links to related pages, and a source list. Maintained by librarians at Saint Mary's College of California. http://library.stmarys-ca.edu/research/history/usa/little/ Topics: Correspondence, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 22, 2009 The Civil War Letters of Galutia York
Transcriptions of a New York soldier's previously unpublished letters written to his family in 1862 and 1863. Includes regimental histories and a roster of the staff officers. Maintained by librarian Sue Greenhagen at the State University of New York (SUNY), Morrisville. http://localhistory.morrisville.edu/civil_war/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Civil War Life
"An online library of stories and articles about civilian life during the Civil War." Includes excerpts from the journal of Louisa May Alcott, letters, reproduced portions of a magazine for children, a poem by Clara Barton, a lesson in dancing the quadrille, and stories and songs (some audio files) of the Christian Commission, an important relief agency. http://www.edinborough.com/Learn/Civil_War_Life/Life.html Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Society & Social Science, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Civil War Maps: Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
"This presentation contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks." Includes related essays. Searchable, and browsable by place, subject, creator, and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ Topics: History, Maps, Military, U.S. Maps, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Civil War Photographs
This collection of 1,118 Civil War photographs can be searched by keyword, browsed by subject, or viewed by year. There is a list of represented photographers (most of the photographs were made under the direction of Matthew Brady), a brief article on how photographs of the era were made, bibliographies, related links, and an essay, Does the Camera Ever Lie? , about how the photographer got his desired message into his pictures. Administered by the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Topics: Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 24, 2004 The Civil War Soldier: Civil War Small Arms
Concise introduction to the firearms used in the Civil War, including technical specifications, soldier's opinions of the weapons, the impact of weapon shortages, key foreign and domestic manufacturers, and status of production by the war's end. Includes a bibliography. From the Gettysburg National Military Park of the U.S. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/soldierlife/webguns.htm Topics: Hobbies, Recreation, Social Issues, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Weapons Last updated Nov 10, 2006 Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
"The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. ... Other information includes: histories of regiments in both the Union and Confederate Armies, links to descriptions of 384 significant battles of the war, and other historical information. Additional information about soldiers, sailors, regiments, and battles, as well as prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records, will be added over time." http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Topics: Black Resources, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 18, 2005 The Civil War Through a Child's Eye
This lesson plan from the Library of Congress uses materials from the American Memory project to focus "on the use of historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' perceptions of the Civil War era. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events." The site features a teacher's guide, a slide show, and links to related information. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/civilwar/index.html Topics: History, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society
This site includes "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." Browse subject headings, name, or archival name. Searchable by keyword. The Before, During, and After the Civil War presentation provides a good background. Another incredible collection from the Library of Congress American Memory project. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 24, 2004 Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet
Annotated links to primary source documents on women's experiences in the U.S. Civil War, including diaries, letters, and photos and prints. From the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University Libraries. http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/guides/cwdocs.html Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Civil War@Smithsonian: Collecting, Preserving, Remembering the National Experience
This site, produced by the National Portrait Gallery, provides information and pictures from the Smithsonian Institution's extensive collections on the United States Civil War. The collections represented include slavery and abolition, Abraham Lincoln, weapons, leaders, cavalries, navies, the surrender at Appomattox, and the life and culture of the time. A bibliography of resources and timeline of events relating to the war are also available. http://civilwar.si.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Crisis at Fort Sumter
An "interactive historical simulation and decision making program" that allows the user to make decisions just as President Lincoln had to at the beginning of the Civil War. With an explanation of events and advice from the official advisors, the user chooses a course of action based upon the information provided. A fascinating exercise in history, public policy, and the political process. From a history professor at Tulane University. http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/ Topics: K-12 Education, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 4, 2009 The Crisis of the Union: An Electronic Archive of Documents about the Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of the US Civil War
A collection of "pamphlets, books, broadsides, cartoons, clippings, paintings, maps, and other print memorabilia about America from circa 1830 to 1880. Items are drawn primarily from the collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia." Browsable (by author, title, subject, date) and searchable (by keyword, date, subject, graphic elements). Archived by the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI), University of Pennsylvania Library. http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/civilwar/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 28, 2004 CWSAC Battle Summaries
A list of U.S. Civil War battles by state and campaign. Each entry gives the date and a description of the battle, the principal commanders, and estimated casualties. From "Technical Volume II: Battle Summaries" of the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission's (CWSAC) "Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields." Includes a link to the full report. http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tvii.htm Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Documenting the American South (DAS)
Over 1,200 primary sources documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. It includes Southern literature to 1920; first-person narratives, including diaries, memoirs, ex-slave narratives, and travel accounts; the church in black communities to 1920; materials documenting life during the Civil War; and a collection on the history of North Carolina to 1940. Searchable. From the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Florida in the Civil War
Includes an essay, a timeline of related events, photos, documents (diaries, letters, and memoirs), and resources for teachers. From the Florida Memory Project . http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/FloridaCivilWar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 23, 2003 The Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour: The Battle of Gettysburg
An illustrated history of this U.S. Civil War battle fought in July 1863. Includes images from the battle sites, diagrams of the attacks, biographies, eyewitness accounts, a bibliography, and related material. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 11, 2006 Gilmer Civil Wars Maps Collection
"The Gilmer maps are an extensive group of Civil War maps, including both manuscript maps and printed maps with manuscript annotations and engineers' drawings of military construction," housed in the Manuscripts Department of the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The site "includes 161 maps representative of the entire southern region, with particularly large groupings of North Carolina and Virginia maps. Most of the maps are dated 1861-1865." http://dc.lib.unc.edu/gilmer/ Topics: U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Aug 7, 2006 The Historical New York Times Project: Chapter 2: The Civil War Years 1860-1866
This site contains the digitized text for those years. Searchable by date or browsable by the topics of battles, military, politics, relations among the states, and social issues. From the Universal Library at Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.nyt.ulib.org/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 28, 2004 History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
The full text of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by historian James Ford Rhodes. This "chronicle of the War Between the States both provides the general reader with a clearly written description of the events of four bloody years as well as reveals the self-educated author's belief in the war's cause as the evil of slavery." http://www.bartleby.com/252/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literature & Books, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 16, 2006 Home of the American Civil War
Among the many topics covered here are biographies and photos of a great many of the major players; battle details and maps; overview of the war; information on available medical care; the navy and the naval war; the army, its organization, and conditions for soldiers. Also included is a section of "Civil War Potpourri," which contains many diverse subjects from boys in the war to the ethnic make-up of the troops, as well as one that presents various essays written about the war. This is a well-organized, comprehensive site and would be an excellent resource for student reports. http://www.civilwarhome.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 5, 2001 Intelligence in the Civil War
This illustrated report about intelligence activities in the U.S. Civil War provides "a look at some of the highlights of how the North and the South gathered and used their information, the important missions, and the personalities. From this special view, the focus is not on the battlefield, but on a battle of wits." Includes a list of suggested readings. From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/civil-war/index.html Topics: Government, Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 28, 2009 Mr. Lincoln and New York: The 1863 Draft Riots
Overview of the 1863 Draft Riots, a series of violent events in July of that year "the proximate cause [of which] was the fact that New York City -- which had furnished too many soldiers to the Union Army at the beginning of the [Civil] war now furnished too few." Includes a Manhattan map showing some of the riot events. From a presentation by the Lincoln Institute, an organization supporting the study of Abraham Lincoln. http://www.mrlincolnandnewyork.org/inside.asp?ID=91&subjectID=4 Topics: U.S. History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 12, 2007 New York City Draft Riots of 1863
This excerpt from the book "In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863" discusses the July 1863 riots in New York City that followed the enactment of a new conscription lottery law. "Throughout the week of riots [known as the Civil War Draft Riots], mobs harassed and sometimes killed blacks and their supporters and destroyed their property." From the University of Chicago Press. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Labor, Military, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 20, 2005 New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War
Online exhibit about the attitudes towards slavery in New York City between the time slavery was abolished in the state in 1827 and the Civil War. Topics include New York City as a pro-Southern city, abolitionists and fighting slavery, and Civil War battles of New York and reconstruction. Features introductory essays, background about people and events, primary documents, and more. From the New York Historical Society. http://www.nydivided.org/VirtualExhibit/ Topics: Black Resources, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 29, 2007 NY Draft Riots
This illustrated presentation recounts the events of the New York City Draft Riots of July 1863, violent reactions to U.S. Civil War draft legislation and related political and social tensions. Includes maps showing the locations of events in Manhattan. From the New Media Lab, City University of New York (CUNY). http://www.virtualny.cuny.edu/draftriots/Intro/draft_riot_intro_set.html Topics: U.S. History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 9, 2007 The Official Site of the Friends of the Hunley
Site describes the tragic history of the H.L. Hunley , the first submarine to sink a ship in battle (Charleston, South Carolina, February 17, 1864), and the people who developed it and lost their lives in it. It also discusses and illustrates the ongoing efforts to recover and preserve the wreck. Includes an animation of the raising of the Hunley (in QuickTime format), pictures, and archived articles. Searchable. http://www.hunley.org/ Topics: Transportation, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 2, 2001 Only Woman Medal of Honor Holder Ahead of Her Time
An article about Dr. Mary Walker as the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor for her service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Describes how Walker's medal was awarded in 1865, and that "her citation cites her wartime service, but not specifically valor in combat." Also describes how her medal was rescinded in 1916 and restored in 1977. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=42772 Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Mar 13, 2008 The Papers of Jefferson Davis
This site is an extensive online presentation of selected material (text and images) from the complete edition of the works and papers (10 volumes published, a total of 15 projected) on the president of the Confederacy. Includes full text of a number of Davis' letters and speeches, a bibliography, chronology, family genealogy, FAQ, indexes to volumes 7-10, and an annotated list of links to other Civil War sites. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 23, 2002 Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
A collection of full-text Union and Confederate poetry and songs indexed by title, author, and first line. Information about some of the authors is available. Find lyrics, sound files, a history of Taps and Civil War Band Music, popular songs of the day, links to other sound files, and a discussion of "How Authentic Should Period Music Be?" Includes related links. http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Music, Musical Genres, Poetry, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 7, 2005 Secession Era Editorials Project
A collection of primary source material, including documents, editorials, speeches, and articles from 19th century American history. Sections include Early National Politics, Slavery and Sectionalism, Nebraska Bill, Sumner's Caning, Dred Scott Decision, John Brown and Harper's Ferry, 1850s Statistical Almanac, 1860 Election, Secession and War, and Post Civil War. Some of the texts are searchable. From Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina. http://history.furman.edu/editorials/see.py Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 23, 2007 Stonewall Jackson Resources: VMI Archives
This site provides brief biographical information on General Thomas Jonathan Jackson in the chronology and FAQ. More details are available in a selection of full-text correspondence in manuscript form, notes on his teaching career, contemporary accounts of his funeral, and a bibliography of selected sources at this site administered by the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=3747 Topics: Correspondence, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 2, 2008 Today in History: June 25: Custer's Last Stand
Collection of material related to how on "June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer and the 265 men under his command lost their lives in the Battle of Little Big Horn [Montana Territory]." Features photos of Custer and Sitting Bull, a sketch of Custer's division retiring from a Civil War Battle, audio of a song about the battle, and links to related material. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun25.html Topics: Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 20, 2007 US Civil War Generals
Indexed alphabetically, this site lists confederate and union generals from the United States Civil War. Find brief listings with birth and death dates, years of service, branch of service, bibliographies of further readings, and in some cases Web sites. Union officers promoted to Brigadier General by brevet appointment but not promoted further are not included in this index. http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html Topics: Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 21, 2004 Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
"The Valley Project details life in two American communities, one Northern and one Southern, from the time of John Brown's Raid through the era of Reconstruction." Contains photographs, maps, "thousands of original letters and diaries, newspapers and speeches, [and] census and church records, left by men and women in Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania." Many of the sources are searchable. http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 29, 2009 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
An online version of one of the primary sources of the U.S. Civil War (70 volumes, published in 1880-1901 by the War Records Office). Searchable. Part of the "Making of America" series by Cornell University Library. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/m/moawar/waro.html Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 22, 2009 What Is the Sons of Confederate Veterans?
Provides brief background information about the "historical, patriotic, and non-political organization dedicated to insuring that a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved." Discusses qualifications for membership, programs and services, and policies. From the official site for the international headquarters of the organization. http://www.scv.org/whatis.php Topics: Communities & Groups, Military, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Women Soldiers of the Civil War
Article discussing and documenting several of the possibly hundreds of women who served as soldiers in both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. From the spring 1993 issue of Prologue, the quarterly journal of the National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/spring/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html Topics: History, Notable People: Women, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Jul 28, 2005 |
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