Civil War

Subcategories 6

• Barton, Clara
• Brady, Matthew
• Grant, Ulysses Simpson
• Lee, Robert E.
• Lincoln, Abraham
• McClellan, George Brinton

Sites 14

• Civil War Presents information about the battles and soldiers, as well as an array of photographs and links.
• The Civil War for Kids Includes timeline, graphs, maps, biographies of Civil War leaders, and printable activity sheets.
• The History Place An easy-to-use American Civil War timeline with many original photographs and interesting quotes.
• Quia - Civil War Match the squares in this review game.
• Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier in the American Civil War Part of a collection of letters written by Newton Robert Scott, Private, Company A, of the 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers, during the American Civil War. Most were written to the woman he would later marry.
• Selected Civil War Photographs Library of Congress site provides searchable database of more than 1,100 photographs. Also tells what it was like to be a photographer in the Civil War and provides a timeline of the conflict.
• The Civil War: A film by Ken Burns Includes images, maps, biographies, historical documents, bibliography, related links, fact page and section for educators.
• Unforgettable Sights: America's Civil War Experience a photographic overview of the US Civil War by taking a guided virtual trip to America's national archives.
• Letters from the American Civil War Letters between soldiers and their loved ones provide first person and eye-witness accounts of war, covering both the macro and micro scale of the conflict.
• US Civil War: Internet Modern History Sourcebook Links to primary sources available on-line.
• The Time of the Lincolns: Americans at War Follow a foot soldier into battle, browse through historic photographs, re-live the battle of Vicksburg, and explore the role African-Americans played in the Civil War. From the PBS series American Experience.
• American Civil War British site includes articles about major battles, political and military figures, writers, artists, photographers, the role of women, issues, and Lincoln's assassination. Also features a chronology of the war.
• Gods and Generals: The Story Behind the Movie Features General "Stonewall" Jackson and the battles of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Includes primary source materials
• Illinois during the Civil War Although no battles took place in Illinois, the state's residents still shaped the Civil War's course and felt its effects. Includes letters, diaries, and reminiscences of Union soldiers, as well as other materials from the home front.