Directory: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Wars: Civil War (1145)

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American Civil War Home - 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.

The Western Theater in the Civil War - Information about the Army of the Cumberland and George H. Thomas source page and the Army of Tennessee and Braxton Bragg source page.

Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. - A historical overview of the fortifications that guarded Washington during the Civil War and their current condition.

This Week in the Civil War - A weekly updated day by day account of the American Civil War.

Civil War - A presentation of information about the battles and soldiers, in addition to a vast array of photographs and links.

The American Civil War - The Struggle to Preserve the Union - The site includes an examination of the causes, biographies of Northern and Southern leaders, battlefield parks, and photographs the locations and participants.

American Civil War - Includes flags, maps and timeline, casualties of the civil war, battles and statistics, women in the war, life stories and people search.

The Historical New York Times Project - 1860-1866 - Digitized text for Civil War Years 1860-1866.

Great American History - Free educational material on the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, site provides an outline, library, and lesson plans.

Civil War Archive - A collection of American Civil War regimental histories, letters from home and diary excerpts.

The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 - An easy-to-use American Civil War timeline with many original photographs and interesting quotes.

Mason-Dixon Line Civil War Home Page - From authentic 19th century recipes, to medicine, well-researched period clothing and little-known Civil War facts, this web-site captures real life on the home and war-front.

US Civil War: Internet Modern History Sourcebook - A series of historical primary on-line resources intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in American history.

Civil War Heritage - Contains information about Confederate and Union Generals, and Rock Island Prison.

U.S. CivilWar Center - Site promotes the study of the American Civil War.

American Civil War - Categorized links, general resources, documentary records, and state and local studies. Maintained by Dr. George H. Hoemann, University of Tennessee.

Civil War Index Page - Categorized links, includes archives, bibliographies, books and "Gateways" category. A comprehensive list of Civil War links frequently updated and maintained by Prof. Jim Janke of Dakota State University.

U.S. Army Military History Institute - Provides searchable databases of bibliographical and biographical holdings and unit histories; online access to document descriptions and photographs.

Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society - 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.

America's Civil War - Features include CSA and USA generals, Medals of Honor, and regimental links, trivia, day-to-day chronology, Pennsylvania rosters for Northampton, Lehigh, and Carbon Counties; Gettysburg National Cemetery burials.

Civil War Slang - Civil War Slang for all "fresh fish" or "top rail skunks."

The United States Civil War - This site has information on the U.S. Civil War and the people in it, as well as some of the battles fought.

Remembering The Civil War - A history of the war to preserve its memories.

Mikes Civil War Artifacts - Relics of the Civil War. Site offers information about insignias of rank and branch of service, documents from the conflict, uniforms, and related collector information.

Matts Civil War - Links about the American Civil War.

Astrocartography of the Secession of South Carolina - 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.

RareMap Collection - American Civil War - Pictures of maps used in the conflict.

Canadians in the American Civil War - Describes the involvement of Canadian citizens in the US Civil War (1861-65).

The History Education Homepage - Includes Civil War personalities, battles, and causes for the conflict.

Casey's On-Line Virtual Civil War Archive - A virtual library of Civil War military histories, Union manuals and documents, includes links to other resources.

Intelligence in the American Civil War - 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.

Civil War at Smithsonian - Examines the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institutes extensive collections. It includes resources, a detailed timeline, and images with detailed descriptions.

Civil War Soldier - Description of soldiers from each side, timeline of events and key dates, gallery of pictures, and other resources.

George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War - The mission of the center is to promote scholarly research war through the development of a database that contains pertinent military, socio-economic and medical data on Union and Confederate servicemen, with initial emphasis on West Virginia's soldiers.

Civil War in Miniature - Extensive coverage of American Civil War terminology, trivia quizzes, chronologies, profiles, stories, graphics and photographs of key figures and events.

The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 - An illustrated account of five days of mayhem in July 1863, which included the lynching of eleven black men.

The Civil War - The American Battlefield Protection Program's site for Civil War Battlefields and related issues. On-line publications, features, publications to order, and links to National Civil War Parks.

US Civil War Generals - A concise index to the generals who fought on both sides of the US Civil War, and has been specifically prepared for the Internet.

Civil War Rosters - All States - A comprehensive list of regimental roster links by state.

A Civil War Haiku - A haiku verse by Melissa Whelan inspired by the American Civil War; an ode of homage to the valor of our most deadly conflict.

The Civil War Home Page - Comprehensive collection of Civil War related links, photos, letters and diaries, documents, and battle reports.

Hispanics in America's Defense - History of Civil War units containing men of Spanish ancestry who fought for the Confederacy and the Union.

North Carolina Troops - Contains various Confederate and Federal regiments from the Civil War Period.

DHQ's American Civil War Portal. - A directory including many links, a Civil War search, chat, and message boards.

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

American Civil War - From the University of Northern Texas, this site was created with the intent of linking to as many primary documents from the period of the secession crisis as is reasonably possible, with the goal of shedding light on the causes of secession, hence of the war.

CJ's Civil War - A complete overlook of the War; including maps, indexes, statistics, flags, lists of battles, and photo gallery. Dedicated to the 13th W. Virginia.

Civil War Chaplains - Description of qualifications and the role of Civil War chaplains, who shared every part of the soldiers' lives. Includes some photographs.

Civil War - A comprehensive online resource for Civil War information.

MacLink's Civil War Research Center - Research reference and data resources and links.

Civil War Signal Corps - Descriptions, manuals and photographs of the signal equipment and methods used during the American Civil War.

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War - Includes informational pages on many leaders and battles of the Civil War.

Photographic History of the Civil War - An etext of the 1912 10 volume edition, in PDF files of 50 page segments per volume. A rich collection of photographs, maps and memoirs of the great war.

Civil War Medicine - Covers medicine at the start of the war, medical technology, amputations, transport, and a bibliography.

Religion in the Civil War: The Northern Side - Overview, online resources, and guidance for classroom discussion. On TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center.

Wikipedia: Origins of the Americal Civil War - Four-part article exploring the causes of the conflict.

The War of the Rebellion in Cornell University's Making of America - Complete online text of the Official Records of the Civil War.

A Year of Glory - A detailed account of the first twelve months of the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee, from his assumption of command on June 1, 1862, to the eve of the climactic battle at Gettysburg.

Named Campaigns - Civil 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.

The Hospital Steward's Tent - A site for information about Civil War hospital stewards. Includes a list of Civil War medicines.

The Jesse James Scrapbook - Civil War on the Western Border -- a summary from Bleeding Kansas to the surrender, including rarely seen newspaper articles.

American Military Communication 1860-1865 - US-CS balloons, telegraph, cryptography, Army-Navy signals, covert operations, forum, interactive code study lessons.

Civil War Slang - Listing of slang terms still used in today's language.

Civil War Maps Collection - Library of Congress collection of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps depicting troop activities and fortifications.

Civil War Bookshelf - Trends in Civil War publishing, CW historiography, CW civic remembrance, and pop culture.

Civil War Zone - A collection of Civil War related biographies, documents, songs, chronology, battle orders, links, and recipes.

Civil War Information - Civil War information including battles, events and people of the American Civil War.

Civil War Battles - Repository of information about Civil War battles, people, a timeline, and a summary.

Fort Craig - A southwestern fort and a Civil war Battlefield, where Confederate General Sibley fought Union General E.R.S. Canby. A New Mexico historical site.

The American Civil War from 1861-1865 - Contains information and links about Lincoln, Lee, Grant, Gettysburg, Appomattox, Bull Run, Antietam, other battles and Civil War History.

The Civil War in Kentucky - Provides a listing of battles and skirmishes, forts and military camps, Heritage Trail events, an annotated list of books and resource links.

Scots in the Civil War - The stories of men and women born in Scotland who fought in the American Civil War.

Civil War Weapons - Descriptions and photos of Civil War weapons, including small arms, edged weapons, and artillery.

US Civil War Online - Provides discussion forums, links, and information about the War Between The States

Civil War Story - Contains a wide range of civil war related material with over one hundred pages and photos.

Civil War Continues - Dedicated to all who fought in the Civil War it includes music, photos, veterans, weapons, and time lines.

Animal Mascots of the Civil War - History of the use of animal mascots during the civil war.

Historical Natural History: Insects and the Civil War - The fact that microbes caused more death than hostile fire is well known to the student of the American Civil War. This account reveals the influence of insects on soldiering during the Civil War.

Storypath: A Nation Divided - A social studies curriculum unit in the Storypath series dealing with the Civil War, specifically the area around Chattanooga.

History Channel: This Day in Civil War History - Article on a birthday or event that occurred on today's date during the U.S. Civil War.

West Point Atlas - Follow the events of the Civil War with digital versions of maps created by the United States Military Academy's Department of History.

Bits of Blue and Gray: An American Civil War Notebook - The site honors both Union and Confederate Soldiers. It includes archives. letters. poetry,songs, and monthly columns.

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