Civil War Links

CivilWar Links

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Massachusetts 22nd Volunteer Infantry

General Civil War Sites

American Civil War: Some excellent sections - battles, leaders, food...
American Civil War: By Thinkquest - well organized, classy site.
United States Civil War Center: AWESOME LINKS! CHECK THIS OUT!
Civil War Home: Excellent site - check out the potpourri section
Civil War Resources: Courtesy of Rutgers University, lots of links
Civil War Links: The "Teacher from Oz" created this - some good stuff
Civil War: Brought to you by David P. Smith - very comprehensive
Suite101.com: An impressive assortment of essays on many CW topics!
Civil War.com: Timelines, battles, music, documents, and more!
Civil War On Line: An assortment of articles and links
Civil War Web: Features an online magazine, trivia games, and moreOnline texts: from Skidmore, some good primary source etexts.
The War for States Rights: A somewhat fiercely Southern POV...
Documenting the American South: Chapel Hill's extensive site. Excellent
The Confederate Net: Focuses on the Southern states, excellent info
A Civil War Webquest: Contains some great, organized links
Emancipation in the Civil War: A chronology, with links

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Causes of the War

Secession Crisis: A series of short articles on the causes.
Causes of the Civil War: A primary source site
The 1850's, an Increasingly Divided Union: an excellent essay by Multimedia Thinking Skills Project
Bleeding Kansas: excellent essay
Dred Scott Decision: from Old Courthouse
John Brown's Holy War: From the people at PBS - well done.
African American Journey: this article focuses on the 1850 Compromise

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Major Battles

Battle Links: From your friendly neighborhood About.com guide
Civil War Battle Stats: This page has a quick summary of battles, and links
CWSAC: Battle summaries by state; from the preservation society
Battle and Campaign Maps: Brought to you by Professor Willis
Battle Summaries and Stats: Courtesy of Civil War Times
Eyewitness: First-hand accounts of some of the key moments.
Battles: Brief articles and casualty stats for major engagements
Antietam - A Photographic Tour: Site attempts to create a 3-D image of the battlefield as it appeared in 1862
Behind the Stone Wall: 360 degree views of some famous battlefields

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The Prisons

Andersonville Prison: The horror of this place, explored through archeology
Elmira Prison Camp: Called "Hell-mira," this Union camp was simply awful.
Camp Ford, CSA: read about this massive Confederate prison camp

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Leaders

Key people: Links to major, focused sites - from About.com
Ben's Civil War Virtual Museum: Great backgrounds on most leaders.
Important People of the Civil War: Indexed articles - great source
Papers of Jefferson Davis: A collection of his writings and more
Ulysses S. Grant Network: All you'd ever need to know, and then some!
Ulysses S. Grant Links: Whoa, and I thought the last site had it all...
Capt. Robert Smalls: Read about this daring slave's famous voyage
Robert Smalls: A good biography and picture
Robert Smalls: Beaufort, S.C.'s tribute to the man

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A Soldier's Life

Bugle Calls: Site randomly plays CW era bugle calls. Kind of fun...
Hardee's Infantry Calls: A good assortment of bugle calls
Terminology: The words and phrases used during the war
Camp Life: A well-designed page, outlining daily life of the soldier. Lots!
Life in Camp: Diversions while sitting in the tents...
Camp Food: Time for a big plate of Worm Castles!
Confederate Uniforms: Materials, and quotes from primary sources
Life of a Confederate Soldier: A series of essays on daily life
Union Uniforms: The actual uniform field manual from 1861
Baseball: The great sport for soldiers. Site gives rules of the game, etc.
Letters of the Civil War: Great collection, with a focus on Massachusetts
Christmas, 1861-1865: Letters capture the soldiers' moods during the holidays. Puts a very human face on this war.
Civil War Love Letters: The soldiers write to their loved ones.Scanned pages
The Childress Twins - Heroes of Shiloh: Their story, and letters home
Amos Humiston: He died at Gettysburg and became famous for his last moments of life.
Milton Ashbury Ryan: Read one Confederate's recollection of the war.
Civil War Heroes: bios of a few men and women who went beyond the norm
22nd MA Infantry: Read about men who saw the Wilderness, Antietam & more

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Women in the War

Women Were There: A short essay, with a good overview of women's roles
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: Winner of Congressional Medal of Honor
Emma Edmonds: Spy and soldier. Very good introductory essay
Belle Boyd: Confederate Spy. Brief bio and picture
Belle Boyd: an outline bio,with some links
Belle Boyd: A good bio essay, and a quote from the famous spy
Civil War Nurses: Featuring Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton
Dorothea Dix: A photograph of the reformer
Dorothea Dix: A women's history bio essay - detailed.
Clara Barton: A brief bio, by the organization she founded: the Red Cross
Profiles in Caring - Clara Barton: A syndicated column from Homecare Online
Clara Barton: Essay asserts that she was the first 'missing persons' investigator
Civil War Women: Online Primary Source archive

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Literature & Art

Civil War Poetry and Music: Excellent site. Search by author, title, etc.
Rick's Civil War Poetry Homepage: A decent collection of poems by title
Cartoons and Charicatures of the CW: Good essay, with picture files
Alfred Waud - CW sketch artist: by the Library of Congress
Mort Kunstler: A modern artist who does impressive CW work
Civil War History through Art: A collection of prints, old & modern
Thoreau - Frequently Asked Questions: look for his views on slavery (and baseball!)
Life and times of Henry David Thoreau - his views on John Brown and slavery
The Thoreau Reader - Look at "Slavery in Massachusetts"
A Plea for Capt. John Brown - Thoreau's defense of the militant abolitionist

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Images of the war

The National Archives: Comprehensive, well organized. Find it here!
American Memory - Library of Congress: Pictures and explanations

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Battle and Medical Technology

Civil War Medicine - Medical Middle Ages: Excellent essay & pictures
Civil War Battlefield Medicine: Links galore! Go here and find it.
The 24th Virginia Field Hospital: These reenactors know their stuff!
Medicine in the Civil War: Info on disease, too. Some graphic images.
Civil War Medicine: Good essay overviews, details on amputations
Weapons of the Civil War: Good information, virtually all text.
Civil War Artillery Page: Very good overview of weapons and tactics
Civil War Bullets: History of the rifle, the minie system, etc.
Military Telegraph Service: Details how messages were sent
Don't forget to check my Industrial Revolution links page!
The Official hunley Page: Learn about submarines in the war
CSS Hunley: Nice submarine site, lots of images
Air War over Virginia: Hot air balloons in the war
Civil War balloons: pictures of them, from the war
Drop Poison Gas from a Balloon: chemical warfare in the Civil War?!?

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Links: Excellent resources on many aspects of the era
Reconstruction Outline: A good summary of the key components of the era.
Reconstruction Era Outline: A more detailed outline, slightly advanced
Wade-Davis Act: Background information
Reconstruction Act of 1867: A slide show that provides a good overview
The Reconstruction Acts: Primary source; the text of the acts themselves
Military Reconstruction Acts: Good summary, with a nice detailed map!
Reconstruction in Georgia: An essay by Richard Irby.
Effects of the Civil War: An advanced essay; lots of details.
Reconstruction and its Failure: An essay on the shortcomings of the North's plan
The South After the Civil War: Good overview, easy to follow

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