Pathfinders - American Civil War
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Art and
Literature |
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Civil War Photographs |
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A collection
from the Library of Congress that contains 1,118 photographs. |
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Civil War Photography Center |
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Provides
a brief history of Civil War photography, examples, and lets
you view a 3-D gallery.
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| American
Paintings and Sculpture |
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View
the works of art produced during the Civil War period from the
collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From here, check
out American Decorative Arts as well.
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American
19th Century Art
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A collection
of art including paintings of Civil War battles, portraits of
Lincoln and more from the National Gallery of Art.
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Museum
of the Confederacy
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This
museum has over 15,000 artifacts from the Civil War including
flags, clothing, personal papers, paintings, photographs and
more.
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Caricatures
and Political Cartoons - Civil War
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Not
only does this site provide great examples of caricatures and
political cartoons, but also gives the background of the
development of this expression of satire.
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Civil
War Cartoons
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A
history of political cartoons during the Civil War. Has
some images but is mostly text.
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Electronic
Text Center: American Civil War
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Read
the works of dozens of American writers including Whitman's Leaves
of Grass, A.H. Baum, James Booker, Jefferson, Robert E.
Lee, Booker T. Washington and more.
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Civil
War Literature
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Electronic
copies of 15 Civil War stories from Harper's Weekly.
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Mark
Twain's Civil War
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An
interesting article on Twain's military history and his views
of the war.
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| The
Stephen Crane Society |
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A
large online collection of Crane's works, biographical
resources, information on The Red Badge of Courage and
more.
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Civil War
Timelines |
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General
History |
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| US
Civil War Center |
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A
comprehensive site including a
huge list of links to a variety of Civil War subjects such
as Art, Battles, Children, Geography, Units, Uniforms,
Women and more. |
| Civil
War Index Page |
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Similar
to the site above, this site is a huge index of links to Civil
War subjects. |
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The
American Civil War Homepage |
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Research
topics like Biographical Information, Battles & Campaigns,
Images of Wartime, General Resources, The Secession Crisis and
more. |
| US
Civil War |
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The
resources on this site include The American Civil War,
Conflict Over Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow. |
| Civil
War Battle Summaries |
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Just
click on the state you wish to research and discover battle
summaries. You can also look up battles according to
their date.
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Historic
Places - Battlefields |
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This
site allows you to look up Civil War battles, read descriptions
on them, view maps of battle sites, and learn about the
strategies involved. |
| Civil
War Glossary |
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What's
a Goober Pea? How about a Minie Bullet? Look up
terms related to the Civil War on this great site.
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| Maps
of Battles by State
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Click on
a state to view clear maps of Civil War battles. Also
includes descriptions and images.
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| American
Civil War Maps |
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Historic
maps illustrating both land and naval battles, topographical
war maps, regional maps and more.
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| West
African Slave Trade Map |
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A
one-page site illustrating slave trade routes along with
statistics about the numbers of slaves transferred from
Africa.
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African American Mosaic |
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Read
all about the topics of Abolition, Conflict of Abolition and
Slavery, as well as personal stories and links to original
documents and letters from the Civil War period. |
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The
Lincoln Museum |
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Lincoln's
biography, Lincoln's family album, Lincoln's America, and a
Lincoln gallery make this one of the best sites on there on
this president.
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Abraham
Lincoln |
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A
one-page Encyclopedia site offering a biography of Lincoln as
well as his Inaugural Address and quick facts about the
president. |
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The
13th Amendment |
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Contains
the original wording to this Amendment to the Constitution as
well as a brief overview of slave trade and Lincoln and the Emancipation
Proclamation. |
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Nat
Turner's Rebellion |
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A
short summary of the Rebellion with links to other
information on Nat Turner. |
| The
Civil War Artillery Page |
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Learn
all about organization and drill, weapons, ammunition, and
equipment of the Civil War. |
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Daily Life |
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| Women
of the American Civil War |
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Includes
resources on Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Mary
Todd Lincoln and more. |
| Southern
Women in the Civil War |
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An
interesting site covering such topics as patriotism, spies,
hard times at home, poetry, refugees, slavery and more. |
| Civil
War Medicine |
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Read
about caring for the injured, the roles of nurses, battle
wounds, disease, surgeons, hospitals and more. |
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Civil
War Music
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This
site contains lyrics to hundred of songs from the Civil War
as well as fife songs, sheet music, and photographs of
musicians. |
| Civil
War Uniforms and Accouterments |
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View
images of anything from trousers to haversacks to
buckles and sewing kits. |
| Food
in the Civil War |
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Click
on the link on the left to discover what soldiers ate
during the Civil War and cook up some of your own recipes
like Beef Jerky or Swamp Cabbage Stew. |
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