Civil War Resources

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Resources

General Civil War Resources
Some of these are also listed under specific topics below.

The History Place
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American Civil War Home Page
There is a lot of information here. The pictures are free of copyright and may be used freely.

The Civil War
This site has a lot of good links, but it also has many nonworking links.

Another American Civil War Page
Lots of direct links to the topics below.

People

Abraham Lincoln	Biography from the White House Civil War for Kids* Lincoln from Grolier America's Story from the Library of Congress*
Robert E. Lee	Biography for the Amercian Civil War Home Biography of Robert E. Lee Civil War for Kids*
Jefferson Davis	Biography from the American Civil War Home Civil War for Kids* Jefferson Davis Biography America's Story from the Library of Congress*
Ulysses S. Grant	Biography from the White House Civil War for Kids*
J.E.B. Stuart	Biography from the American Civil War Home From Go.Grolier* - Click on Search --Type in Jeb Stuart. Click on the 2nd choice.
Frederick Douglass	Frederick Douglass Meet Amazing Americans: Frederick Douglass* African American Almanac Frederick Douglass 2
Clara Barton	Clara Barton from the Library of Congress* Biography from the American Civil War Home Women of the Civil War Notable Women Ancestors - Clara Barton
“Stonewall” Jackson	Biography from the American Civil War Home A Page of Generals Life and Times of Stonewall Jackson *

Events

Nat Turner's Rebellion	PBS Article on Nat Turner
Secession	Civil War for Kids Secession and the Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation	Civil War for Kids From the National Archives From the Lincoln Museum

Battles

Battles by State
Resources for Battles

Fort Sumter	From The American Civil War Home Page Description and pictures Map and Picture Crisis at Fort Sumter (Challenging reading level)
First Battle of Manassas	From The American Civil War Home Page See General Resources for Battles Above
Second Battle of Manassas	From The American Civil War Home Page See General Resources for Battles Above
Chancellorsville	From The American Civil War Home Page See General Resources for Battles Above
Gettysburg	From The American Civil War Home Page See General Resources for Battles Above
The Monitor and the Virginia	The Battle USS Monitor(Challenging reading level) The Fate of the CSS Virginia (Challenging reading level)
Fredricksburg	Fr om the American Civil War Home Page See General Resources for Battles Above
Appomattox	From The American Civil War Home Page America's Story from the Library of Congress See General Resources for Battles Above

Slavery

Harriet Tubman	Harriet Tubman America's Story from the Library of Congress Harriet Tubman page from Pocantico Hills School* Biography Another Biography from PBS
The Underground Railroad	National Geographic Virtual Journey The History of the Underground Railroad
Life as a Slave	African-American Odyessy - Slavery The Slave Ship

Other

Life of a Soldier	Johnny Reb's Life as a Soldier Life of a Confederate Soldier
Women in the Civil War	Women during the Civil War Women from the National Archives Women and the Military Women and the Civil War