Civil War Resources

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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 (This page has good information, but lots of popup ads.) 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*
“Stonewall” Jackson	Biography from the American Civil War Home A Page of Generals Life and Times of Stonewall Jackson *

Events Leading to the Civil War

Compromises and Hot Issues

Nat Turner's Rebellion	PBS Article on Nat Turner Spartacus School Net (Some ads at the top. Scroll down the page to find the article.) Nat Turner "The Prophet"
Missouri Compromise of 1820	PBS - Missouri Compromise Learning Network - Missouri Compromise Secession Crisis - Missouri Compromise eThemes - This page has many links.
Compromise of 1850	PBS - Compromise of 1850 Learning Network - Compromise of 1850 Library of Congress
Kansas-Nebraska Act	Learning Network - Kansas Nebraska Act What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Kansas Nebraska Act *
Lincoln-Douglas Debates	Illinois Civil War page Stephen Douglas - You will need to scroll down the page. Lincoln Douglas Debates * Presidential Elections - Lincoln Douglas Debates
Uncle Tom's Cabin	University of Wisconson American Civil War - Scroll about halfway down the page. Lesson Plan - background information is at the top. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Secession	Civil War for Kids
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 Encarta Article 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	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

Abolitionist and Suffrage Movement

Isabel Sojourner Truth	Stamp on Black History Bright Moments Women in History
Susan B. Anthony	Biography from Susan B. Anthony House My Heros National Women's Hall of Fame
Elizabeth Cady Stanton	National Park Service National Women's Hall of Fame
William Lloyd Garrison	From PBS National Park Service William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass	Frederick Douglass Meet Amazing Americans: Frederick Douglass* African American Almanac Frederick Douglass 2

Other

Life of a Soldier	Johnny Reb's Life as a Soldier Life of a Confederate Soldier African American Soldiers in the Civil War Soldiers' Stories
Women in the Civil War	Women during the Civil War Women from the National Archives Women and the Civil War (This page has music, so may load slowly.) Women in the Union Armies