Civil War Resources

The following are potential Internet resources that will assist you in your exploration of the Civil War.

Battles

 Civil War Battle Summaries by State: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm

Civil War Links - Battles: http://www.civilwarhome.com/cwinfo2.htm#Battles

PBS - The Civil War - Maps: http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/map1.html

Strategies and Tactics of the American Civil War: http://www.civilwarhome.com/strategyandtactics.htm

The War of Rebellion - Official Record of the Union and Confederate Armies: http://www.civilwarhome.com/records.htm

Virginia Military Institute Archives: http://www.vmi.edu/archives/cwsource.html

World and I Magazine - Civil War - Battles and Political Events: http://www.worldandi.com/civilwar/civilwar_b.asp
 

Photographs

The American Civil War Photo Gallery: http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/

Civil War Photographs: http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/links/photo.htm

Library of Congress - Selected Civil War Photographs: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/

The National Archives - Pictures of the Civil War: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/

National Portrait Gallery - Mathew Brady's World - Brady and the Civil War: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/war/civilpg.htm

PBS - Images of the Civil War: http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/images/
 

Songs

American Civil War Music: http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar2.html

The Civil War Music Site: http://www.civilwarmusic.net/

Civil War Songs: www.google.com/musicl?lid=xKdH8sk3OTN&aid=qD8R7meeMDN&sa=
 X&oi=music&ct=result

Music and the American Civil War: http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar.html

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States: http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/


If you don't find what you're looking for in any of the sites above, try your 
own keyword search using the following tips...

Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Civil War", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites about Civil War as opposed to all of the sites containing the word civil  plus all of the sites containing the word war..
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about the civil war, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about letters from the Civil War, I would enter the following:
     

    "Civil War", letters
     

  5. Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     
  6. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
    • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
    • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
    • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
    • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
    • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

     

  7. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.