CIVIL WAR
Books
Check the cart of books for useful titles. You may also need to check the library catalog for biographies of people.
Databases and General Websites
Discovering Collection - Event overviews, biographies of famous people, pictures, and more. Use this like you would an encyclopedia.
The Civil War Collection from the Smithsonian - You'll find sections on leaders, slavery, and everyday people (life and cultures).
Websites
BATTLES:
Links about battles from Ms. Dale's website
The Battle of Gettysburg - Created by Gettysburg National Park
United States Civil War click on "Civil War Leaders" on the left hand side to find fairly in-depth biographies.
The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns - Short biographies that include links to battle maps.
The American Civil War Home Page - A list of links to websites with biographical information.
The Civil War at the Smithsonian - Use the arrow to scrool through an alphabetical list of war leaders that include scans of primary documents (letters, photos, etc.).
The
Civil War Soldier - An introduction to firearms used during the war.
SLAVERY:
Africans in America - PBS
Slavery and the Making of America - PBS
National Slavery Museum - Look at "about slavery" and "my name is.." in the interactive section of the site.
Emancipation Proclamation - Library of Congress
Slavery and Abolition - Smithsonian
African American Odyssey - Smithsonian
EVERYDAY PEOPLE/DAILY LIVES :
African Americans in the Civil War
Civil War Women: Primary Sources
Civil
War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet - A collection
of diaries, letters, and photographs.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Women
Soldiers of the Civil War - Documents hundreds of women who served.
RECONSTRUCTION
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War - A comprehensive site from PBS. Make sure to check out the web links listed at the end of each section.