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The Civil War
Between 1861 and 1865, the United States was divided between North and South, as Union troops waged war against Confederate rebels. Northern victory in the Civil War preserved the union and ended slavery, but it came at a heavy cost: more than 600,000 Americans, 2 percent of the population, died.
Expand All Guide SectionsOverview of the Civil War
These Web sites provide a straightforward and comprehensive overview of the Civil ... read more »
General Civil War Resources
This section links to Civil War resources that feature battle summaries, articles, ... read more »
First-Hand Accounts of the Civil War
Accounts written by officers, soldiers and witnesses are the foundation of ... read more »
Other Primary Source Material on the Civil War
Primary sources such as letters, diaries, contemporary news stories, and ... read more »
Personal Records of Civil War Soldiers
Online records of Civil War soldiers and regiments provide the opportunity to ... read more »
Teaching the Civil War
Teachers can find help teaching the Civil War on sites with lesson plans, ... read more »
Civil War Photographs
The Civil War was the first war to be widely photographed, as Mathew Brady and other pioneering photographers captured thousands of photos of Civil War soldiers and battlefields.
Top Sites for Civil War Photographs
The Library of Congress
has an archive of 7,000 photographs related to the Civil War. Photos can be found through a search or through three subjects organized by the LOC: African Americans, Enlisted Men, and Women. The site also explains how photographs were taken and provides a biography of Brady.
The National Archives
also has more than 6,000 photographs taken by Brady in its Archival Research Catalog. Many of them are organized by topic on its ARC Gallery page. More than 200 of the photographs are available on a separate page that doesn’t require you to go through ARC.
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