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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 government documents are essential for in-depth research into the Civil War.
Top Sites for Primary Source Material on the Civil War
The National Archives
provides a subject guide for Civil War documents in its Archival Research Catalog, which includes letters, telegrams, government documents, military plans, maps and sketches.
Making of America
is a joint project between the Cornell University and University of Michigan libraries, each of which have a collection of journals and newspapers from the antebellum, wartime and reconstruction periods.
The Library of Congress
supplies the records of the Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1865.
The University of Virginia’s Electronic Text Center
has numerous archives of letters and diaries. It also full texts of books and essays.
Duke University’s Sallie Bingham Center
has a collection of letters and diaries written by women during the war.
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery
examines the Civil War through its extensive collection of artifacts and photos.
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 ... read more »
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