Civil+War

 =*Where to start:=

[|World Book Online Student] -- this is a good place to get some basic information.

[|World Book Online Advanced] - this is where you will find the best information. 

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=*Slaves, Abolition and the Underground Railroad =

[|Black Soldiers] [|Slavery and Abolition] - View the whole slideshow to learn more about slavery and abolition. From The Smithsonian. [|The Underground Railroad] - follow the Underground Railroad in this cool adventure from National Geographic.

=*Bleeding Kansas = [|Lawrence] - Quantrill's Raid - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service.

= *Civil War Spies = [|Pauline Cushman] - Civil War spy. From The Smithsonian. [|Rose O'Neal Greenhow] - Civil War spy. From The Smithsonian. [|Rose O'Neal Greenhow] - From Duke University. Her personal letters have been digitized, so you can see them for yourself.

=*Famous People of the Civil War= [|Matthew Brady] - View the whole slideshow to learn more about this photographer. From The Smithsonian. [|Matthew Brady] - from the National Archives [|John Brown] - click on the arrow on this page to see the next slides that offer pictures and more information on John Brown. From The Smithsonian. [|George Armstrong Custer] From The Smithsonian. [|Jefferson Davis] From The Smithsonian. [|Jefferson Davis] - PDF - Chronology from the Museum of the Confederacy [|Frederick Douglass] From The Smithsonian. American Visionaries: [|Frederick Douglass] From the National Parks Service. [|Ulysses S Grant] - click on the arrow to see additional slides on Grant. From The Smithsonian. [|Ulysses S Grant] - PDF -Timeline from the Museum of the Confederacy [|Thomas Stonewall Jackson] - PDF Fact Sheet from the Museum of the Confederacy. [|Thomas Stonewall Jackson] - Timeline from the Museum of the Confederacy [|Thomas Stonewall Jackson]From The Smithsonian. [|Robert E. Lee] From The Smithsonian. [|Robert E. Lee] - PDF Fact Sheet from the Museum of the Confederacy. [|Robert E. Lee] -PDF - Timeline from the Museum of the Confederacy [|Abraham Lincoln] - use the arrows to move though the slides. From The Smithsonian. [|Abraham Lincoln & his assassination] - Check out Ford's Theatre's website [|George B. McClellan] From The Smithsonian. [|George B. McClellan] - PDF - Timeline from the Museum of the Confederacy. [|John Mosby] From The Smithsonian. [|William Quantrill] - short biography from Kansas State Historical Society [|William Quantrill] - PDF article - scroll towards the bottom of the page [|George Pickett] From The Smithsonian. [|William Seward] From The Smithsonian. [|William T. Sherman] From The Smithsonian. [|Edwin M. Stanton] From The Smithsonian. [|J.E.B. Jeb Stuart] PDF - Timeline from the Museum of the Confederacy [|Eli Whitney] - from MIT

=*Medical Services = [|Dorothea Dix] - Civil War nurse. From The Smithsonian. [|Artificial Limbs] - Good information here for the Medical Services topic. From The Smithsonian.

=*Uniforms = [|Civil War Uniforms] - click on the arrow on this page to see the next slides that offer pictures and more information on uniforms. From The Smithsonian.

=*Inventions = [|Cotton Gin] - picture and info on this invention. From The Smithsonian.

=*Weapons, Navies, Cavalries = [|Dahlgren Gun] - Civil War weapons. From The Smithsonian. [|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships] - Search by name of the vessel. [|Civil War Navies] - View the whole slideshow to learn about the Union and Confederate Navy. [|"Hunley Findings Put Faces on Civil War Submarine"] article from National Geographic. [|"Last Funeral of the Civil War" to Put Hunley Crew to Rest"] - article from National Geographic. [|"Civil War Wreck Rises Again: Restoring the Monitor"] - article from National Geographic. [|The Monitor] - National Maritime Sanctuary [|U.S.S. Monitor] - Navy Historical Center [|U.S.S. Monitor] - Online Library (includes blueprints and photos) Navy Historical Center [|Merrimack/C.S.S. Virginia] - Navy Historical Center [|C.S.S. Virginia, Ex-U.S.S. Merrimack] - Online Library includes photos and blueprints) Navy Historical Center [|C.S.S. H.L. Hunley] - Navy Historical Center [|C.S.S. H.L. Hunley] - Online Library (includes drawings, and blueprints) Navy Historical Center [|U.S.S. Housatonic] - Navy Historical Center [|U.S.S. Housatonic] - Online Library (includes drawings) Navy Historical Center

=*Battles and Famous Places = [|Battle Summaries from the National Parks Service] -- Summaries for each battle fought in the Civil War. [|Appomattox] - View the whole slideshow to learn about the Surrender at Appomattox. [|Appomattox Station] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Appomattox Court House] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Antietam] - National Military Park, from the National Parks Service. [|Antietam] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Fort Sumter] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Fort Sumter] - [|Battle of Fredericksburg 1] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Battle of Fredericksburg 2] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Gettysburg National Military Park] by the National Parks Service. [|Gettysburg National Military Park] by the National Parks Service -- Camp Life Collection -- very interesting, see what the soldier's daily lives were like. [|Battle of Gettysburg] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Harper's Ferry] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|Shiloh] - from the National Parks Service, Battle Summary [|Shiloh] - National Military Park, from the National Parks Service [|Battle of Vicksburg] - Battle Summary from the National Parks Service. [|The Campaign for Vicksburg] - from the National Parks Service.

*Prison Camps
[|Union and Confederate Prison Camps] - interesting article from National Geographic. [|Andersonville] - information from the National Parks Service.

=*Other Interesting Things = [|Music] - click on the arrow on this page to see the next slides that offer pictures and more information on music during the Civil War.