Background Material
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Historical dictionary of the Civil WarCall Number: E468.J777 2002 -
The Library of Congress Civil War desk referenceCall Number: E468.L58 2002 -
Atlas of the Civil War : a comprehensive guide to the tactics and terrain of battleCall Number: ATLAS G1201.S5N2 2009 -
Women in the American Civil WarCall Number: E628.W655 2008
Web Resources
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Brooklyn in the Civil WarThis Web site explores Brooklyn during the Civil War by presenting primary source documents — photographs, letters, newspaper articles, illustrations, and more — that show what life was like during this period.
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Civil War Glass Negatives and Related PrintsThis online collection provides access to about 7,000 different views and portraits made during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and its immediate aftermath. From the Library of Congress
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Civil War in the American SouthCivil War in the American South provides a central portal to access digital collections from the Civil War Era (1850-1865) held by members of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL).
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Medicine in the American Civil WarThis source describes some of the conditions that led to widespread disease and contamination during the American Civil War.
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Pictures of the Civil WarThe pictures listed in this publication are in the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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The Civil WarThis site has over 7,000 pages of original Civil War content, and is full of incredible photographs, original illustrations, and eye-witness accounts of the defining moments of this historic struggle.
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Valley of the ShadowDetails life in 2 communities, one Northern and one Southern, from the time of John Brown's raid through the era of Reconstruction.
Primary Sources
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Civil WarCall Number: E464.C437 2002Samples the news reports and other items from papers from Boston, New York, Richmond, and Charleston. -
Inside Lincoln’s Cabinet; the Civil War diaries of Salmon P. Chase.Call Number: E415.9.C4A3
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North Carolina Civil War documentaryCall Number: E573.N67 2002This collection of primary source material, first published in 1980, chronicles the Civil War experiences of North Carolinians from the secession crisis to the Confederate surrender at Bennett Place. There are selections from diaries, newspapers, letters, official records and other sources.
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President Lincoln visiting the battlefield at Antietam, Md., October 3, 1862. General McClellan and 15 members of his staff are in the group. Photographed by Alexander Gardner. 165-SB-23.
