American
Civil War
Comprehensive
directory of websites covering civil war
topics.
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm
Civil
War@Smithsonian: Collecting, Preserving,
Remembering the National Experience
"This
site, produced by the National Portrait
Gallery, provides information and pictures
from the Smithsonian Institution's extensive
collections on the United States
Civil War. The collections
represented include slavery and abolition,
Abraham Lincoln, weapons, leaders,
cavalries, navies, the surrender at
Appomattox, and the life and culture of the
time. A bibliography of resources and
timeline of events relating to the war
are also available."*
http://civilwar.si.edu/
Home
of the American Civil War
"Among the many topics covered here are
biographies and photos of a great many of
the major players; battle details and maps;
overview of the war; information on
available medical care; the navy and the
naval war; the army, its
organization, and conditions for soldiers.
Also included is a section of "Civil
War Potpourri," which contains
many diverse subjects from boys in the war
to the ethnic make-up of the troops, as well
as one that presents various essays written
about the war. This is a
well-organized, comprehensive site and would
be an excellent resource for student
reports."*
http://www.civilwarhome.com/
Poetry
and Music of the War Between the States
"A
collection of full-text Union and
Confederate poetry and songs indexed by
title, author, and first line. Information
about some of the authors is available. Find
lyrics, sound files, a history of Taps and Civil
War Band Music, popular songs of the
day, links to other sound files, and a
discussion of "How Authentic Should
Period Music Be?" Includes related
links."*
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/
*Descriptions
of websites taken from The Librarian’s
Index to the Internet. www.LII.org
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