Introduction

The Internet Resources

Biographers (Women)

• Harriet Beecher Stowe - Information about Harriet Beecher Stowe and an image are located on this website.

• Southern Ladies - Southern ladies and their efforts in the American Civil War.

• Mary Todd Lincoln - Information about Mary Todd Lincoln and an image are located on this website.

• Harriet Tubman - Biographical information on Harriet Tubman.

• Rose O'Neal Greenhow - This site provides information and pictures relating to Rose O'Neal Greenhow.

• Lucretia Mott - This site provides biographical information and images.

• Clara Barton - This site provides information and images about Clara Barton.

• Sally Louisa Tompkins - This site provides information and images about Sally Louisa Tompkins.

• Rose O'Greenhow - Another resource for finding biographical information on Rose O'Greenhow.

• Susie King Taylor - Background information and the importance of Susie King Taylor's memoir in Civil War literature.

• Unsung Heroines - This site discusses some of the various roles that women played a part in during the Civil War.

• Abigail Smith Adams - Information on Mrs. Adams as well as the White House.

• Susan Brownwell Anthony - Short biographical sketch found at this site.

• Susan B. Anthony - In-depth biography--including images--found at this site.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton - In-depth biography--including images--found at this site.

• Sojourner Truth - In-depth biograph--including images--found at this site.

• Facts, Biographies, Photos - Facts, Biographies, Photos

• Civil War Women - Civil War Women On-line Archival Collections Special Collections Library, Duke University

• Civil War Women - Learn about the significance of women during the Civil War.

Economist

• The Invention That Brings Life to the Slave Industry - Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin (history).

• American Civil War Currency - Different types of currency shown at this website (civil war money).

• Sectionalism - Describes the 'West', 'North', and 'South' sections involved in the civil war.

• Civil War Government - This site contains a graph with information on population, land area, bank assets, farms, and much more.

• Currency History - This site provides a brief history of the Civil War currency.

• Civil War Inventions - Just like the title states, this site has links to numerous inventions from the American Civil War.

• Economic Environment - This site--written by Henry McCarl--provides information on the economy during the Civil War.

• Confederate Currency - This site provides information on how the Confederacy was financed during the Civil War.

• Eli Whitney Homepage - This site provides images, biographical information, and a virtual museum.

• American Civil War Ethnography - An ethnography provides insight into the inner workings of a society. As such, it can lead to a greater understanding of the society being scrutinized. This website is dedicated to examining the culture that existed in the United States during the Civil War Era. That society no longer exists, but it may still be examined using primary source materials from that time period

• Causes of the Civil War - What were causes of the Civil War?

Historians (Political, Cultural, Reconstruction)

• Music of the Civil War - A site with a variety of songs from the Civil War.

• Time Line of The Civil War, 1861 - A Time Line of The Civil War, 1861

• Civil War Food - information about what the soldiers of the Civil War ate

• U.S. Constitution: Thirteenth Amendment - information about the U.S. Constitution: Thirteenth Amendment

• U.S. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment - information about the U.S. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment

• U.S. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment - information about the U.S. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment

• Hartack History - Learn about an authentic reproduction of army biscuits

• Songs of the Confederacy - Music from the Civil War

• Popular Songs of the Day - Music from the War

• Music of the War Between the States - Music was a large part of life during the Civil War

• Songs of the Union - Union songs

• Songs of the North - Songs of the North

• Civil War Slang - Civil War Slang

• Civil War Poem - Civil War Poem

• Civil War Letters - Civil War letters

• Civil War Diaries - Civil War Diaries

• Spirituals - Spirituals

• Slaves - Slaves

• Songs of Freedom - Learn songs of freedom from the Civil War

• Civil War and Reconstruction - Reconstruction? Find out all you need to know at this website.

• Images of the Civil War - Visual images of the Civil War

• Narratives of American Slavery - Primary documents of narratives of American Slavery.

• Selected Civil War Photographs - Actual photographs taken during the Civil War.

Biographers (Military, Political Leaders)

• Jefferson Finis Davis & Alexander Stephens - This site contains biographical information, quotes, letters, pictures and much more.

• Abraham Lincoln - This site contains biographical information, quotes, letters, pictures and much more.

• Dred Scott's Fight for Freedom - Information about the trial and Judgement Day.

• Frederick Douglass - Images, biographical data and much more located at this site.

• Winfield Scott Hancock - Biographical information and images.

• Thomas Jonathon Jackson - Biographical information and images.

• Report of Col. T. W. Higginson, First South Carolina Infantry (Union) - Written report regarding the expedition from Beaufort, S.C., up the Saint Mary's River, in Georgia and Florida.

• Captain Robert Smalls - Image and biographical information available at this site.

• Robert Gould Shaw - Military photo and biographical information available at this site.

• Civil War Generals - This site is the one-shop stop location for biographical information and images of numerous Civil War generals.

• Ulysses S. Grant - Color photo and specific information about Ulysses S. Grant located at this site.

• Sergeant Carney's Flag - A picture of the flag as well as a brief description of its relevance.

• Civil War Personal Journal - This site is offers great links to learn about the civil war. Check it out to find specific information for your research!

• Civil War Battles - This site offers to links to learn more about famous battle of the Civil War.

• Surrender at Appomattox, 1865 - Information about the Surrender at Appomattox, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln and The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) - Information about Abraham Lincoln and The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

• Letters-Union Soldier - Letters-Union Soldier

• Letters-Confederate Soldier - Letters-Confederate Soldier

• North American Slave Narratives - North American Slave Narratives

• American Experience-Abraham Lincoln - Many informational sites about Abraham Lincoln

• American Civil War Battlefields-Virtual Fieldtrip - Learn more about the important battles of the Civil War.

• Crisis at Fort Sumter - Learn all you can about the first battle of the Civil War.

• Black Soldiers in the Civil War - The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War

• Civil War Camp Fire - What was life like for soldiers during the war? The site is from Gettysburg.

Additional Civil War Links

• More Civil War Information - Scroll down a few pages when this site loads and find some interesting info. in regard to African-American Confederates.

• Civil War in Miniature - Readers may not be familiar with many Civil War terms or methods used in the Civil War. Some have passed into history and are rarely used today. The Terms are listed here to simplify readership and further understanding of the war. Some of these terms are used in various chapters.

• National Geographic Website - National Geographic Website

• Civil War Overview - Civil War Overview

• American Civil War Homepage - American Civil War Homepage

• Outline of the Great American Civil War - Outline of the Great American Civil War

• Civil War Curiosity? - This site contains numerous links and information regarding the Civil War. If you are the least bit curious, check this site out!

• Civil War Lesson Plans - An incredible site filled with information on the Civil War. For example, printable pictures to color, printable Civil War envelopes, numerous units covering a multitude of topic areas relating to the Civil War and much more.

• American Civil War Homepage - This website offers many links to learn about the Civil War.

• Civil War Resources - Featuring popular research sites of the Civil War.

• Digital History - Learn from primary sources about this war.

• Civil War at Smithsonian - The Smithsonian has many interesting documents to share.