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 * ==ONLINE BOOKS== || Google Book Search - did you know that Google offers many book in their entirety online? You can do a search to see if there is a book to meet your needs for this project. For example, enter into the search box the terms - "Civil War" Gettysburg women" - if that is your research topic. Some books are available with a limited preview, others are complete. Try it. ||
 * ==COMPREHENSIVE SITES== || * [|Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History] - amazing number of Civil War links organized by a teacher.
 * Teaching the Civil War with Technology- very comprehensive wiki from Dr. Jim Beeghley.
 * [|American Civil War] - nicely organized index to people, places, battles, statistics, maps, and more on this website. Use the links at the left hand side to access the page quickly for the topic you are interested. Check out the Photo Gallery which contains over 5,000 images.
 * [|Civil War] - comprehensive site to most topics of the Civil War.
 * [|United States Civil War Center] -alphabetical index to many topics - animals, food, weapons, technology.
 * [|American Civil War Homepage] - __Comprehensive__ site provided by Dr. George Hoemann, Assistant Dean of Distance Education and Independent Study at the Univerity of Tenessee. (Also has B.A, M.A. and PhD. in History - this speaks of his authority)
 * [|Ken Burns: The Civil War] - Select a topic from the list on the left, then scroll down and select a photograph that interests you. Check out Telling Details for detailed information on select images. Also, check out the Telling a Story feature where you can creature your own movie.
 * [|Home of the American Civil War] - This site will provide information that is not readily available on the Internet. Neatly organized - great place for battle information. Even though it is a .com site - the webmaster is a Civil War enthusiast and has provided a well organized, comprehensive site.
 * [|American Memory Library of Congress] - free and open access to "written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience."
 * Civil War 150 - History.com website with 150 topics of the Civil War - quick facts on technology, the Union and Confederacy, battles, places/events, culture and much more. ||
 * ==BATTLES== || * Animated Civil War - this site presents key naval and land battles using animation technology
 * [|Civil War Battles] at [|Home of the American Civil War]
 * [|Library of Congress Civil War Maps]
 * [|CWSAC Civil War Battlefields] Choose battles by state or by campaign. Entries include the dates, commanders, brief description and casualties.
 * [|The Civil War] Brief descriptions of battles listed chronologically or by state.
 *  [|The History Place - U.S. Civil War]
 *  [|Battles of the American Civil War from Wikipedia]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|The American Civil War Homepage] An extensive list of links to Civil War sites, including sites for [|Battles and Campaigns]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|History Central - Civil War]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|History of the Civil War, 1861–1865 by James Ford Rhodes] Searchable electronic text of a standard work of history. ||
 * ==DATABASES== || * US History in Context
 * EBSCO - access to LOTS of periodicals in this database, as well as images. Access to Student Reference Center too.
 * [|OPAC] - remember to use the **index** in the books. The **index** is an invaluable resource. ||
 * ==TRANSPORTATION== || * [|National Geographic C.S.S. H. L. Hunley] - the secret weapon of the Confederacy
 * Balloons in the Civil War ||
 * ==LEADERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT== || * [|US Civil War Generals]
 * [|American Presidents: An Online Reference Resource]
 * [|VMI - Stonewall Jackson]
 * [|Civil War Artillery Projectiles]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - Provides basic information with a focus on field artillery. Check the link to the //Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery// on the page.
 * Abraham Lincoln Association Serials - "The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly," contains original articles regarding all facets of Lincoln's life and the world in which he lived. A good place to start is from the very first volume: "When War Came in 1861."
 * ==LEADERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT== || * [|US Civil War Generals]
 * [|American Presidents: An Online Reference Resource]
 * [|VMI - Stonewall Jackson]
 * [|Civil War Artillery Projectiles]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - Provides basic information with a focus on field artillery. Check the link to the //Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery// on the page.
 * Abraham Lincoln Association Serials - "The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly," contains original articles regarding all facets of Lincoln's life and the world in which he lived. A good place to start is from the very first volume: "When War Came in 1861."
 * ==LETTERS, DIARIES, MANUSCRIPTS, MAGAZINES, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC & ART== || * [|VMI - letters, etc.]
 * [|American Memory for the Library of Congress]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - variety of media that document American history, through events, people, places, and the arts.Browse the collections by topic.
 * [|Digitized Version of Harper's Weekly]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - great place for political cartoons.
 * [|Winslow Homer]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - National Gallery online exhibit of Winslow Homer and his art.
 * [|Valley of the Shadow] - Virginia Center for Digital History details life in two communities - one in PA and one in Virginia. Primary documents provide the voice of the citizens living during the time from John Brown's raid through reconstruction.
 * [|Mathew Brady]
 * [|The Center for Civil War Photography]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - find basic and complex information about Civil War photography and the photographers, as well as reproductions of many war photos.
 * [|Civil War Music] - everything from fife and drum music, photographs of musicians, and song lyrics.
 * Library of Congress Performing Arts - includes hundreds, if not thousands, of items that tell of the musical culture of the Civil War era
 * [|Son of the South]
 * [|HistoryNet]<span class="wiki_link_ext">- "World's largest history publisher" - topic locator of magazine articles ||
 * ==SLAVERY, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD== || * [|PBS - Underground Railroad]
 * [|National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]
 * [|4 2 Explore - Underground Railroad]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - extensive links on this topic - read descriptions because some links are pages created by elementary students, etc. The sites are probably very nice projects, but not valid sources for research.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">National Park Service
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Levi Coffin House - the "Grand central Station"]
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">Slavery & Abolition Sites - very comprehensive
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">Pathways to Freedom
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">The Geography of Slavery in Virginia
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">Library of Congress - Voices from the Days of Slavery ||
 * ==WOMEN== || * [|Duke University - Civil War Women]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - primary documents
 * [|Women of the AMerican Civil War] - good starting place, but you will need to find more details
 * [|About.com - Women and the Civil War]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - further links provided
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|National Archives - Women Soldiers] - great information - but there are some great BOOKS in the library on this topic too. Use the print sources too.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Fashion - Digital Collection]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - from the University of Washington library - a collection of fashion plates (how magazine images were printed years ago) from the 1800's - 1900's. Think //Vogue// of the past. ||
 * ==FOOD== || * [|Food Timeline]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - find foods and recipes for soldiers, civilians, and slaves. Links to primary documents.
 * Food in the Civil War
 * Camden County Historical Society - Taste of Civil War Food ||
 * ==PRISONS== || * [| Andersonville Civil War Prison]
 * [|Civil War Prisons]
 * [|The Trial of Captain Henry Wirz, Commandant Andersonville Prison, 1865] ||
 * ==MEDICINE== || * [|Civil War Battlefield Medicine]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> -general information on Civil War medical practice, including surgery and dentistry.
 * [|Civil War Medicine]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - Information on surgery, battle wounds, diseases, Civil War nurses, the U.S. Sanitary Commission, and the Confederate Medical Department.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Online Book - Hospital Scenes]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - by the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster.
 * Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries - U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital exhibition of the contributions that African Americans made during the Civil War as nurses, surgeons, and hospital workers. View images and primary documents that include historic photographs, personal letters, and diagrams of Civil War hospital facilities and camps, as well as stories.
 * The Diary of a Civil War Nurse - Amanda Akin served as a nurse at Armory Square in Washington, D.C. This digital collection provides opportunity to experience her daily encounters. Includes photos, letters, and an interactive map.
 * ==MEDICINE== || * [|Civil War Battlefield Medicine]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> -general information on Civil War medical practice, including surgery and dentistry.
 * [|Civil War Medicine]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - Information on surgery, battle wounds, diseases, Civil War nurses, the U.S. Sanitary Commission, and the Confederate Medical Department.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Online Book - Hospital Scenes]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - by the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster.
 * Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries - U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital exhibition of the contributions that African Americans made during the Civil War as nurses, surgeons, and hospital workers. View images and primary documents that include historic photographs, personal letters, and diagrams of Civil War hospital facilities and camps, as well as stories.
 * The Diary of a Civil War Nurse - Amanda Akin served as a nurse at Armory Square in Washington, D.C. This digital collection provides opportunity to experience her daily encounters. Includes photos, letters, and an interactive map.
 * The Diary of a Civil War Nurse - Amanda Akin served as a nurse at Armory Square in Washington, D.C. This digital collection provides opportunity to experience her daily encounters. Includes photos, letters, and an interactive map.
 * ==PRIMARY DOCUMENTS & HISTORICAL IMAGES==
 * ==PRIMARY DOCUMENTS & HISTORICAL IMAGES==

media type="custom" key="3804477" || * Civil War Primary Sources
 * Civil War Photos - over 1,200 images - arranged by categories on the left.
 * [|Ohio State University eHistory] - diaries, historical texts, official documents and records.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Library of Congress - Selected Civil War Pictures]
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">[|American Memory Map Collection] ||