Civil War

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.

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.

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."*

MAGAZINE AND JOURNAL ARTICLES

• • Go to the Marshwood High School library webpage

  • Use the MARVEL! link

  • In Marvel choose MASUltra database and use the search engine

  • For best results use several keywords in search engines - For example "Civil War" AND broadsides, "Civil War" AND "political cartoon". Quotation marks identify phrases and proper names.

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