General Information
The Civil War Draws to a Close
Native Americans
Slavery
Slavery's End Brings Both Joy and Confusion
Miscellaneous Topics
Grolier Online has a large number of resources including the articles below.
If you search American Civil War you will find tabs at the top of the
results page to web sites and images related to the Civil War.
Civil War, U.S. 1 (origins)
Civil War, U.S. 2 (military and economic factors)
First Person Accounts of the Civil War 1
First Person Accounts of the Civil War 2
Women's Roles
History: Women in the Civil War (click on the Contents book icon)
National Archives: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
MTSU: Women in the Civil War (pdf)
Weapons
Slavery
Slavery by the Numbers (statistical information)
Other Web Sites
One of the best sources for good websites is through Grolier Online. Search "American Civil War" and then click on the WEBSITES tab on the top of the search results page.
This site from the Library of Congress on Civil War and Reconstruction is excellent.
If you do opt to search using Google remember to put the search term "American Civil War" in quotations so you don't get hits for civil wars in other countries and then add the other key words you are interested in knowing more about.
The Best of History's U.S. History: Civil War is a wonderful portal to good web resources on the American Civil War.
The PBS site has great Civil War Images
Civil War 150 is a informative interactive site
The Battle of Gettysburg - The United States Army Video/graphic information on this famous battle
The Underground Railroad is an interactive site telling the story of how slaves escaped
National Geographic's Underground Railroad site takes on a journey with runaway slaves
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