Helpful Databases
- Gale U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on people, places, events, and topics in U.S. History
- Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowArchive coverage for the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Defender and Hartford Courant 1765 - 1984
- Gale Biography in Context This link opens in a new windowReference, periodical, and multimedia biographical resources
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowCollection of encyclopedias and reference materials (ebooks)
- Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowThree levels of encyclopedias plus extended web and periodical coverage
General Civil War Resources
- The American YAWPTextbook w/ Primary Sources
- Civil WarNational Geographic
- Civil War Facts: 1861-1865National Park Service
- American Civil War MuseumOnline Exhibits
- Digital Public Library of AmericaAmerican Civil War
- The Civil War - Ken BurnsPBS Documentary
- Civil War CollectionLibrary of Congress
- The American YawpOnline History Textbook
Check out the CIVIL WAR BOOK CART in the Library for print resources for this assignment!
Important Figures in the Civil War
- Abraham Lincoln PapersLibrary of Congress
- One Life: The Mask of LincolnNational Portrait Gallery
- Diary of a Civil War NurseSmithsonian
- Papers of Jefferson DavisRice University
- Papers of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library
- Papers of Robert E. LeeWashington and Lee University Library
Emancipation
- African American History Online: A Resource GuideLibrary of Congress
- Emancipation ProclamationThe National Archives
Civil War Stories
- Soldiers and Sailors DatabaseThe Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.
- Valley of the ShadowUniversity of Virginia Library
Civil War Photographs / Maps
- Civil War PhotographsNational Archives
- Civil War Maps 1861-1865Library of Congress
- Photographs of African Americans During the Civil WarLibrary of Congress
- Civil War: Prints and Photographs Online CollectionLibrary of Congress
- Selected Civil War PhotographsLibrary of Congress
Civil War Songs
Civil War Odds and Ends
- Virginia Secession ConventionUniversity of Richmond