US History -- Civil War Almanac

Time Line

Library of Congress American Memory
Accompanied by images, a time line of what occurred during the war. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

Smithsonian Institute: Civil War TImeline
http://www.civilwar.si.edu/timeline.html

Timeline of the American Civil War
View what occurred each year. http://www.americancivilwar.com/tl/timeline.html

World Book - Important events
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Political & Military Leaders

Biography Resource Center
Search for biographies of famous Civil War individuals.
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BRC - Civil War Generals
A comprehensive list of the men who served during the Civil War.

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Biographies of important figures
Concise biographies of important people during the Civil War.
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/biographies/barton.html

Leaders, strategy and tactics of the American Civil War
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Civil War: Union military leaders
http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders

Civil War: Confederate leaders
http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-union-military-leaders#civil-war-confederate-leaders

Maps

Maps of Key Battles
An illustration of key battles that took place during the Civil War. http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/map1.html

ProQuest: American Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Scroll down to view maps of battles during the Civil War.
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Civil War Maps
Browse the collection to view maps from the Civil War. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/index.html

Civil War Preservation Trust
View historic and animated maps about the Civil War. http://www.civilwar.org/maps/

Battles

Battles by State
An alphabetic list of battles that occured in each state. http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm

Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign
Organized by when they occured, a list of battles that took place throughout the country. http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm

Alphabetic list of Battles
Organized alphabetically rather than when they occured, a list of all the battles during the Civil War. http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/alpha.html

Battles by Campaign
http://americancivilwar.com/campaigns/Civil_War_Campaign.html

World Book - The war in the East
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World Book - The war in the West
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World Book - The final years, 1864-1865
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World Book - Battles of the Civil War.
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Technology & Tactics

Lincoln's Secret Weapon
A virtual tour of the Ironclad ship, the Monitor. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/monitor/

History: Civil War technology
Scroll down to read an article about Civil War technology. http://www.history.com/topics/civil-war-technology

Civil War Submarines
http://americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/naval_submarine.html

Civil War technology
http://www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-technology.html

Espionage & Spies
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Southern Homefront

Confederate States of America
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Children and the Civil War
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World Book - The Homefront (North & South)
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Business and Finance
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Civil Liberties & the Civil War
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Presidential Election & Candidates
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Financing the War
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Farming
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Contributions & effects of women

ProQuest: Women in the American Civil War
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Women soldiers of the Civil War
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/spring/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html

History: Women in the Civil War
Scroll down to read an article about women during the Civil War. http://www.history.com/topics/women-in-the-civil-war

Women of the Civil War
http://americancivilwar.com/women/women.html

Women soldiers and nurses of the Civil War
http://americancivilwar.com/women/

Civil War and it's impact on sexual attitudes on the Homefront
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Family Life
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Northern Homefront

World Book - The Homefront (North & South)
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Business and Finance
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Civil Liberties & the Civil War
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Presidential Election & Candidates
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Financing the War
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Farming
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Images

Images of the Civil War
Use the image browser to view hundreds of images related to the Civil War. http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/images/

Library of Congress American Memory time line
Accompanied by images, a time line of what occured during the war. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

Library of Congress - Selected images
Browse the subject index to view over 1,000 images of the Civil War and all those who were affected by it. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

Civil War Photographs
Civil War Photo Gallery: http://www.civilwarphotogallery.com/index.php
Civil War Photos: http://www.civilwarphotos.net/

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