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Our Georgia History: Capture of Fort Pulaski
Read about the role of Fort Pulaski in the coastal defenses of the Confederacy, and find out how military technology helped the North capture the fort.
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Voices and Choices: At Home: In a House Divided
During the Civil War, the first military draft occurs, and Philander King must decide whether to go to war, or do something else in order to provide for his family. Find out what he does, and decide whether or not it was the right...
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David Holt: The Roots of Mountain Music
This is a short history of the major influences that have combined to create mountain music, one of which is minstrel music. Provides a good decription of minstrel music in general. Includes names and descriptions of specific songs,...
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Lesson Plan: The Civil War
The books about the Civil War period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the war itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. This lesson plan for an upper...
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Book a Day Almanac: Lincoln: A Photobiography
Discover the story behind the children's book classic, Lincoln: A Photobiography, while also delving into the background of the author, Russell Freedman.
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Brooklyn History: The Uss Monitor Construction
Excellent description of the Monitor and the battle with the CSS Virginia (Merrimack). Historic pictures are included.
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Texas Beyond History: Uncovering Camp Ford
This site introduces some recent research based on archaeological efforts and proceeds to the history of Camp Ford, a Confederate run prisoner of war camp.
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Camp Nelson: United States Colored Troops at Camp Nelson
This site from Camp Nelson provides text, photos, and original documents of Camp Nelson, a refugee and training camp for African-Americans during the Civil War.
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Csa Currency: Csa Currency Page
This site describes all currency used by the Confederacy. Use the Table of Contents to find descriptions as well as history of the currency. On this page you can also access information about Confederate coins, flags, stamps, and bonds.
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Battle of Gettysburg: Battlefield Maps
This site provides a complete map of the battle fought at Gettysburg.
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American Women in Uniform: Civil War Women: Women Were There
Use this site to find out the roles women had during the Civil War. Also read some remarkable stories of women who were actually on the battlefield.
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Crisis at Fort Sumter
Detailed background information is provided to assist users in solving the dilemmas facing President Lincoln in the events surrounding the fall of Fort Sumter.
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Florida in the Civil War: Florida in the Confederate Economy
An interesting look at the important role Florida played in supplying food to the Confederate war effort.
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West Virginia in the Civil War: Broom of Destruction: Captain Blazer's Scouts
A look at Richard Blazer and his men who made up the group of guerrilla fighters known as Blazer's Scouts. Read about their exploits and their attempts to stop Mosby's Rangers.
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West Virginia in the Civil War: The Jessie Scouts
A thorough discussion of the formation and use of the Jessie scouts who were mainly cavalrymen who gathered intelligence. Dressed as Confederate soldiers, they were used extensively by General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Campaign.
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Museum of Florida History: Florida in the Civil War
A great site which covers a multitude of topics concerning Florida's role in the Confederacy in the Civil War. Some interesting topics are the everyday life of women, Union operations in Florida, and the coastal defenses.
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War Within War: Hidden Stories of Civil War's Impact on Tennessee [Pdf]
These lesson plans teach Tennesse history during the Civil War era.
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Socialist Worker: The Reconstruction Era
Article explores Reconstruction in the post-Civil War South specifically the second phase known as Radical Reconstruction when the federal government attempted to enforce political rights for freed Blacks. [April 20, 2012]
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British Civil Wars: Timeline: The First Civil War 1640 46
A time line listing the main events that occurred during the first British Civil War between 1640-46. Provides links to more detailed descriptions of particular events.
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Connecticut Historical Society: Civil War Manuscripts Project
A vast listing of manuscripts available from the Connecticut Historical Society. Included are letters, records of military service, and regimental indexes. The documents themselves cannot be viewed, but there is a summary of what is...
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Wild Geese Today: Colonel Patrick Guiney: Boston's 'Good Knight'
In-depth, action filled look at an Irish soldier's life in the Civil War.
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Wild Geese: General Michael Corcoran
A five-part article about Michael Corcoran, an Irish immigrant who volunteered when Lincoln first issued a call for troops. Read about his actions at Bull Run, in a Southern prison camp, and his leadership of the Irish Brigade. This...
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Active History: The American Civil War Simulation
Take on the role of President Jefferson Davis or President Abraham Lincoln and proceed through the Civil War. This simulation can be played between two players or one. Users are challenged to choose the courses that each president likely...
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Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Secrets of Civil War Spies
Harriet Tubman's eyewitness accounts as a Union spy during the Civil War.