Read about the different roles that slaves and freed blacks took on in Virginia during the Civil War. They provided labor while the white men were away fighting and they helped with the military efforts. Many took the opportunity to...

Outline of the beginning of the Civil War in which the Southern states began seceding from the Union and forming a Confederacy.

This resource explores Civil War sites of interest in various states in the Union as well as the Confederacy. It describes battles and important events that occurred, including maps.

Descriptions of specific gunboats used by both the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War.

The official report by a joint select committee of the Congress of the Confederate States of America investigating the treatment of prisoners of war in Confederate prisons. An interesting look at a primary source document reflecting the...

Provides general information on the Confederate notes issued to Southerners during the Civil War. Pictures of the notes and a historical context.

Photo and description of the LeMat revolver, which was a popular sidearm used by soldiers of both the Union and Confederacy.

Part of the website for the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, this site details the final battles at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House. Pictures and a map included.

Study the Confederation of the United States, or Confederacy, during the Civil War on this website. Learn about the Confederate leaders and generals.

The Confederacy's tactics of blockade runners in the Civil War are explained in this brief report.

On this website, kids learn about the Union blockade during the Civil War which was an attempt to keep supplies from entering or leaving the Confederacy

Information with lesson plan for grades 9-12 about Abraham Lincoln's presidency focuses on the decisions and political actions he had to make throughout the Civil War.

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that takes students through an investigation of two key battles of the Civil War--Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Students determine why these battles...

Diaries and Personal Correspondence from Southerners during the Civil War provided by the University of North Carolina. An excellent collection of primary source documents for your study of everyday Southern life during the Civil War era.

This website illustrates the history of Mississippi. Why was this state integral for the Confederacy during the Civil War? Use this site to find out.

As part of a larger site about life in Texas during the Civil War is this article about those who disagreed with Texas' joining the Confederacy. Read about the price paid by the estimated 30 per cent who dissented.

The Battle of Mobile Bay, one of the last naval battles during the Civil War, is featured in this brief overview.

The Confederacy's tactics of blockade runners in the Civil War are explained in this brief report.

Online exhibition of an extensive collection of historical Confederacy artifacts.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia offers an excellent article describing the synopsis and details of the Atlanta campaign in which the Confederacy tried to stop Union General William Tecumseh Sherman from capturing Atlanta in 1864.

A large map of the U.S. in 1862 showing the roads and railways primarily in the Confederacy.

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.

A summary and full text of A Diary from Dixie, an account of life as a woman in the South during the Civil War, by Mary Chesnut.

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.