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History News Network: How the Telegraph Helped Lincoln Win the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln participated in battle strategy in real time thanks to the telegraph. Read the fascinating story of how Abraham Lincoln was intimately involved in the course of the Civil War due to the increased use of the telegraph.
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Civil War Through Reconstruction
An overview of Arkansas history covering the time period from the Civil War through to the Reconstruction period.
Library of Congress
Loc: Civil War Maps: History of Mapping the Civil War
Investigate the importance of mapping to both the Union and the Confederates in planning their military strategy. From the Library of Congress.
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Center for History and News: William T. Sherman: Most Reckless Civil War General
Are we right to remember General Sherman as the villain of the Civil War? Read another view of the famous march to the sea.
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Hart Island History: Ny State's Civil War "u.s. Colored Troops"
After a brief history of African-American regiments from New York, you can read about the United Stated Colored Troops in general, where they fought, how they were paid, and the number of casualties among the troops.
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Military History Online: Battle of Gettysburg
Military History Online provides a comprehensive study of the Battle of Gettysburg. Select from the left-hand toolbar for content including detailed reenactments of each battle, daily events, and much more.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Information is provided on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain which was part of the Atlanta Campaign in the Civil War. The actual battle took place between Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston which...
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West Virginia Archives and History: Battle of Droop Mountain
A good description of the Battle of Droop Mountain and an explanation of its place in West Virginia history, occurring as it did just a few months after West Virginia achieved statehood. Published in the West Virginia Review in October...
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National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park
Home of the Gettysburg National Military Park, located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The site explains the preservation of the battlefield, history of the park, and links to events and news of the park.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Wilson's Raid
A description of the events which evolved in Alabama in the spring of 1865 as the troops led by James Wilson, a Union general, destroyed most of the Confederacy's arms manufacturing abilities. Interestingly enough, Wilson's Raid ended...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Longstreet (1821 1904)
Insightful biographical information on the life and career of James Longstreet who played a prominent role in the Civil War.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Campaign
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: July 21: First Battle of Bull Run & Ernest Hemingway
Library of Congress presents historical material for the date July 21. Primary source documents including photos, letters, diaries and historical text. Looks at the First Battle of Bull Run and the author Ernest Hemingway.