Civil War Battles

U.S. History -- Mr. Mausolf

 

 

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Print Resources

 

A selection of print materials from the library collection are on reserve in front of the circulation desk.

 

 

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Online Databases

 

Choose Historical Newspapers from the PRHS Research Tools SideBar.

(Under Publication, choose New York Times)

 

 

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 Other Online Resources

 

American Civil War Collection -- Letters (University of Virginia Library)

http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/#Letters

 

Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War

http://www.civilwarletters.com/

 

Letters About the Civil War

http://www.civilwarhome.com/letters.htm

 

The History Place -- Civil War Timeline with Quotes and Photos

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

 

Civil War Related Web Links -- Diaries, Letters, Stories and Recollections

http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/links/links6.htm

 

Related Web Links -- Questions about Governement and wars

History and War Questions

 

The Valley of the Shadow, Two Communities in the American Civil War

http://www.iath.virginia.edu/vshadow2/

 

The American Civil War -- Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs

http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/diaries.htm

 

Selected Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress, American Memory)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/

 

Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society (Library of Congress, American Memory)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html

 

The American Civil War Homepage

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

 

 

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Citations 

 

Use NoodleBib to cite your primary and secondary sources. Remember to cite all of your images and maps, too.

(Choose NoodleBib from the PRHS Research Tools SideBar.)

 

 

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 Primary and Secondary Sources

 

What are Primary Sources?

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/source.html

 

The Basics -- Primary and Secondary Sources

http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/basic03.htm

 

Defining Primary and Secondary Sources

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/008-3010-e.html