American Civil War Home Page
    The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place links to the most useful sites
    about the American Civil War (1861-1865).  Also includes a collection of original documents and letters.
Civil War Artillery Page
    Only about six percent of the soldiers in the American Civil War were enrolled in the artillery branch of the
    service, yet the artillery played a pivotal role in almost every major engagement of the War.
Civil War Home Page
    An excellent resource for Civil War information, photos, letters, and more.
Civil War Medicine
    When the Civil War began in April 1861, medicine was approaching what Surgeon General William
    Hammond called "the end of the medical Middle Ages." This site outlines some of the medical practices
    of the day.
Flags of the Confederacy
    A site featuring flags flown during the Civil War and a nice article on Robert E. Lee.
Images of the Civil War
    Selected images listed by subject.
Outline of the Civil War
    An interactive outline. By clicking on the topic, you will jump to that part of the website that has the links
    on the desired subject. An excellent resource. From Great American History.
Selected Civil War Photographs
    The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Many photos were
    made by Mathew B. Brady, and include scenes of military personnel,  preparations for battle,
    and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate
    and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men.
U.S. Civil War Center
    This an excellent site that is attempting to index all the Civil War information available on the Web.
Women in the Civil War
    Some information on the roles women played in the Civil War -- from the soldiers to surgeon.

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Alice Williamson Diary
    "This small, leather-bound volume is the 36-page diary kept by schoolgirl Alice Williamson at Gallatin,
    Tennessee from February to September 1864. The main topic of the diary is the occupation of Gallatin
    and the surrounding region by Union forces under General Eleazer A. Paine. Images of the original diary
    are side by side with the text." --Source
American Slave Narratives
    From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by
    writers and journalists under the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves, most born in the
    last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on
    plantations, in cities, and on small farms.
Civil War Documents and Books
    A collection of Civil War era includes founding documents, presidential documents of the time,
    government documents, battles, letters and  diaries..  From the Civil War Center.
 Civil War Love Letters
    The Special Collections Department of Virginia Tech University Library holds many Civil War era
    (1861-1865) manuscript collections, several of which include letters written by soldiers to their loves, and
    a few from the ladies to their soldiers. These letters show their sorrows of being apart, fears that the soldier
    would not return home, and hopes for the future after the war's end. They are posted at this website for
    you to read.
Gettysburg Address
    This Library of Congress' website includes:
    Drafts of the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln's Invitation to Gettysburg, the Only Known Photo of Lincoln at
    Gettysburg, and a discussion of the Preservation Techniques for Original Drafts.
Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier in the U. S. Civil War
    The letters at this website are part of a collection written by Newton Robert Scott, Private, Company A,
    of the 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers. Most of the letters were written to Scott's neighborhood friend Hannah
    Cone, in their home town of Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, over the three year period that he served as
    Company A's clerk.

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This page was first published September 20, 2000. This page was last modified March 11, 2003.

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