Suggested Search Terms:
"Civil War", US (in quotation marks!)
Name of your battle (in quotation marks)
"Confederate soldier", "Union soldier, "
Databases
Help me test out a new database! SIRS Discoverer is a Middle-School database of magazine articles. Compare it with the others, and let me know what you think!
SIRS Discoverer: Ask Mr. Lewis for the password
To search the iCONN databases, click here. (From home you will need a public library card)
Now, click on iCONN, then "link to individual resources." There are several here to try.
AP PHOTO ARCHIVES: In "WHAT" type Civil War or "Civil War Soldier"--the subject of your search. In WHEN, put 1860-1865. For WHERE, type United States.
Also try the Student Research Center, which focus on historial and scientifid documents.
Hartford Courant Historical Database-- Searches archives of the Hartford newspaper clear back to 1764.
Websites
Hotchkiss Map Collection: Maps made by a Confederate Army topographer, primarily of the Shenandoah Valley.
American Civil War Collection: Amazing collection from the University of Virginia. Letters, newspaper articles, diaries, images. It's all here!
Civil War Maps
Civil War Images: A rich source of photographs, recruiting posters, drawings, diaries and letters, from both the North and the South.
Civil War Home Page: A great collection of images, battle maps, and other records.
The Civil War: PBS' Civil War site
Battle Of Gettysburg: National Park Service--Explains the Battle of Gettysburg
Emancipation Proclamation: From the Library of Congress. Small exhibit of papers related to the E.P. Good Civil War timeline, with links to images.
Civil War Letter of Galultia York: These are so cool! Archived letters of a 19 year old Yankee soldier. Would be good for "interviews."
Women Soldiers of the Civil War: Who knew??? Library of Congress archives.
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