Check out a book:

973.7 section of the library (Dewey Decimal number)

OR

Search the library catalog

Databases

[Our databases can be accessed at school or at home (with a password). Please see Mrs. Collins for a password. Just ask Mrs. Collins if you need help using databases!]

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• EBSCO (search one of the following using “United States Civil War” or "United States Civil War, 1861-1865")
• MasterFile Select
• Thomson Gale

  • Gale Virtual Reference
  • History eBooks
  • American Eras
  • American Civil War Reference Library
• Britannica Online

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Selected Web Sites

Library of Congress: American Memories http://memory.loc.gov/amhome.html	An excellent site from the Library of Congress that contains photographs, maps, letters, etc. From the home page click on War, Military or search “Civil War”.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/texts.html	Digital archive of primary materials from a Southern perspective.
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/choosepart.html	Digital archive of letters, diaries, newspapers, etc., representing the perspectives of one Northern and one Southern community.
Other Web Site to Try   http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/index.cfm Ohio State University’s website providing a large number of historical resources. http://java.nationalgeographic.com/maps/civilwar/ National Geographic’s MapMachine: Civil War Edition provides you with maps of over 5,200 battle sites.