SGMS Library Media Center

Civil War Pathfinder

 

 

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
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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”.

 

Documenting the American South Logo

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

 

eHistory Logo

http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/index.cfm

Ohio State University’s website providing a large number of historical resources.

nationalgeographic.com logo

http://java.nationalgeographic.com/maps/civilwar/

National Geographic’s MapMachine: Civil War Edition provides you with maps of over 5,200 battle sites.

 

 

 

 


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