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This subcategory contains 264 links This site contains information concerning the 18th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, including a history, roster, flags, researcher's page, and much more. Fought at the Battle of Shiloh. Site includes a roster. United States soldiers The companies of this regiment were organized under the leadership of Arthur E. Reynolds, a lawyer of Jacinto, beginning in the summer of 1861, for three years or during the war. "Recruited from southwestern Ohio in the Fall of 1861, the regiment was organized at Camp Dennison in October. The following April, as part of General Sherman's division, they found themselves at the very heart of the Confederate surprise attack at Shiloh, TN, only 30 days after having been issued their rifles. They participated in the siege of Corinth, the capture of Arkansas Post, and the subsequent Vicksburg Campaign, seeing considerable action during the siege of that city. In April of 1864, while a part of Gen. Banks' Red River expedition, the entire regiment was captured after intense fighting at the Battle of Sabine Crossroads (Mansfield, LA) and imprisoned at Camp Ford, near Tyler, Texas. Six months later they were paroled, and saw action again in 1865 as part of the attack on Mobile. The 48th OVVI was mustered out in Texas in May, 1866." The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the most celebrated regiments of black soldiers that fought in the Civil War. As an escaped slave, Grandfather Sgt. Anderson Davis helped make up the ranks of the brave and courageous soldiers who had the extraordinary vision and will to found Lincoln Institute, later, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. "For the men of the 54th Massachusetts, the assault on a Confederate fort outside Charleston was much more than just another battle. It was their chance to show the world that black troops could fight--and die--for the Union." by William C. Kashatus "In a tragic postscript to the Civil War, as many as 1,700 Union soldiers, recently released from Confederate prisons, may have died while en route home aboard the steamer Sultana." By Fred Melchiorre. Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Army of the Potomac July 1863. Speeches, letters, quotes, writings 1861 This is the Civil War diary of Albert Underwood of Annapolis, Park County, Indiana. He was a member of the 9th Indiana Light Artillery. It covers the period of the war from January 1, 1864 thru January 11, 1865. Schoolgirl's diary which shows the bitterness felt at United States soldiers. "Begun as a lark, the all-girl Rhea County Spartans soon attracted the attention of unamused Union officers." Podcast "Now known as the "OLD FEDERAL ROAD," this primary travel route was conceived and built to connect Fort Wilkinson, near Milledgeville, Georgia, to Fort Stoddert, an American outpost north of Mobile, Alabama. Developed from the 1806-11 postal horse path that followed earlier Native American paths, the Federal Road subsequently became a primary travel route for pioneers going to the Mississippi Territory. The Federal Road functioned as an important link between Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Early settlers, of the area now known as Monroe and Conecuh Counties, in Alabama included the Middleton and many other South Carolina families." Lots of resources "The Civil War is a major collecting focus for the University Libraries. The manuscript collection includes letters and diaries from both Union and Confederate soldiers, homefront letters, memoirs, and contemporary research files." Various Civil War links. Macon County presents details of Andersonville as well as other historic sites. Photo tour of the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. Particulary strong on veterans from each side. Detailed Web site. Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site commemorates the largest Civil War battle in Florida. Welcome to my unique exhibit of modern day images from battlefields of the American Civil War. Over 2500 individual snapshots were stitched together using Live Pictures Photovista to bring these 105 spinning 360 degree panoramic images here for your viewing pleasure. Short bibilography done in 1996. Exhibit from the Gettysburg National Military Park Civil War letters. The Virginia Military Institute has an extensive collection of Civial War materials. In this episode, the History Guys focus on the dramatic six months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the outbreak of war. Over the course of the hour, they attempt to understand the period from the perspective of Americans at the time. Why did abolitionists dread the prospect of Lincoln’s presidency? Why did slaveholders in many parts of the South argue against secession? What made the leaders of Virginia, a state long known as “the mother of presidents,” finally decide to break their ties with the nation? How did 19th century ideas about race and gender shape people’s decision-making? And finally, did the existence of slavery mean some kind of civil war would come sooner or later, or might war have been averted? A site devoted to the history and heritage of the American Civil War in and around the City of Charleston, SC (Visitor's Information) " CivilWarAlbum.com is a collection of albums containing over 1,500 photos, and several official records reports and maps related to the 1862-63 Vicksburg Campaigns, Battles of Shiloh, Forts Donelson and Henry, U.S.S. Cairo at Vicksburg, Indian Territory (New Addition), Louisiana and many other sites. All photos were taken between 1990 and March, 2001." Yale course taught by David Blight. This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction. David W. Blight, Yale. "This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction." This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction. 1411 image records Two diaries from Illlinois soldiers Of the 45th Ohio Volunteers. 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry ("Roundheads") "This is a concise index to the Generals who fought on both sides of the US Civil War, and has been specifically prepared for the Internet." Of the 32nd Iowa Infantry. Click on a state and its shows the Civil War battles there. Calvin Shedd Papers archive Captain and Regimental Surgeon, 49th Indiana Volunteers From the Library of Congress Variety of info on this important aspect of the war. Songs from Missouri and other then Western places. "Explore the people, places, and events of the Civil War through the photographs and images in the Civil War Portrait. Each page includes links to related articles here on TheHistoryNet, as well as external links to Civil War sites on the internet." "The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefield lands. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public about the war and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it." Links to prisons. From Military Reading List. Recommends books and provides links to buy them. Also links to other wars. Welcome to Civil War Richmond, an online research project designed to collect documents, photographs, and maps pertaining to Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. Here you will find information regarding many varied facets of life inside the Confederate Capital. Because there is so much information regarding the hospitals and prisons in Richmond, these have been given their own sections - the "other sites" section deals with other important topics, including: battery defenses, cemeteries, industry, and civilian activity. The "events" section covers events in Richmond that do not relate to a particular site. Material and links on Civil War sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The images in this digital collection are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides. "The images in this digital collection are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides." Civil War Virginians of the Allegheny Highlands, specifically 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment, 31stVirginia Infantry Regiment, 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry Regiment. Civil War Washington examines the U.S. national capital from multiple perspectives as a case study of social, political, cultural and medical/scientific transitions provoked or accelerated by the Civil War. The project draws on the methods of many fields—literary studies, history, geography, computer-aided mapping—to create a digital resource that chronicles the war's impact on the city. Troops, fugitive slaves, bureaucrats, prostitutes, actors, authors, doctors, and laborers were among those drawn to the capital by a sense of duty, desperation, or adventure. Drawing on material ranging from census records to literary texts and from forgotten individuals to the famous (such as Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman) we examine how Washington changed from a sleepy Southern town to the symbolic center of the Union and nation. Diaries and correspondence. National Park Service The colonel's diary; journals kept before and during the civil war by the late Colonel Oscar L. Jackson...sometime commander of the 63rd regiment O. V. I (1922) A spy in the service of the Confederacy how it feels to be hung by the neck and die. Published 1908 From the Avalon Project From the Avalon Project at Yale Honors people of color. Cooper's cavalry tactics, for the use of volunteers to which is added a manual for Colt's revolver. Published 1861 by H.P. Lathrop, Power & Cadwallader in New-Orleans, Jackson, Miss . The Civil War diary of Lt. (later Capt.) Cornelius C. Platter, of the 81st Ohio Infantry Volunteers, from November, 1864 - April 27, 1865. Platter's diary details Sherman's march through Georgia from Rome to Savannah and the march north through the Carolinas. He gives dates, times, and lengths of marches and describes the weather, locale, scenery, and food as well as orders, rumors, positions, troop morale, and administrative duties. The diary also includes a description of the burning of Columbia, South Carolina, the news of the Confederate surrender, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. VP Alexander Stephens on slavery as the foundation of the Confederate States of America The immediate cause of the Civil War as United States soldiers were fired upon in South Carolina. "This site's highlights are its compilation of historical documents and the bibliography. Whether you are a serious student of the Civil War or just a high school student needing to write a paper, the information is here." Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas On the cusp of war The diary represents a day-to-day account of events while enlisted in the Mississippi Marine Brigade (initialed M.M.B. in the diary). The following passages were taken from the Diary of Carrie Berry, a 10 year old resident of Atlanta, Aug. 1, 1864 - Jan. 4, 1865. Archives of Ontario Of the Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Reconstructing the Worldwide Web of Cotton Production in the Age of the American Civil War by Sven Beckert By ILincoln, September 22, 1862 By Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. CIVIL WAR HISTORY, Volume XXXII, No. 3, September, 1986 Document Civil War general from Virginia. Served in the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. From Notre Dame by Bob Redman. Part of the Army of the Cumberland and George Thomas Source site Good site. Abraham Lincoln Vol II is found at http://historicaltextarchive.com/books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=34 Short letter "H-CivWar is a forum for exploring the approaches, methods, and tools used in teaching history to graduate and undergraduate students. Syllabi, reading lists, and examinations are all valuable subjects for discussion. The Civil War era can not be isolated in the study of this nation's history. Any analysis of the Civil War era is empty without a good understanding of the Jacksonian and Republican eras, urban and rural history, etc. Therefore, some overlap between H-Net lists is expected and welcome, and you are invited to introduce discussions from other forums and disciplines." This is a montage of photographs that Alexander Gardner and his associates took shortly after the Battle of Gettyburg, and before the filed had been completely cleared of the dead. Added to the stench of decaying bodies, there was also the aroma of 5,000 dead horses that had not been removed from the battlefield. It was a grim task indeed. Variety of resources. Lectures available as streaming video at webcast.berkeley.edu/courses. Submitted by: Dale R. Lutz. pp. 48-9 from the Adjutant-General's Report, Illinois, 1861-66, revised, 1901 edition. Vol. 5. Revised by Brigadier General J. N. Reece (Adjutant General). Published Springfield, IL, Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1901. Civil War." The Third Georgia Infantry was organized in late April, 1861. In the spring of 1862, the Third Georgia Infantry returned to Virginia and joined the Army of Northern Virginia. It served in that way for the remainder of the war. The Third Georgia participated in more than fifty engagements during its career." The 15th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, was organized in the late spring of 1861. Company K was organized in the area of Double Springs, Whitefield, and Steelville, in the western part of Oktibbeha County. They were known as the Oktibbeha County Plough Boys. The Hotchkiss Map Collection contains cartographic items made by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899), a topographic engineer in the Confederate Army. Hotchkiss made detailed battle maps primarily of the Shenandoah Valley, some of which were used by the Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson for their combat planning and strategy. "is adapted from an exhibition of original Civil War soldiers’ letters currently on display at the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, which opened in April 2008. The letters are drawn from the Gilder Lehrman Collection (on deposit at the New-York Historical Society), which contains more than 12,000 Civil War soldiers’ letters, most of them never before seen by the public." Links and more Photos Confederate States and United States navies. A publication of the Central Intelligence Agency. Letters, Journals, Diaries, Oral Accounts and Historical Information from the Civil War The iron furnace or, slavery and secession by John H. Aughey, a refugee from Mississippi Published 1863 by William S. & Alfred Martien in Philadelphia . "At the junction of naval warfare and industrial technology were two very special types of ship, the likes of which had hardly ever been seen before in the world. The ironclads were the advent of the modern armored, self-propelled warship, and the blockade runners took wholesale smuggling to new technological heights. Under the immense pressure of war, technology advanced at a breakneck pace. These pages are dedicated to these fascinating ships, their designers, and the valiant crews of both sides who sailed and fought them." Podcast from the Gilder Lehrman Institute By Greg Ruttan in the Concord Review This collection includes 22 letters (July 1861 - April 1864) from twin brothers John Booker (1840-1864) and James Booker (1840-1923) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to their cousin Chloe Unity Blair (1839-75). Of the Company I, 34th Mississippi Volunteers, CSA. "Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, Union soldier Amos Humiston died clutching the only clue to his identity: an ambrotype of his three small children." By Mark H. Dunkelman These letters 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. The final letter, describing the long-awaited mustering out in August of 1865, was written to his parents. "A COMPILATION OF LETTERS, STORIES, DIARIES FROM THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, NURSES, POLITICIANS, MINISTERS, JOURNALISTS and CITIZENS DURING the WAR OF THE REBELLION. FROM THE NEWSPAPERS OF MASSACHUSETTS." "The project seeks to digitize and make available the letters to, from, and about Abraham Lincoln that are held in the collections of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of Rochester." By Eric Foner in History Now "I have often thought before I answered the last roll and passed over the River to join the Silent Host that fell before the roaring cannon and rattling musket that I would give my experiences as a Confederate soldier and as a prisoner of war." Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection John Boston reached freedom but without his wife. Comprehensive site. by Clay Williams and John Marszalek in Mississippi History Online. Includes original documents. Abe used the latest technology! "An excerpt from In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 by Leslie M. Harris" Covers the years 1860-1866. Digital reproduction of articles in the newspaper. Fought in a number of battles. Adam I. P. Smith, Lecturer in American History at University College London, discusses his award-winning book No Party Now: Politics in the Civil War North. He examines political parties and partisanship in America during times of war, specifically the period leading up to the American Civil War, and offers an original and insightful analysis of Northern politics at the time. Searchable database of the Ohio Historical Society. "The ordinances of secession were the actual legal language by which the seceded states severed their connection with the Federal Union. The declarations of causes...are where they tended to disclose their reasons for doing so, although only four states issued separate declarations of causes. Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States by Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner, who operated under the authority of the War Department and the protection of the Secret Service. Published 1907 by [E.B. Eaton] in Hartford, Conn "A major strength of the Pearce Collection is its balanced coverage of the war. Every effort is made to include letters and documents from both sides of the conflict. The collection includes letters from most of the major political and military leaders from both sides of the conflict, and an ever-increasing number of soldier's letters from both the Union and Confederate armies." of the War. "Located near Courtland, Alabama, Pond Spring (The Wheeler Plantation) was home to Joseph Wheeler, former Major General of Cavalry of the great Confederate western army, The Army of Tennessee (and briefly held the rank of Lieutenant General near War's end), also a long-time U.S. Congressman following the Civil War, and (yet again) U.S. Army Major General during the Spanish-American War. A well-earned title, "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler became a national symbol for reunification and reconciliation following the Civil War and throughout the latter half of the 19th Century. As the U.S. Congressman, he largely contributed toward the progressive economic direction the northern section of Alabama would pursue during the 20th Century." From back issues of Harper's Weekly "The prisoner-of-war letters of Brigadier General Montgomery Dent Corse, CSA, 17th Virginia Infantry to his wife, Elizabeth Beverley, along with his commission as Colonel, Active Volunteer Forces of Virginia, May 17, 1861, and his Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America, July 24, 1865. Selected from the Montgomery Dent Corse Collection which was donated to the Alexandria Library in 1981." 1863. Gettysburg H. Clay Sharkey, 3rd Mississippi Co. C, 5th Alabama Cavalry Co. D Welcome to the Robert E. Lee Papers at the Special Collections Department of the James Graham Leyburn Library at Washington and Lee University. These 46 letters are a representative sample from our collection which documents aspects of Lee's life and career as a soldier, educator, friend, and father. From Duke University Roster of Confederate soldiers in the war between the states furnished by Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1861-1865. Published 1905 by W.J. Hoke Camp, Confed. Veterans? in [Lincolnton, N.C . "Index of letters from Samuel S. Dunton to his family while in the 114th New York Infantry during the North American Conflict of 1861-1865 ("Civil War")." Abraham Lincoln Library of Congress Library of Congress collection "The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Most of the images were made under the supervision of 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." Library of Congress Author: Col.S.M.Bowman And Lt.-Col.R.B.Irwin. Publisher: Charles B.Richardson, New York. Year: 1865 April 6-7, 1862. U.S. Civil War Maps The spy of the Rebellion being a true history of the spy system of the United States army during the late Rebellion ... compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General. Published 1884 by Rose Publishing Co. in Toronto . National Park Service. "In 1990, a study of Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia was authorized by Public Law 101-628. The study was to accomplish four tasks: identify significant Civil War sites and determine their condition, establish their relative importance, assess short and long term threats to their integrity, and provide alternatives for their preservation and interpretation by Federal, State, and local governments, or by other public or private entities." (108th Volunteers) Harlan's Light Cavalry "This regiment was recruited and organized at Schoharie, NY with men raised from Schoharie and Schenectady Counties in upstate New York. It was mustered into service on September 22, 1862 and left for Washington, DC just three days later. The 134th was assigned to the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac until October, 1863, when that Corps was made part of the Army of the Cumberland. It became part of the XX Corps in April, 1864, at the start of the Atlanta Campaign." "Formed principally in upstate New York, the 15th NYVC was a late addition to the Army of the Potomac forming companies during 1863. As a part of George Armstrong Custer's division the units fought throughout the Shenandoah Valley under the command of Phil Sheridan. They were present at Five Forks, and Appomattox, and participated in the last cavalry charge of the Civil War." With notes about Company E and Private William Meek Furr. By William Frazier Furr, Montgomery, Alabama The 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteers were Confederate soldiers. "he 23rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment (US) never had a unit history published. Many veterans of this distinguished federal command wrote letters and memoirs. One veteran, Private John Peter Bagley of Company "I" can even be called the poet laureate of the 23rd for he wrote at least two poems: THE NOBLE TWENTY THIRD and THE DYING SOLDIER . While there are many references to the 23rd Missouri Infantry in the history books no one has ever put everything together to tell the regiments story from muster to discharge. I have been compiling data since 1991 to accomplish this monumental task. My data includes information found in Frederick Dryer’s: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies; The History of Linn County Missouri; The History of Sullivan County Missouri; A History of Northwest Missouri; Shiloh: Bloody April by Wiley Sword; and the veteran's memoirs and officer's reports found in the National Archives ." Memorial to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who served in the Civil War. Jim Janke frequently updates this site. " The battle between the Virginia "Merrimack" and the Monitor was the most decisive factor to date in determining the direction of modern naval warfare. The first battle between ironclads, however, only came about through a series of chances, and that elusive element, destiny." "On these fields and in the woods surrounding a small creek in northwest Georgia, Union and Confederate armies clashed during the fall of 1863 (September 19-20) in some of the hardest fighting of the Civil War. An Alabama Infantry Regiment, the 19th Alabama, fought in this battle as it had done so in other western battles since Shiloh. This regiment was composed of men from northeast Alabama. As in most Confederate regiments, the members of the 19th were not plantation owners, rather they were farmers, shopkeepers and common everyday folk. " From Military History Online. Comprehensive. A pictorial history of the Battles for Chattanooga. From the Furman University Editorials Project The American Battlefield Protection program of the National Park Service Covers Sherman's March to the Sea The collective memory of the Civil War differs throughout America. To some the bloody conflict was a fight for emancipation and equality. For others, it represents the noble, but ultimately failed, attempt by the Confederacy to assert its sovereignty. In this wide-ranging lecture, delivered at the London School of Economics, Civil War historian David Blight examines American memory of the Civil War and how it has both hindered and facilitated justice and healing it its wake. Arguing for a history that is not just “frozen into formulas,” Blight delivers a moving meditation on a part of American history that is still very much alive today. Edited by John Marszalek with contributions from Russell F. Weigley, Craig L. Symonds, John Y. Simon, Steven E. Woodworth, and Anne J. Bailey. This book is in pdf format. Served in Company E of the 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) during the Civil War and the Vicksburg Campaign. The Confederacy's Undelivered European Fleet and the Union Consular Service By Kevin J. Foster The dispatch carrier a thrilling description of the adventures of a dispatch carrier in the late war-- 2d. ed. by Comrade Wm. N. Tyler. Published 1892 by Port Byron "Globe" Print in Port Bryon, Ill . a thrilling description of the adventures of a dispatch carrier in the late war-- 2d. ed. by Comrade Wm. N. Tyler. Published 1892 by Port Byron "Globe" Print in Port Bryon, Ill . Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va., Aug. 1861 Published 1861 by s.n. in Richmond, Va . The iron furnace or, slavery and secession by John H. Aughey, a refugee from Mississippi Published 1863 by William S. & Alfred Martien in Philadelphia . Editorials concerning From the Mariners Museum. Wall Street Journal The Papers of Jefferson Davis documentary editing project, based at Rice University in Houston, Texas, is publishing a multi-volume edition of his letters and speeches, several of which can be found on this web site. The page also has extensive information on Davis and his family and numerous photographs. A more accurate picture of women in the War than Scarlett O'Hara. "The siege of Petersburg, Virginia (June 15, 1864 -- April 2, 1865) is one of the least studied campaigns of the Civil War." General regimental history with roster and photographs Guide to the museum. "The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865" presents materials related to Southern life during the Civil War and the challenge of creating a nation state while waging war. This collection includes government documents, personal diaries, religious pamphlets, and many other materials. By Matthew Pinsker. History Now "This site is an attempt to tell the story of the "BrownWater Navy" and the brave men and women who served on the Western Rivers and Gulf of Mexico." This project interweaves the histories of two communities on either side of the Mason-Dixon line during the era of the American Civil War. "The Wild Geese Today chronicles the epic saga of Ireland's far-flung exiles and those who have struggled to gain Irish freedom." " In the second of this series of three lectures, Josiah Bunting III examines the military career of Ulysses S. Grant. Grant has not always been viewed favorably by historians, but Bunting contends that Grant was a genius as a leader and an ideal commander. Josiah Bunting III is president of The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and the author, most recently, of Ulysses S. Grant." Contains fifteen large lithographs of soldiers standing in landscapes, showing generals and other staff officers, all ranks of cavalry, artillery and infantry, their swords, rifles, drum and bugle, their tunics, trousers, hats and overcoats, plus buttons, badges and chevrons. Seeks to be the definitive site. The Green Mountain Boys fought again. "the largest online repository of information documenting the Green Mountain State's participation in the American Civil War." This Week in Virginia History Virginia Historical Highway Marker Civil War Campaigns and Battles Index The Markerhistory.com Virginia Civil War Campaigns and Battles Index is a comprehensive collection of Civil War related Virginia historical highway markers. Markers are organized chronologically by earliest event date on each marker, providing an easy to follow time-line of events. Campaign groupings were created by mapping relevant markers to corresponding Campaigns using the National Park Service (“NPS”) campaign classification system. A primary benefit of this methodology is that it informs readers of campaign related events which did not take place at NPS maintained sites, providing additional context. Covers 1861 to 1865 "Ten Civil War historians provide some contrasting--and probably controversial--views on how and why the Confederate cause ultimately ended in defeat." The William Francis Brand Civil War Letters web site provides access to digital facsimiles of letters written by Confederate soldier William Francis Brand to his future wife Amanda Catherine Armentrout. "Explores the life of this veteran of the U.S., Confederate and Egyptian armies." By Catherine Clinton. History Now "A worsening war situation, rising food prices, and an indifferent government compelled the women of Rowan County, North Carolina, to take action. By Christopher A. Graham." David Reynolds “John Brown, Abolitionist:The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights” The New-York Historical Society December 8, 2005 Running Time: 42:16 David Reynolds reassesses the legacy of John Brown, who was hanged for his role in the October 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. Reynolds states that Brown did not live on the fringe of American life, but was at the very center of it. A devout Calvinist possessing unshakable integrity and faith in the righteousness of his violent actions against slavery, Brown was the only abolitionist in the years before the Civil War to live among blacks, advocate a rewritten constitution that would make slaves citizens, and ultimately to take up arms and give his life for the abolitionist cause. |
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