Did you know that more than three million people fought in the Civil War? Through artifacts, graphics, and passages class members learn about the stark divide between North and South that led to the war, as well as about the events...

Identify the battles of the Civil War from 1863 through 1865.

A timeline of the events of 1864 during the Civil War.

Anything that one might need to research or understand the American Civil War can be found on this huge web site! Photo and text database, official records and maps, battles, research pages, and much more can be found in this expansive...

Animated map tells the story of the events that led up to the first shots of the Civil War fired at Fort Sumter. [7:31]

What a find! Watch videos, read essays, and find first-person accounts of the Civil War in relation to Illinois. Although no battles were fought there, the state contributed many regiments.

Abraham Lincoln participated in battle strategy in real time thanks to the telegraph. Read the fascinating story of how Abraham Lincoln was intimately involved in the course of the Civil War due to the increased use of the telegraph.

The sidebar of this site reads "Understand the War Through People Then and Now." That is the mission of the site, and when you click on each word or phrase, you open up a world of information about the Civil War. Compiled resources help...

This site gives a broad overview of the Civil War with a heavy emphasis on battles, strategy, and the overall cost of this troublesome time in US history.

This is a description of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Included are a map and General Beauregard's report on the attack.

A description of the first battle of iron-clad ships during the Civil War. Includes great primary source documents from officers involved.

Links to many sites that deal with Georgia in the Civil War including information on the politics in Georgia, battles fought there, and Georgia regiments who fought in the war. Compiled by the Digital Library of Georgia.

Describes the battle and skirmishes that took place at Palmito Ranch, which was the final land battle of the Civil War. Includes links to articles on the battle, and biographies of the Union Commander, Col. Theodore H. Barrett, and the...

Article on Civil War Battle of Corinth in which students can explore the fun facts, maps, and video [3:00] on the topic.

Summary, informational text, and fun facts for students of all ages on the Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862.

An overview of the Civil War produced by the National Parks Service provides information on the entire conflict as well as information on specific battles that occurred.

Article for students of all ages on the Civil War Battle of Perryville. Includes "fun facts", informational text and video [3:00] on Abraham Lincoln.

Find a listing of the campaigns in the Eastern Theater and links to descriptions of the battles in those campaigns. The campaigns in 1861 and 1862 are on the first and half the second page of this site.

The Library of Congress provides a large collection of maps dating back to the Civil War. The collection consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities and fortifications during the...

While the American Civil War officially ended at the Battle of Appomattox, Confederate sensibilities ran deep and it was not until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s that blacks were able to fully assert their equality....

A detailed, thorough account of commercial map making during the Civil War. Site contains a propaganda map for the Anaconda Plan, encircling the South.

The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society (BONPS) offers a narrative of the Battle of Nashville. Content addresses Hood's strategy to reclaim Tennessee, the Union opposition, the steps to battle, the battle itself (blow-by-blow), and...

A text based article focusing on Florida and the Civil War including soldier participation, important events and battles, defeats, and finally the growth of anti-war feelings as the war neared an end.

A text based article focusing on Florida and the Civil War including soldier participation, important events and battles, defeats, and finally the growth of anti-war feelings as the war neared an end.