This site provides you with the lyrics to the song, Dixie. Also provides a link that explains the origins of the popular Civil War song.

Exhibition of photographic portraits taken by Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady, who made portraits of many illustrious Americans on both sides of the conflict before, during, and after the war. Includes an animated explanation of...

Describes what the South was like after the Civil War ended. Many places were in ruins and people were desperately poor with many being homeless. Social structures had collapsed now that slaves had been freed. The Reconstruction era...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Advanced Placement U.S. History learning module on Civil War era America and the transformation of society, 1844-1877. Comprehensive study tools include videos, essays, primary source documents, and...

Study the Confederation of the United States, or Confederacy, during the Civil War on this website. Learn about the Confederate leaders and generals.

Provides information concerning African American rights in the California gold country before the Civil War.

Following the Civil War in the United States came an era of reconstruction. The men and women who were freed from slavery were suddenly stuck trying to sort out all of the freedoms as well as new responsibilities they were facing. The...

View the stamp artwork of Glenora Richards honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. Learn about how Dr. Walker helped those in need during the Civil War era.

A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.

Read this harrowing account of a German-American farmer whose nativist neighbors suspected his alliegiance to the United States after the country entered the war against Germany in World War I.

Covers the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War from 1865-1877.

Two hundred years' worth of American history all in one house. Learn what a close examination of a single-family dwelling can tell us about what life was like during five different periods of American history: the colonial era, the...

Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

Information about the period in United States history between the Civil War and World War I. The United States was transformed from a rural republic to an urban state.

Outlines the period of United States history between the Civil War and World War I known as the Era of Expansion and Reform.

Part of a larger piece on Segregated America, this section focus is on the commitment and perseverance of African Americans in the post-Civil War South to overcome the obstacles standing in the way of an education. Offers teachers and...

A brief historical overview of agriculture in North Carolina. Includes the Colonial Period and the Post Civil War era.

A collection of 41 images depicting African American slaves in the Civil War era from the New York Public Library.

This interactive timeline lets students select an era in the history of blacks in United States. Text tells the highlights of the time and primary source materials are linked that pertain as well.

Examine the events surrounding the Gettysburg Campaign as it relates to Pennsylvania history in this detailed account. Contained within this site are links to audio, video, and pictorial images of events and people of this era.

A short timeline on the main events of the period of Reconstruction from 1865 to 1897. A few of the events are clickable and can be followed for additional information.

For a brief overview of the period after World War II until the present, visit this Library of Congress resource. Learn about the Cold War and the first man to walk on the moon.

An article by Columbia University historian Eric Foner that discusses how long-standing views of the role of slavery in America began to be challenged during the civil rights era of the 1960s by a new generation of historians, whose work...