National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf

Peek back in time and learn about the North and South of the American Civil War. Discussed in full are the causes, effects, major battles, and agreements that made Civil War history. Period technology, social changes, and the ultimate...

From this site you can get a list of the major campaigns in the main Western Theater in 1863. Clicking on the links will take you to a description of each battle in each campaign.

Links summaries of Civil War battles in the Western Theater in 1861 and 1862. From the National Park Service.

An excellent review of the events in 1862 in the run-up to the Battle of Fredericksburg and the battle itself. Hyperlinks to Lee's and Burnside's official reports. Includes PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

A search engine to find summaries of Civil War battles by state. Information includes battle location, date(s), commanders, casualties, and a description of the battle.

This site, which is provided for by the National Park Service, gives a brief overview of the events at the Civil War Battle of Antietam.

Here is an organized description of the first major land battle of the Civil War of the Manassas Campaign. This battle is also known as the First Bull Run. Read a description of it here.

This site gives an extensive description of the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War.

Interactive timeline on the Civil War teaches about the geography and history of the Civil War, putting it in perspective visually and chronologically for students.

To commemorate the sesquicentennial observances of the American Civil War, the Park Service has provided information on the legacy of the War: Then and Now. Each date of the War has supporting documents and is compared to the legacy or...