American
Memory "American Memory provides free
and open access through the Internet to written and
spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images,
prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American
experience." Click SEARCH and type CIVIL WAR to
browse, or type a more specific search term. Gettysburg
Address.
100
Milestone Documents Consider the rights and responsibilities
of citizens in our democracy, by exploring 100 influential
documents of American history from 1776 to 1965. View
the actual documents and transcripts.
New
York City Draft Riots of 1863 This excerpt from the book "In
the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York
City, 1626-1863" by Leslie M. Harris. describes
the July 1863 riots in New York City that followed the
enactment of a new conscription lottery law.
Home
of the American Civil War Information and photos of important
people, battles and maps. Learn about the army, the
navy, medical care, and conditions for soldiers. Be
sure to look at the "Civil War Potpourri"
sectionwhich contains many diverse subjects from boys
in the war to the ethnic make-up of the troops.
The
Crisis of the Union An Electronic Archive of Documents
about the Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of the US
Civil War, containing "pamphlets, books, broadsides,
cartoons, clippings, paintings, maps, and other print
memorabilia about America from circa 1830 to 1880."
The
Southern Homefront "The Southern Homefront,
1861-1865, documents Southern life during the Civil
War, especially the unsuccessful attempt to create a
viable nation state as evidenced in both private and
public life."
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy To provide American citizens direct
online access to the basic Federal Government documents
that define our democratic society, a core group of
current and historical government publications is available
for free, permanent, public access.
The
Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Avalon Project provides documents
relevent to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics,
Diplomacy and Government and organized by century. There
is a wealth of PRIMARY SOURCE material at Avalon. Typing
CIVIL WAR in the search box yields many results, so
use more specific search terms.
Reconstruction:
The Second Civil War Based on the PBS television series,
The American Experience, and features a timeline, maps,
people and events.
Reconstruction
and Its Aftermath The African American experience after
the Civil War. Also includes information about Booker
T. Washington.
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