Civil War Resources on the Web

Overview of U.S. History

Animated Atlas
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html

A ten minute movie tells the history of the United States.
Click the cursor on the map for the names of states and rivers.
Click on a date for the timeline. Use the scrollbar on the bottom of the screen to see all of the timeline.

Timeline

A Nation Divided: The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html

A timeline with illustrations.
Scroll down and browse the events and illustrations.

A Treasury

Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html

A digital collection of a wide range of original documents from the Civil War. Search by keyword or browse by subjects.
The subjects are presented in alphabetized groups. For "weapons" click on "From United States..." to "White House."
Click on "Archival Collections" to choose from manuscripts (letters), drawings, photographs, and prints and posters.
Scroll down for a special presentation "Before, During, and After the Civil War."

Maps

The Civil War Map Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html

This collection consists of original maps of Civil War battles.
Search by keyword or browse easily by geographic location.

Photographs

Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

A collection of 1,118 photographs.
Search by keyword or browse by subject index.
Scroll down for a helpful timeline.

America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/daghome.html

This collection consists of more than 725 photographs from 1839 to 1864. Search by keyword or browse by subject index.
Scroll down for more information about this type of photography.

Music

Popular Songs in American History
http://www.contemplator.com/america/index.html

Scroll down to the 19th Century and continue scrolling down to the Civil War.
Select a tune to hear its melody and read the lyrics. Additional resources are sometime included at the bottom of the page.

Band Music of the Civil War Era
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html

This collection presents examples of brass band music that was popular from the 1850s until the end of the nineteenth century. Included are 19 recorded examples of brass band music.
Search by keyword or browse the index for subjects or titles.
Scroll down for an historical overview, a concert, and a photo gallery.