PATHFINDER: CIVIL WAR BATTLES
Prepared by Nancy Jasany, HS Media Specialist and Gretchen
DeChant, HS Social Studies Teacher
INFOHIO
EBSCO HOST
Read one of the articles listed below to relay a story in your report about someone who lived during the Civil War Period.
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BOOKS Access the NRHS OPAC to locate and refer to for more
information to support your assignment or look at the following materials that
are on the cart in the media center
computer classroom.
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North
Royalton High School - Nonfiction Collection |
973.7
W212c |
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A short
history of the Civil War / James L. Stokesbury. Stokesbury, James L.
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North
Royalton High School - Nonfiction Collection |
973.7
St67s |
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Embattled
Confederates : an illustrated history of Southerners at war / Illus. compiled
by Hirst D. Milhollen. Wiley, Bell Irvin, 1906-
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North
Royalton High School - Nonfiction Collection |
973.713
W648e |
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The Civil War
and Reconstruction / [by] J. G. Randall [and] David Donald.
Randall, J. G. (James Garfield),
1881-1953.
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North
Royalton High School - Nonfiction Collection |
973.7
R15c |
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North
Royalton High School - Nonfiction Collection |
973.7
H165w |
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OTHER ONLINE DATABASES Go to
GALE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER GOLD on
the NRHS website to search Civil War or specific battles. Refer to the NRHS Media Center
Electronic Resources (purple sheet) for username and password
access.
http://www.lnoca.org/~nrcs/nrhs/
OTHER WEBSITES from
the Internet for finding additional information.
The American Civil War
Comprehensive directory of links on American War Between the States. Includes links to information on the
secession crisis, state and local studies, biographical and military
information, and battles and campaigns. Also includes links to images of
war,
documentary records, and Civil
War round
table conferences.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
The History Place
Educational resource for students and enthusiasts of history,
featuring exhibits on the American Revolution, the Civil War, the 20th
century, World War II, the
Vietnam War, the
Presidents of the United States, Nazi Germany, the Irish Potato Famine, and
Genocide in the 20th century. Includes features such as "photo of the week,"
"speech of the week," "this month in history," "homework help," and "writer’s
corner."
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
Civil War Studies
Organization for American Civil War studies.
Conducts courses, seminars, and lectures by civil war scholars
complemented with study tours to the actual battle sites and one day study tours
in and around Washington, D.C. Includes book reviews.
Causes of the Civil War
Index of documents on the American Civil War. Covers
party platforms, secession documents, state and local resolutions and
correspondence, compromise proposals, and political speeches by Abraham Lincoln
and others.
http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/causes.html
The History Net
Journal for students featuring photographs and essays of
historical events and figures. Covers the American Civil War, World
Wars I and II,
the Korean War, the
Vietnam War, various
battles, military strategies, firsthand accounts of war veterans, and descriptions of pioneer journeys to western
America and across the Pacific. Also includes articles on early aviation and a
quiz.
http://www.historynet.com/
U.S. Civil War
Directory of links on the 1861-65 war between the federal government of the United States and 11
Southern states that tried to secede from the Union. Provides access to books,
newspaper articles, speeches, and religious, cultural, and governmental
documents on the issue of slavery, Abraham Lincoln, and military
history
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook27.html
Civil War Information
Directory of links on this conflict between the Union and
Confederate states of America between 1861 and 1865. Covers museums, archives,
letters, historical documents, casualty statistics, timelines, news articles,
journals, prisons, cemeteries, photographs, art, and architecture relating to
this period.
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm
A War Gone Deadly: The American Civil
War
Resource on this four-year
war during
1861. Provides details on its causes, important battles, slavery, the
Underground Railroad, weapons, and armies and men involved during the period.
Also includes games.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002047F/?tqskip1=1
Named Campaigns: Civil War
Descriptions of the various battles fought during this
conflict between Union and Confederate states
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/cwcmp.htm
Chronology of the Civil War
Resource for students of American history providing a detailed
timeline of the war fought
from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and Confederate
states.
http://civilwarmini.com/dates.htm
Civil War Highlights
Resource on Civil
War battles
fought in various southern and northern regions of America during 1861. Also
includes photographs and profiles of significant people of during the
battles.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=2944&url=2944/
American Memory
Exhibits and digitized primary source and archival materials
related to American culture and history. Includes texts, motion pictures, sound
recordings, and photographs. Provides sections on African-American perspectives,
the Civil
War,
Continental Congress documents, presidential portraits, vaudeville and popular
entertainment, and women's suffrage.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html