Civil War
Civil War
resources for projects on the Civil War
A few hints:
When searching the library catalog, or OPAC, (link below), the official subject heading is
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
but there are variations of it, like:
United States -- History -- Pictorial works -- Civil War, 1861-1865
There may be biographies of individual people you are researching or they may show up in collective biographies or comprehensive books about the Civil War. Don't give up if you don't find them in the first place you look.
Link to the NMHS library catalog: http://frost.goalexandria.com/
Online databases and electronic reference books:
The Biography in Context database will be very helpful for this project! You'll need a password to get on the VOL, but it is the same as it was last year. If you don't know it, ask Mrs. Kissel.
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One of the reference eBooks available on the VOL is:
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American Civil War Reference Library |
Internet resources
Archives of Photos:
The Library of Congress American Memory website is a good source of historical documents, photographs, etc
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Particularly helpful for this assignment:
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Civil War
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/civwar/
Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
The Center for Civil War Photography -- website and virtual museum
http://www.civilwarphotography.org/
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Organized by decade.
http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Civil War Photos : Over 1,000 Civil War Images, Photographs and Cartes de Visites
Unlike the LOC resources, these are not free to use except for certain purposes. Make sure to take a look at their Terms of Use page (find the link to it by scrolling all the way to the bottom).