| Aboard
the Underground Railroad
"Aboard the Underground Railroad:
A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary introduces
travelers, researchers, historians, preservationists, and anyone
interested in African American history to the fascinating people
and places associated with the Underground Railroad. The itinerary
currently provides descriptions and photographs on 50 historic
places that are listed in the National Park Service's National
Register of Historic Places, America's official list of places
important in our history and worthy of preservation. It also includes
a map of the most common directions of escape taken on the Underground
Railroad and maps of individual states that mark the location of
the historic properties."
American
Civil War
The American Civil War is an Internet
directory to a wide variety of web sites on topics related to the
Civil War. Here you will find links to information on colored
troops, the Confederacy, railroads, money, maps, and many other
topics.
American
Civil War
The American Civil War encyclopedia
contains a wealth of information about the Civil War. You
can learn about the war by exploring the site in a variety of ways: through
the civil war chronology, studying the civil war battles, reading
about the key political figures and military figures, or examining
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
American
Civil War Collection
The American Civil War Collection contains
a variety of primary resources. It includes civil war letters,
diary entries, and newspapers.
American
Civil War Homepage
The American Civil War Homepage is a
collection of online resources about the Civil War. It includes
graphs, letters, information about specific battles and campaigns,
biographical information, and more.
Civil
War Battle Summaries
The Civil War Battle Summaries is a
quick guide to important battles of the Civil War. It displays
key information such as who won, outcomes, major players, battle
location, and a short description of the battle.
Civil
War Soldiers and Sailors System
"The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors
System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about
servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. Currently,
the largest part of the database is the lists of Union and Confederate
troops. Eventually the site will encompass lists of prisoners
on both sides, cemetery rolls, and other information.
Civil War-Primary
Documents
Been
Here So Long: American Slave Narratives
In the 1930's, writers employed by the
Works Progress Administration interviewed over 2000 ex-slaves. This
site contains seventeen of those interviews.
Civil
War Maps
"The Civil War Map Collection of
the Geography and Map Division [of the Library of Congress] consists
of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which
depict troop activities and fortifications during the Civil War." Search
the map collection by keyword or browse by geographic location
or subject.
Civil
War Women
Civil War Women is a list of primary
materials about the women who experienced the war. It includes
women's diaries, letters, documents, photographs and prints.
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