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PreWar Troubles

Harpers Ferry & John Brown
John Brown's Raid
•The Harper's Ferry Trouble; Trial of the Insurrectionists
The Harpers Ferry Raid
Harpers Ferry NHP Maps & Information
John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid
John Brown Chronology
•Harper's Ferry National Historical Park •
WVU LIbraries: WV Collection: WV Military Links: John Brown
The Mauzy Letters on John Brown's Raid
Brown's lawyers treatment
Legal Phases of the Trial of John Brown This link is down, hoping it comes back
Harpers Ferry & John Brown - how he got convicted This link is down, hoping it comes back
John Brown's Speech to the Court at his Trial This link is down, hoping it comes back
John Brown Articles
John Brown on the Internet
Causes of the Civil War: John Brown's Raid
Was John Brown Crazy?
Eyewitness Accounts of the Raid, The Capture, The Trials

Compromise of 1850
Old Senate Chamber: The Compromise of 1850
John C. Calhoun's speech AGAINST the Compromise
Daniel Webster's notes on his speech FOR the Compromise
John C. Calhoun on the Clay Compromise Measures

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Henry Clay: The Man Behind the Compromise
Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser
Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate, Lexington, KY
Art in the U.S. Capitol: Henry Clay Statue
Henry Clay: Quotes (1777-1852)
Henry Clay: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia
Henry Clay's appointment as secretary of state, 7 March 1825

The Fugitive Slave Acts of 1850
Martin Delany's Speeches on the Fugitive Slave Laws
Fugitive Slave Laws
Selected Laws and Policies Affecting African Americans
Webster: Pro Laws Speech - The Seventh of March Speech (March 7, 1850)
Victims of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Making of America

Kansas - Nebraska Act
Kansa - Nebraska Act 1854

Dred Scott Decision of 1857
Roger B. Taney to Caleb Cushing thanking his support of Taney Decision
A Hard Shove for a "Nation On the Brink": The Impact of Dred Scott

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Main Sources
American Civil War - excellent site!
Civil War - Great Site!
Civil War Web -- Home of  A Nation Divided and Civil War Books Emporium
BrassTurkey Civil War Resource Page
CSA Online - Main Menu
U.S. Civil War Center -- Index of Civil War
Dakota State University: Civil War Pages
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission: Battle Summaries
U.S. Civil War Center -- Search
Civil War Information on the Web - AOL site
Welcome to the Civil War Forum! - AOL site
Valley of the Shadow - Letters & Diaries
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission
U.S. Civil War FAQ -- Part 2
Civil War Information - AOL site
Electronic Sites for Civil War
Learn about Battles, Life, etc...
Civil War Links(even a bugle call)
Schoff Civil War Collections
The Confederate Network
Civil War - By AACDrPDLaw
From Revolution to Reconstruction
The Civil War at a Glance
Civil War documents & Books
USA: Joint Comittee on Reconstruction
HARPWEEK: The Civil War Era (1857-1865)
Jews in the Civil War

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Documents
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Reports
Civil War Documents
Reconciliation - civil war spending in 1890
Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs
U.S. Historical Documents Archive
The Wade-Davis Manifesto, August 5, 1864
Hayne-Webster Debate
USA: Constitution of the Confederate States
From Revolution to Reconstruction
Ulysses S. Grant's commission as lieutenant general signed by Abraham Lincoln
president's belief :dependents of black and white soldiers treated equal
Charles Wellington Reed's pencil sketch of Abraham Lincoln at City Point, Virgi

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address (text of)
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: Drafts
The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address Information

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TheEmanicpation Proclamation
USA: Emancipation Proclamation
USA: Emancipation Proclamation - Context of it

Causes
Nation Divided - Map of Missouri Compromise
Events Leading to Civil War - AOL site
Causes : The Compromise of 1820
Civil War Documents & People
Causes of the Civil War
Causes: a North Georgia perspective
Declaration of Causes of Secession
Victory and Defeat: Reasons - Civil - AOL site
The Abolitionists
Interesting and Unusual Facts About War - AOL site
Reconciliation
Causes
Causes: The Mexican War and ...
Slavery, Economy, and Politics on the Road to Civil War
Oberlin: The Town That Started The Civil War
The First Wave of Secession
USA:(6) Sectional Conflict

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Overviews
Civil War Overview
U.S. Civil War FAQ -- Part 2
Outline of the Civil War
Interesting and Unusual Facts About War
The American Civil War, Up Close and Personal
THE CIVIL WAR: A Brief History
Reflections on the Causes of the Civil War:

Statistics
Civil War Battles by State
Federal Army Casualty Statistics
Civil War Archives
Civil War Statistics
Lineages of the Units of the Continental Army
Overall Casualty Statistics
Civilians in the Civil War
Politicians Killed in the Civil War
Jewish-American History on the Web
The Ten Costliest Battles of the Civil War
Reconciliation - civil war spending in 1890

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Leaders
Leaders of the Civil War
Civil War Biography Page
People
Spotlight Biography: Civil War
U.S. Civil War Center -- Bios
General Officers Of The Civil War
Generals on the Web

Graves
U.S. Civil War - The Generals' Burial
Find-A-Grave Pictures
Celebrity Bio's & Graves

Lincoln: Union President
Lincoln
The Lincoln Legal Papers
Abraham Lincoln Research Site
Abraham Lincoln Online
Lincoln's Civil War Cabinet

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Davis: Confederate President
Davis, Jefferson
Jefferson Davis Monument
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis President Confederate States
Jefferson Davis FAQs
Cabinet of the Confederacy

Generals
Generals of the Civil War
James Birdseye McPherson, Major General, Union
Gen. Henry L. Burnett's Memories
Stonewall Jackson Resources & FAQs
Stonewall Jackson Biography
General Officers of the Civil War
The Gettysburg Generals

Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee family tree
USA: Robert E. Lee
Apotheosis of Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Lee Bio, Confederate Military History
Stratford Hall Plantation, Birthplace of
Robert Edward Lee Biography

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Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman Biography
GeorgiaInfo Home Page

Other Countries/Indians involved
Canadians
Chief Joseph Brant -- Mohawk, Loyalist
Civil War in Indian Territory!
Indians and the Civil War

A Soldier's Life
Civil War Soldier's Pay
Camp Life: Facing the Day
Soldiers / Civil War
Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier
Letters from the Civil War
Camp Life: Begin Your Tour
Johnny Reb's Life as a Soldier
Civil War Button - Reverse

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Famous Soldiers
The Sullivan Ballou Letter
Essay: Letter of Sullivan Ballou

Spies
Civil War Spies
Spies, Traitors, Unsavories, & Detectives
Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers at Duke
Women in Politics

Famous Others
The James Burke Connection
Thomas E. Rose
USA: Edwin McMasters Stanton
Gen. John A. Logan

Points of View
Leadership Views
The Valley of the Shadow Contents
The History Place - Points of View
Research-A Narrative History - 2 sides
GLossary of Major Civics Terms

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Time Lines
Civil War Timeline
American Civil War Timeline Maps
Civil War Chronology - emphasis colored troops
Civil War Order of Battle
A Chronology of the Major Battles
Outline of the Civil War-With Links
Civil War Chronology
Time Line of The Civil War - 1861
In a House Divided, 1850 - 1890

Maps
American Civil War Timeline Maps and Exhibits
American Civil War Map Exhibits
American Civil War State Maps of Battles
American Civil War All States Map of Battles
Rare Map Collection - American Civil War
Map of the Confederacy
U.S. Civil War Battles & Governments
A Nation Divided (Map)
Map Exhibits Timeline Stats
Mason and Dixon's Line
Growth of Railroads in Illinois -1850 to 1890

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Battles
Civil War Battles
Civil War Battles Summaries by Campaign
Civil War Order of Battle w/links to each!
U.S. Civil War Battles & Governments
Famous Civil War Battles of the West
Chronological list of Civil War Battles
Civil War Battles Wordsearch
Civil War Battles by State
American Civil War All States Map of Battles
A Chronology of the Major Battles
Petersburg National Battlefield
Arkansas American Civil War Map of Battles
Feb '62 Battles Page
Battles State by State
Learn about American civil war Battles
The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
United States Naval & Shipbuilding Museum Online
Civil War Naval Time Line
Star of the West

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Lower Mississippi Delta Battles
Lower Mississippi Delta - Civil War sites
Lower Mississippi Delta - Civil War

Gettysburg
Battle Summary: Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg - A Fateful Decision
The Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

Antietam/Sharpsburg
From Cedar Mountain to Antietam(Great Skedaddle)
The Great Skedaddle
Battle of Antietam
ANTIETAM.DOC
Battle of Sharpsburg or Antietam
Antietam National Park Home Page

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Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

Atlanta
Important dates - Atlanta Campaign
North Georgia Battles

Culpepper
Virginia Civil War Trails | Central Virginia
Battle of Brandy Station - Culpeper,Virginia

Manassas
First Battle of Manassas
Second Battle of Manassas

Bull Run
Bull Run, Battle of -- Encarta®

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Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill, Battle: American Victory??

Oriskany
BATTLE OF ORISKANY

Submarine
USS Hunley - First submarine
CSS Hunley to Rise Again

Prison Camps
Andersonville
Archaeology at the Andersonville Prison
Andersonville: A Legacy of Shame...But Whose?
Andersonville: A Legacy of Shame...But Whose? Part II
Wirz Trial Home Page - Commandant Andersonville Prison 1865
Civil War Prisons, Illinois
Florence Stockade
Prisons
Elmira Prison Camp OnLine Library
Civil War Prison Camp Conditions
Civil War Prison Camps
Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp Records
Images of the Civil War - Prisoners and Prisons

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Civil War Flags
Flags of the United States of America
Flags of the Confederacy
Flags

Civil War Money
Paymaster
Confederate Treasury
Confederate Money
C.S.A. Coin Page
C.S.A. Currency
Civil War Currency
Union Paymasters

Weapons
Tactics & Weapons used at Antietam
Small Arms
The Technology of the Civil War
Civil War Artillery
Weapons of the Civil War
FAQ's on Weapons
War on Horseback
CONFEDERATE IRREGULAR WARFARE 1861 - 1865
.The CS Army in the Civil War
Minie Ball
The Spenser Rifle - Technical Assessment
Weapons of the Civil War - pistols
Rifles Used In The War Between The States

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African American Troops in the Civil War
US Colored Troops--NPS
Blacks in the Civil War
African American Freedom Fighters
Documenting The American South
Brief History of Black Women In The Military
African American History
History of American Colored Troops
Colored Troops in the Civil War
The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Wars Homepage - excellent! (also covers Civil War)
Afro-American Medal of Honor Winners
The Last Battle of the Civil War, Palmito Ranch: A Gentleman's Agreement Broken
62nd & 65th Regiments United States Infantry

Food during the Civil War
CWI Civil War Cook Book
Recipes of the Civil War Time Period
Recipes and Food

Civil War Medicine
Resources in Civil War Medicine
Surgical ProceduresAOL Site
From Quackery to Bacteriology
Anesthetics in Field and General Hospitals
Photographic Atlas of Civil War Injuries and Orthopaedics Injuries
Virginia's Confederate Military Hospitals
Nat'l Museum of Civil War Medicine
Museum Exhibits on Display
Civil War Medicine Vocabulary
Civil War Medical Terminology
Civil War Surgeons
Clara Barton National Historic Site Information
Chimborazo Hospital
Medical Antiques

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Memories & Letters
Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier
Alice Williamson Diary - Union Troops occupation
Letters from the Civil War

Camp Life
Camp Life: Begin Your Tour
Johnny Reb's Life as a Soldier
Military Service(all wars) the length of service
War on Horseback

Slavery
Chronology of Slavery
Black History Search: event_slavery
African-American History Resources
Diaries, Letters, and Memoirs
The Abolitionists
Slave Voices - The Age of Revolutions
Voyage from Africa

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Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad History: Southeastern
Underground Railroad
Vshadow '95: Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad Site at UC Davis
Selected Underground Railroad Resources
Underground in Rochester NY
Families and Freedom
The Underground RailroadAOL site
African-American History Resources
Civil War & the Underground Railroad
US Historical Documents Regarding Slavery
History of the Underground Railroad - NY Underground Railroad Site - Contents
Location of Underground Railroad Stations
How Many Slaves Were Helped by the Underground Railroad
How Slaves Were Transported
Function of the Underground Railroad
The Abolitionists and the Establishment of the Underground Railroad
Retracing the Underground Railroad

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Slave Narratives
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities
Slaveholders: Northern Industry
Excerpts from Slave Narratives
Civil Rights - Law and History
The Harriet Tubman Home Website
Harriet Tubman - African American
Two Nations of Black America
Slave Voices - The Age of Revolutions
Black History Month--Gale Research
Blacks in the Civil War
Slavery, Economy, and Politics on the Road to Civil War
The Sorrows of Yamba or The Negro Woman's Lament (1795)
Slave Narratives
Document Collections: World History of Slavery,Emancipation,Abolition
The World History of Slavery, Abolition
International Institute of Social History

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Important Authors Against Slavery

Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
Mothers and Uncle Tom - Opening
Creative Quotations from Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe - has photo

Frederick Douglass
American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Portrait
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison- Quotes
Early Copy of The Liberator

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Mark Twain
Mark Twain in His Times
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Teaching Resources
The Mark Twain Papers and Project
TwainWeb (Mark Twain Forum)

Women in the Civil War
Women of the American Civil War Era
American Civil War Women
Mary Todd Lincoln American Civil War Women
Bickerdyke, Mary Ann Ball
Mary Boykin Chesnut: Her Diaries
Civil War Women's Opportunities
Civil War Women - Internet Sources
Civil War Women
Women & Civil War - Resources at Duke
Women in the Civil War
Remember the Ladies
Clara Barton Nat. Historic Site Information
Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers at Duke
Harriet Tubman
The Women Who Gave Their Lives

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Civil War Music & Poetry
Civil War Music, Plays & Poetry
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States
Civil War SongBook
Civil War Music
History and Lyrics of "Taps"
Singin'the Blues and Greys
Battle Hymn lyrics
Yellow Rose of Texas: Original and Current Versions
Yellow Rose of Texas Lyrics Historical Perspective
Civil War Music From Spring River Music
Civil War, Songs of America's Greatest Struggle
Civil War Songs
Folk Music of Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States

Dixie
Mason and Dixon's Line
Dixie
Dixie's Land

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Pictures
Culpeper - Civil War Photographs
Outline of the Library of Congress
Panoramic Photographs Collection
Selected Civil War Photos
Images/Art,Maps
Taking Photographs @ Time of Civil War
Timeline of The Civil War: Photographs
Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865
IMAGE Series:Mathew Brady & Civil War
Civil War - sketches, letters, etc..

Civil War Clothing
Children's Clothing
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing
R & K Sutlery - Civil War clothing, reenactment

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Other Topics of Interest
Lincoln Assasination
USA: Lincoln last speech
Abraham Lincoln: Proclamation on the Wade-Davis Bill
Abraham Lincoln. 1809-1865 Quotes
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln's Box at Ford's Theatre
Gen. Henry L. Burnett's Memories of Lincoln Assasination
Abraham Lincoln Online
The Lincoln Legal Papers
Lincoln Memorial
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION, 1861-1865
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
History of Lincoln Memorial Copper Penny
Lincoln Memorial

John Wilkes Booth and Dr. Mudd
The Deceptive Doctor:When John Wilkes Booth knocked Mudd's front door, he knew...
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth on Assassination Day
Booth's Final Hours

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Other Assassination Trivia
JFK and Lincoln
Truly Strange - The Kennedy/Lincoln
Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865
Order of Presidential Succession
The House Where Lincoln Died

Yankee Clipper Ships
Pride of Baltimore II Privateers an Chassier
Clipper Ships

Plantations of the South
Sherwood Forest Plantation - Home of President
Southern History
Southern Plantations
Southern Plantations J8

Myth of the Lost Confederacy
Lost Cause Historiography Essay
Research-A Narrative History
359R The Confederacy and the Myth of the Lost...
HISTORY 21 SYLLABUS (WINTER 1998)
TIMELINE--AMERICA: A Narrative History

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Railroads
Civil War Railroads - Full Text
Transcontinental Railroad -Driving the Last
Pictures of Atlanta Railroads in the Civil War
Iroquois Chief & Union Officer Ely Parker

Misc.
How the South Gathered News During the Civil War
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Military Service:all wars - length of service
US Military interventions
Blair House ( Blair - Lee)
Washington at war
Exhibit.html at www.shopking.com
Washingtonpost.com: Lee-ward Bound
Excerpts from the Chronological Tracking
Marching Through the Visible Man
Genealogy and the American Civil War
Civil War @ Charleston - Main Page
Baltimore District History
Sante Fe History
MSNBC - Crumbling monuments
Missing 13th Amendment

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