Civil+War

Resources for our Study of the Civil War
Learn about life during the Civil War through artifacts at the Gettysburg National Military Park. You may learn about Life at Camp, Games the Soldiers Played, Music, and the Importance of Writing.
 * The Civil War: Images of the Civil War: ** http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/images/ Use **//Telling Details//** where you can CLICK on pictures to learn more about the people pictured and life during the Civil War. In **//Image Browser//** you can explore a number of different images taken during the Civil War time period.
 * The Civil War: ** http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/CivilWar/CivilWar.htm Using images and short descriptions, this website will teach you about many different aspects of Civil War life. Want to learn about COMMUNICATION, FAMILY LIFE, HOSPITALS, the LIFE of a SOLDIER, TRANSPORTATION? Find info about those topics and more!
 * Gettysburg **** National Military Park: Exhibits: ** http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/gettex/index.htm
 * Women Soldiers of the Civil War: ** http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/spring/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html While women were not allowed to be soldiers during the Civil War, some disguised themselves as men and fought. Learn more about the role of women soldiers.


 * American Civil War: **
 * http://www.americancivilwar.com/index.html for a wide list of important people from the Civil War Era, read letters from soldiers on both sides, and check out topics in the kidzone, including: music, battles, important ships, and more. **

Pamplin Park at http://www.pamplinpark.org/ Gettysburg National Military Park http://www.nps.gov/gett/home.htm Beaufort National Cemetery http://www.beaufortusa.com/national_cemetery.htm Fort Sumter http://www.nps.gov/fosu/ Rock Island Civil War Camp http://www.qconline.com/progress98/places/prfedcem.html Museum of the Confederacy http://www.moc.org/ The Valley of the Shadow http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/ Point Lookout http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ptlookouthistory.html Bennett Place, Durham http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bennett/bennett.htm Alamance Battleground http://www.welcometonc.com/detail/100.cfm National Civil War Museum http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/ Heartland of the Confederacy http://www.visitathensga.com/civilwartrail/index.htm Fort Fisher, SC http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm Appomattox Court House http://www.nps.gov/apco/pphtml/planyourvisit.html Drayton Hall http://www.draytonhall.org/ Lincoln Home http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/home.htm Antietam National Battlefield http://www.nps.gov/anti/home.htm Lincoln Memorial http://www.nps.gov/linc/home.htm
 * Other Websites **