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OUR AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RESEARCH LINKS

  Civil War Indexes

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Rebel Sites Index - A Must For Any Confederate Researcher.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Excellent Civil War Links - A Wide Range Of Civil War Topics
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) This Week In The Civil War - What Happened This Week During The Civil War
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Center - Information: A Huge Searchable Database.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Quotes - Selected Civil War Quotes

Research Centers

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) William L. Clements Library - Primary source materials in all formats relating to the history of America prior to the mid-twentieth century.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Documents - Found In The Plymouth Historical Museum Archives.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Biographies - Some Of The Major Personalities Involved In The Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Abraham Lincoln - Research Center for Abraham Lincoln
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Soldiers and Sailors System - Search for Soldiers, Sailors, Regiments, Cemetaries, Battles, Prisoners, Medals of Honor and National Parks.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) The Valley of the Shadow - Virginia Center for Digital History - Two Communities in the American Civil War.

Michigan Civil War Resources

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Bentley Library - The Bentley Library Collections: Michigan Men and Military Units in the Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Michigan In The Civil War - 1861 to 1865, by Don Harvey
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) 24th Michigan Regiment - The Iron Brigade: Company C, Plymouth men, many died at Gettysburg
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Overmyer Historicals - First pioneer and Civil War Veterans of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore area in Leelanau County, Michigan.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Plymouth Historical Society Archives - Material relating to Plymouth and Michigan in the Civil War.

Teacher Resources

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) For Teachers - Includes Links To Famous People, Spies, Medicine, Statistics and More.

Student Study & Resource Guides

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Homework Helper - A Guide for Students Writing Reports About the Civil War.

Civil War Medicine

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Medical Story of the American Civil War - National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD.

Battles, Battlefields and Historic Sites

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Gettysburg - Information about historic Gettysburg and the battlefield.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Cassie & Tom's Gettysburg Trips - Historical Homes, Monuments and Beautiful Scenery.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Monumental Battlefields - See the monuments and markers of the great civil war battlefields, from the comfort of your chair!
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Surratt House Museum Home Page - During the war, it was a safehouse for the Confederate underground.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Battlefields - Links About and To Many Battlefields

Bed & Breakfasts (Near Civil War Battlefields)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Cashtown Inn - Recently the Cashtown Inn (circa 1797) has appeared in the movie Gettysburg.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Hickory Bridge Farm - Located 9 miles West of Gettysburg, PA. in the Appalachian Mountain's Foothills.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Farnsworth House - Located in Gettysburg, PA. - A Victorian Bed & Breakfast.

Soldiers (North and South)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Ulysses S. Grant - American Civil War General And President (1869-1877).
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Gen. Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - British Coldstream Guards Officer and Observer in The American Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) John Buford - Biography of John Buford.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) William Gamble - Biography of William Gamble.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Thomas C. Devin - Biography of Thomas C. Devin.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Wesley Merritt - Biography of Wesley Merritt.

Civilian Life

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civilian Strife - Jane Howison Beale's Civilian Account Of The Civil War Years In Fredericksburg.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civilian Pictures - Images of Civil War Civilians.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Bentley Historical Library - Michigan in the Civil War: Civilian Collections.

Battlefield Preservation

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Preservation Trust - The Largest Battlefield Preservation Organization in the United States.

Artillery

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Artillery - All About Field Artillery & Some Discussion Of Foot Artillery.

Cavalry

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) "Rush's Lancers" - The Official Web Site of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, also known as Rush's Lancers.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) "Buford's Boys" - Union General John Buford's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) "Union Cavalryman" - History of the American Cavalry (which dates back to the Nation's formation), and how the men were recruited, trained, and supplied.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) "About Cavalry" - Suggested Reading and Viewing.

The Navies

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Naval Information - The American Civil War "Naval War"
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Confederate Navy - Confederate Navy Research Center
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Navies - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Sultana Disaster - The Story of the Sultana Disaster in 1865
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Technology - Torpedoes, Submarine, Air Force and Aircraft Carrier in the Civil War Era

Maps

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) American Civil War - Rare Map Collection

Photographs and Images (Old and New)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Images Of The Civil War - Select Images from the National Archives
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Photos & Images - Selected Civil War Photographs and Images
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) CivilWarAlbum.com - Collection of Albums Containing Over 800 Photos, Records, Reports & Maps .

Women In The Civil War

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Ladies of the Civil War - Spies, Soldiers, Nurses, Writers, Lawyers, Publishers
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Women - Primary Sources Directly Related To Women And The Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Women's Booklist - A Listing of Books About Women and the Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Conference on Women - Homepage for the Conference on Women and the Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Primary Sources - Women and the Civil War: diaries, letters and autobiographies.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) A 3 Part Article - Women Soldiers of the Civil War at the National Archives.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Women & the Civil War - An Extensive Research Guide to Women and the Civil War.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Refugees - Some Information on Refugees from a Reenacting Perspective.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) How to Crinoline - Costuming: How to Make an 1830's - Early 1850's Crinoline.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Hearts at Home - All About Southern Women in the Civil War.

Civil War Round Tables and Discussion Groups

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table - For Southeast Michigan Civil War Enthusiasts
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table - Greater Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Michigan Area Civil War Enthusiasts
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Michigan Regimental Civil War Round Table - For Farmington/Farmington Hills Michigan Area Civil War Enthusiasts
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table - Greater Kalamazoo, Michigan Area Civil War Enthusiasts
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Gettysburg Civil War Round Table - Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg, PA
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Gettysburg Discussion Group - Battle of Gettysburg forum for Civil War buffs

Diaries, Letters and Memoirs

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Sullivan Ballou Letter - Considered to be "The Ultimate Love Letter"
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Fate of Emile Mettetal - Beautiful Poem, With Research: A Redford, Michigan Civil War Soldier
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) First Person Narratives - Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920.

The Underground Railroad

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) The Underground Railroad - A National Geographic Site: The Underground Railroad
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Underground Railroad Resources - Links and Books About The Underground Railroad
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) American Slave Narratives - An Online Anthology.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Abolition & Slavery - Many Links About Abolition & Slavery.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Slaves & The Courts (1740-1860) - Over a Hundred Pamphlets and Books Documenting the Difficult Experiences of Slaves.

Music & Poetry

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Sheet Music - Information: Civil War Sheet Music from the Library of Congress.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) America Singing - Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Poetry & Music - Poetry and Music of the War Between the States.

Re-enactors (Living Historians)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Jackson Civil War Muster - Annual Event In Jackson, MI. (Info On This Year's Battle Schedule)
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company E - One of the 31 infantry regiments mustered in Michigan for service
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) 24th Michigan Infantry - The 24th Michigan is primarily a military unit, but is also family oriented.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Living Historian Listings - All Endorsed by the Plymouth [Michigan] Historical Society & Museum
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) 26th  Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company A Over 60 men from Grand Traverse and surrounding counties fought in the Civil War. They called themselves "The Lakeshore Tigers"

Miscellaneous Civil War Information

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Locomotive Chase - The Great Locomotive Chase (The Story Of Andrew's Raiders)
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Potpourri - Great Information About The Civil War That Fits Into No Particular Category!
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Abraham Lincoln Centennial - What Great Men Had To Say About Abraham Lincoln At This Event.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) United States Presidents - The Most Comprehensive Site on the Internet for Presidential Resources

Clip Art (Civil War)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Clipart - Wide Assortment of Civil War Clipart

Commercial Sites (No Endorsements of Commercial Sites Implied)

bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Past Reflections - Museum-Quality Women's Clothing Reproductions.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) The History Channel Store - Videos, DVDs, Books, CDs, Collectibles, Toys & Games, Clothes, Home Decor, Jewelry, Posters & Prints etc.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Quartermaster Shop - 1855-1876 Military Uniforms & Men's Clothing
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Clearwater Hat Company - Hat Reproductions (Civilian, Civil War, Victorian, Old West)
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Art - Dale Gallon - Artist in residence at Gettysburg
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Good History Auction Site - Auction House: One Can Bid On Civil War Era Collectibles.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Art - Rick Reeves - A newcomer to the field of Civil War Art
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) John K. King Books - Michigan's Largest Used & Rare Bookstore.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Art - Mort Kunstler - He makes you feel as if you were there
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Civil War Interactive - The Internet's Most Popular Online Civil War Magazine.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Leadership Lessons From The Civil War - A Book About Civil War Leadership Lessons - by Tom Wheeler.
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) Ebay Auction - Auctions in Civil War Collectables
bullet.gif (1229 bytes) The Civil War Mall - An On-line Shopping Mall Offering Books, Prints, Photographs, Ephemera, Manuscripts, Maps, Autographs, Antiques and Collectibles for the Civil War Enthusiast.