Doing a report on the Civil War for history class? Here are a few well-research web sites to locate original material, newspaper reports, and photographs from that time period.
Abraham Lincoln
The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through Lincoln Lincoln March 4, 1865 , draft of his second Inaugural Address, and his August 23, 1864 , memorandum expressing his expectation of being defeated for re-election in the upcoming presidential contest. The Lincoln Papers are characterized by a large number of correspondents, including friends and associates from Lincoln Springfield
Library of Congress: US Civil War: Selected Resources
This guide is a compilation of many of the Civil War resources at the Library of Congress, along with links to selected resources outside the Library. The resources are organized by format. The purpose of this guide is to present researchers with selected sources through which they can begin and expand their scope of study of the American Civil War. It is not meant to serve as an exhaustive source for Civil War sources accessible through the Library of Congress.
One exhibit that deserves special mention is the American Treasures exhibit, A More Perfect Union. This online exhibition of digitized images of the rarest, most interesting or significant items relating to the Civil War in the Library's collection, includes maps, pictures, and manuscript pages. Also of interest is an article on the contents of Abraham Lincoln's pockets on the evening of his assassination.
For further exploration of this topic, see our Search Tips on the Civil War
Civil War Websites
Great sites for teaching about the Civil War from Education World.
CivilWar.com brings the American Civil War history to the Internet.
Welcome to The Civil War, the WEB 's most extensive source of original Civil War resources. This site has over 7000 pages of original Civil War content.
Abraham Lincoln Online concentrates on Lincoln the person and president, rather than general coverage of the Civil War. Many Civil War topics are already covered superbly on other Websites. This list is primarily for those getting started with online study of the war.
This is one of the oldest and most impressive gateways to Civil War web sites. http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_CivilWar.shtml
