Civil War Unit - 8th grade: Book and Internet Resources

Link to Resource list of books, print and eBooks in our collection

Source:  Map of the Civil War. Retrieved April 5, 2012 from http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/assets/sn_ts_030411_map.html

• American Memory

  Maps of the Civil War.
• Library of Congress

  Selected prints and photograph of the Civil War.
• Washington Post

  An interactive map to see battles and timelines of the Civil War.
• Civil War Trust

  A full library of Civil War Trust battle maps, animated maps, historical maps and more.
• Digital Vaults

  National archive - photographs
• Library of Congress Civil War Holdings

  An index of all holdings related to the Civil War that are digitized.
• Library of Congress Civil War Photographs

  Direct link to search for civil war photographs.

• National Parks Service Civil War links

  Links to web sites about the civil war.
• EyeWitness to History

  General information on the war, battles, people and events.
• Timeline of the Civil War

  A timeline and other important information of the Civil War.
• University of Virginia Library

  Home to a variety of primary source material on the American Civil War, including letters, diaries and newspapers. University of Virginia Library.
• Collection of Civil War Documents

  Explore Civil War records that feature everything from personal accounts to historic writings that would shape a nation.
• Smiithsonian

  Links and information collected by the Smithsonian.
• PBS

  Maps, biographies, historical documents and related links.
  Check out the Facts page.
• Primary Source Nexus

  A set of online resources indexed by topic.

• Civil War Battles

  A summary of battles listed by state or by campaign. Location, description of battle and est. casualties.
• History Channel

  Search the History Channel's site to find your battle, find information about the battles. Many have videos.

Download database articles to your Google Drive 

Look for the sign-in button available in many of our most popular databases.  

Students can now sign into the library catalog to place holds, rate books, and check-out e and audiobooks to a computer or device.  

 In the Apple App store or Google Play search Brytewave K-12 to get the app for your device.  Use your regular computer login to access our resources.  

• Civil War Generals
• Civil War Time Line
• Band Music from The Civil War Era
• Civil War Era Music
• American Civil War Recipes