*Civil War.com*

A very large website, with information on the battles, people involved, armies, timelines, weapons and much much more.

http://www.civilwar.com/

Wikipedia Article on the Civil War

Good general overview of the war, its causes, slavery and other Civil War issues.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

The American Civil War Home Page

A collection of web resources, including music from the Civil War and private and public documents from the war. Includes a whole section of web resources on Abraham Lincoln. This site is very large and not always updated, but does have some great resources if you have the time to navigate it.

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/cwarhp.html

Civil War Letters

These are part of a collection written by Newton Robert Scott, a private in the Union Army. They are filled with rich details of the war and conditions in the field.

http://www.civilwarletters.com/

American Civil War Manuscripts

A collection of letters, memoirs and documents put together by the University Libraries of Virginia Tech. They are mostly Confederate documents from Virginia, although there are a few Union documents.

http://spec.lib.vt.edu/civwar/

Fredericksburg Letter at Christmas

A letter from a Confederate soldier, Tally Simpson, from the trenches at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/fredxmas.html

Clinton Hogue's Civil War Diary

Diary of a Union soldier on the front lines.

http://www.cartania.com/history/clintondiary.html

A Confederate Letter Home 1864

An interesting letter from a Confederate soldier that illustrates how Confederate and Union soldiers often traded and spoke with one another when not fighting.

http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/cwletter.html

Sullivan Ballou's Letter

A letter from a Union soldier to his wife expressing how strongly he feels for his country and the cause they are fighting for.

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/23.htm

Letter to Children From Former Slave

Former slave and Union soldier, Spotswood Rice, writes to his children and to their master (owner). Freed slaves were often separated from their families who were still slaves.

http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/rice.htm

Fugitive Slave Letter

A letter from a Maryland Fugitive Slave and Union soldier, John Boston, to his wife who is still in slavery.

http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/boston.htm

*The Emancipation Proclamation*

The famous proclamation from President Abraham Lincoln that declares slaves to be free.

http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/documentview.cfm?ID=2

The Gettysburg Address

A typed copy of the famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/images/Gettysburg-2.jpg

*Encyclopaedia of Slavery*

An incredible collection of accounts from slaves, information on the system of slavery and the lives of slaves. Excellent site!

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm

*A Journey from Slavery to Freedom*

A very good history of slavery and the Abolitionist Movement, including information on all the famous events and personalities involved.

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/CWP/library/aaslavry.htm

Understanding Slavery

Discoveryschool.com has put together an excellent interactive site on slavery that puts a very human face on the issue. Check out the personal story of a slave from capture in Africa to slavery in America.

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/

Wikipedia History of Slavery in the United States

Comprehensive view on the history of slavery in the United States, with sections about the start of slavery through the Civil War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States

*Civil War Photographs*

A collection of photographs on the Civil War from the Library of Congress. This site also has interesting information about the photographers and the photographic process during the war.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

Garner's Photographic Scetchbook of the War

From the Cornell University Library, this includes some of the most well-known photographs, along with information about each photograph.

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/7milVol/