An Internet Hotlist on Civil War Newspaper Project

created by Mrs. Donna Varelakis
St. Francis de Sales

Introduction
Along with our textbook, we will be learning about the Civil War from the internet, too. For our class project you will create a Civil War newspaper. Use these links as additional resources for your project.

The Internet Resources

Civil War Matching Game - Click onto two Civil War words that go togther and see if they match!

People of the Civil War

Children of the war - Find out a bit about the children who lived during the Civil War.
Mr. Lincoln and New York - Do you want to see the Cooper Union speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered on February 27, 1860 that helped him secured his nomination for president of the United States? Click this link!
People - Here is information of important people who were involved in the Civil War. Click onto the person's name to find additional information.
Robert E. Lee - Here is an image of Robert E. Lee, the general of the Confederate Army.
Ulysses S. Grant - Here is a photo of the Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

Events

Civil War Battles - Look here to find the different names that the battles were known by. Usually the North named battles after a nearby river or body of water and the South named battles after a nearby town.
The History Place - All the information you could ever want is found here.
The South secedes - Learn about the southern states breaking free from the rest of the country.
Timeline - Here's a timeline of events.

Primary Sources

Civil War Letters - Read actual letters from soldiers.
Civil War Music and Poetry - Clink onto the pictures to get music and read poems from the Civil War.
Civil War Pictures - View many pictures from the Civil War. There is a photo of Lincoln's funeral car that we read about in the textbook.
Civil War uniforms - See actual picture of Civil War uniforms. Click onto Confederate and Union to view each type of uniform.
Gettysburg National Military Park - This is an excellent website. Click to find information on a soldier's life.
Songs from the Underground Railroad - Learn about songs escaped slaves used to sing. This site contains real audio samples of the songs.

Maps

Map of United States - Here is a map showing the Northern and Southern states that were divided by the war.

Games

Civil War Music - Music from the Civil War
Civil War quiz - Test your Civil War knowledge.

Extras

Civil War Cooking - Actual recipes from that time period.

Content by Mrs. Donna Varelakis, varelakisd@yahoo.com
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Last revised Wed Apr 16 16:19:12 US/Pacific 2008