Civil War
Circulating Materials | Reference Sources
Electronic Sources | Web Sites
Circulating Materials
Civil War A toZ - Call Number 973.7/Bol
This book contains short entries on important people, places, issues and events of the Civil War.
Gettysburg - Call number 973.7 Civ
This book is one of a large set that covers a wide variety of topics. Each book has many pictures and maps in addition to the text. There is also an extensive index to the series.
The Photographic History of the Civil War - Call number 973.7/P575
If you need pictures, this old multi-volume set is a gold mine.
Songs and Stories of the Civil War - Call number 973.7/Sil
This book tells the story of the war through the music of the time and includes lyrics and sheet music for each song.
Civil War Generals of the Confederacy - Call number 973.7092/Reg
Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, James Longstreet, J. E. B. Stuart, and Nathan Bedford Forrest are covered in this volume.
Civil War Generals of the Union - Call number 973.7092/Yan
The stories of George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Benjamin Butler, U.S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Philip Sheridan can be found in this book.
Life in the North During the Civil War - Call number 973.71/Bie
This book tells about life in the army, in the city and in the country and about the racial and political tensions present in northern society.
Life in the South During the Civil War - Call number 973.Reg
The lifestyle of plantation owners, slaves, mountain folk, and the non-slave holding middle class is covered in this book as well as the effect of total warfare on the south.
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Reference Sources
Reference materials for the Civil War are located on the shelf at 973.7.
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War (5 vols.)
This set covers political, social and military history in entries arranged in ABC order. References for further reading as well as pictures, maps, a chronology of events, and many primary sources are included.
American Civil War Biographies (2 vols.)
This set covers the life stories of sixty individuals important in the Civil War. The entries are in ABC order and include pictures, additional sources and a timeline.
American Civil War Almanac
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the war in chronological order starting with issues leading up to the war and ending with Reconstruction. Other notable chapters cover the roles of women and blacks in the war. A timeline, glossaries and sources for further reading are also included.
American Civil War Primary Sources
This volume includes speeches, letters, diaries and photographs by people who lived during the war. Each entry has an explanatory introduction and sources for additional reading.
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Electronic Sources
A number of databases are available on the library's website by clicking on Research Databases. If you are not in the library you will need your library card to log on.
- Encyclopedia Americana
If you click on BROWSE, then HISTORY, then HISTORICAL EVENTS and scroll to CIVIL WAR you will find a lengthy summary of information leading up to and through the war. There is also a link to related articles.
To access this database with a library card, click HERE.
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Selected Web Sites
The U. S. Civil War Center
This site offers a huge list of links to Civil War topics.
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