THE CIVIL WAR

Civil War Magic Statements 1. Sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery eventually tore our nation apart. 2. Congress tried many compromises to prevent civil war, but all it could do was delay the inevitable. 3. More than 150 years after the Civil War, many of its issues are still unresolved. The issues of sectionalism, states' rights, and prejudice are still around today.

The Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War 1861-1865 Great Site for people, battles, statistics of the Civil War. Travel the Underground Railroad (Interactive Site) Photographs of the Civil War. Casualties of War Photos are not for the faint-hearted. Good General Civil War site. Read the Confederate Constitution. Can you find any similarities between this constitution and our US Constitution? See the Flags of the Confederacy. Read the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case. The Civil War (1861-1865) The American Civil War Homepage The Civil War Archive The Civil War Page Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War The Valley of the Shadow (has primary sources) Battles and Campaigns Civil War Medicine and glossary of terms Civil War Naval History Civil War Women Internet Resources The Confederate States of America The Emancipation Proclimation (January 1, 1863) The Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) The Library of Congress's Civil War Timeline The Papers of Jefferson Davis Re-Enactment Groups William H. Seward (Secretary of State during the war) William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)