Topic: Civil War History

  • Antietam & Sharpsburg

    • This Maryland battleground was known as Antietam in the North and Sharpsburg in the South. Learn more about it at this page.

  • Civil War Timeline

    • Each important moment of the war is chronicled on this timeline. Hot links within the entries take you to collections of photographs from the Library of Congress archives.

  • Financing the Civil War

    • War isn't cheap. This fascinating site from the Museum of American Financial History looks at the economic implications of the Civil War.

  • The Storm is Passing Over - African-American Musicians in Maryland

    • An exhibit at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University follows the musical community in Maryland from the end of the Civil War to the middle of the 20th century.

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    • The classic novel by Stephen Crane.

  • Documenting the American South: The Southern Homefront

    • A vast collection of primary source documents, including poems, legislation, diaries and essays, from 1861 to 1865.

  • Civil War Women

    • Meet three women from the Civil War era.

  • African-Americans Fight for the Union

    • An overview of African-Americans fighting in the Civil War, including the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry.

  • Frederick Douglass

    • During the Civil War, Douglass served as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    • No list would be complete without mentioning President Lincoln. His biography and inaugural addresses can be found at this site.