(Above) The contents of Lincoln's pockets on the night of his assassination.
Useful Links: The Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address from the movie Saving Lincoln. The Civil War at the Smithsonian The war thoroughly explored in an interactive internet museum. Among the exhibits are the photographs of Matthew Brady and the paintings of Winslow Homer. Pickett's Charge Excerpt from the Ken Burns Documentary describing Pickett's ill-fated charge at Gettysburg. The Civil War at History.com Find out more about the history of the American Civil War, including videos, articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on History.com. 101 Interesting Facts about the Civil War 101 random, but extremely interesting, facts about the Civil War. There are also 101 facts for every war that the United States has fought, animals, food, diseases, religion, and catastrophies. Civil War Women Civil War blog with biographies of women of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, how they lived, what they did to survive, and how they fought for women's rights. "War on the Homefront" The National Park Service asks: "What was it like to be a plantation wife in the South during the Civil War? What was it like to be a northern wife? With a high percentage of the men from both sides away at war, and with a shortage of available staples, the lives of those left behind often were quite difficult." The NPS tells the story of life during wartime. Includes links to other Civil War topics. Civil War Timeline A timeline of major and minor battles of the Civil War. Each battle listed has a link to its own page detailing who the commanders were, troop strength, and other pertinent information. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln PBS documentary tells the story of the death of Lincoln. The Civil War Homepage "The Civil War Home Page contains thousands of pages of Civil War material including Photos, Images, Battles, Documents, Southern Historical Papers, Troops Furnished, Death Stats, Associations, Letters & Diaries, Census of 1860, Maps, Official Records, Message Board, Dyer's Compendium, Fox's Regimental Losses, Regimental Histories, Genealogy, Biographical Information, Reenacting and Unit Information." |