Civil War Letter Project

• Valley of the Shadow -
  • Here you will find the story of two communities, one in the North and the other in the South during the war. Enter the "Valley Archive" and determine which of three areas to select based on the date of your event or battle. Search the various categories of primary sources starting with newspapers and then letters and diaries.
• Arundel Library databases - Proquest -
  • This website has historical New York Times articles including articles from the Civil War. Information is in PDF files but can be searched by topics. You will have to get passwords through CampusNET from home.
• Arundel Library Civil War bookmarks
  • Some wonderful sites with a huge collection of other links to Civil War sites are available on the library website.
• Library of Congress American Memory Project-
  • photographs from the Civil War can be searched by topics. This is only a small part of an enormous trove of primary documents collected by the Library of Congress.
• Battlefield web sites
  • This website is connected to the National Park Service, which has created national parks of certain battlefields. It will only help you if you have an actual battle in one particular place, rather than someone's surrender or the fall of an entire city.
• Harper's Weekly cartoons
  • Political cartoons from presidential elections are available at this site including cartoons from the elections of 1860 and 1864
• Letters of Galutia York
• A Soldier's Daily Life from Gettysburg
  • This on-line exhibit uses artifacts from the Civil War to examine the life of a soldier. It gives an authentic feel for what life was life between battles.
• Collection of Letters from Massachusetts newspapers- courtesy of Molly J.
• Antietam home page
  • A clear explanantion of the battle. The site includes eyewitness accounts, documents, photographs, and paintings from the battle.
• Civil War music
  • Music from the war produced by the 2nd South Carolina Band. Hear MP3 selections of a variety of songs