GENERAL INFORMATION
The American Civil War Homepage
This site offers a tremendous amount of information about the Civil War, and links to information sources, including general resources, timelines, histories, biographical information, battles & campaigns, bibliographies, state/local studies, primary source material, and more.
The Civil War
Visit this terrific History Central.com site for biographies of Union and Confederate generals, a Naval chronology of the Civil War, and an index of battles organized by year (1861-1865). Simply click on the battle name to find a detailed description.
Civil War
This informative site includes a Civil War timeline with annotations (brief descriptions) and images for each of the important events/battles/places/people included. It also offers information about each battle (search using either the chronological list, or by the state in which the battle took place), important places (such as battlefields, cemeteries, forts, and musuems), music (including favorite songs of the North and South), and primary source materials, including government documents (Constitution of the Confederacy, Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, etc.), diaries, and letters.
Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War
This comprehensive site includes information about Civil War battles, biographies of those whose participation is worthy of note, medicine, naval war, links to other Civil War sites, and much more. Particularly interesting is Civil War Potpourri: Great Information About the Civil War that Fits into no Particular Category!
National Archives and Records Administration - Research in Military Records: Civil War
This fine resource includes Civil War photographs, Civil War Navy personnel records, Union Army draft records, court-martial case files, information about Confederate Army Marines, their pension records, and a great deal more. Other features include an excellent introduction to basic research, and an explanation of the ways in which these and other primary source documents can be used to compile a soldier's history.
Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History - The Civil War
This site features a massive list of links organized into such subjects as North/South Differences, Primary Documents, Battles, Casualties & Statistics, Weaponry, Spies, Jefferson Davis & the Confederate Government, Agriculture, Labor & Economy of the War, and many more.
COBBLESTONEONLINE.NET (See Mrs. O'Keefe for the User Name and Password needed to access this collection.)
This collection includes the full text (from 1980 forward) of Cobblestone, Faces, Calliope, Odyssey, Appleseeds, and other magazines. The following magazine issues will be especially helpful to students researching the Civil War:
* "The Battle of Antietam: September 17, 1862" (Cobblestone, October 1997)
* "The Battle of Gettysburg" (Cobblestone, July 1988)
* "Children in the Civil War" (Cobblestone, December 1999)
* "Clara Barton" (Appleseeds, March 2001)
* "Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor (Cobblestone, March 2003)
* "Jefferson Davis" (Cobblestone, January 2001)
* "Navy in the Civil War" (Cobblestone, January 2004)
* "Robert E. Lee" (Cobblestone, September 1993)
* "Submarines Used in the Civil War" (Cobblestone, January 1982)
* "Women in the Civil War" (Cobblestone, February 2005)
CIVIL WAR MEDICINE
Civil War Battlefield Medicine
This terrific ehistory site, created by Ohio State University's Department of History, includes an overview of Civil War medicine, an interesting glossary of "Common Civil War Medical Terms", a "Description of Civil War Field Surgery", and much more. This site also features several primary sources.
Civil War Instrument Makers: Identification of Civil War Sets (Civil War medical items) created by Dr. Michael Echols
Civil War Medicine
This site features a history of Civil War medicine, as well as information about Civil War nurses (including biographies of Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton), field and temporary hospitals, the experience of Civil War army surgeons, and much more.
Diary of Dr. David Warman, Contract Surgeon
Read excerpts from the diary of Dr. Warman, a contract surgeon who served in the Civil War in 1864.
Medicine in the Civil War (from the University of Toledo Libraries)
National Museum of Civil War Medicine: Museum Research
WOMEN'S ROLE IN THE CIVIL WAR
American Women's History: A Research Guide - The Civil War Period (from Middle Tennessee State University Library)
Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet (from Duke University's Special Collections Library)
Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War (from the University of Virginia Library)
Women in the Civil War: Five Nurses from St. Lawrence County (from the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women's Women of Courage Profiles
Women in Uniform in the Civil War (from Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War)
Women's Civil War Diaries & Papers
Women's History: Women and the American Civil War (a collection of links from About.com)
THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT
Black Bostonians and the Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
This terrific National Park Service/Boston African-American National Historic Site offers a detailed explanation of the founding of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first all-Black Union regiment raised in the north. Other features include a timeline and biographies of important individuals, including Frederick Douglass, Lewis Hayden, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Robert Gould Shaw, the Harvard-educated son of wealthy abolitionists appointed as colonel and chosen to lead the 54th.
BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (Start your research here!)
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis (from Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War)
Jefferson Davis (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jefferson Davis (from Evisum Inc.'s Museum of History)
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs)
Ulysses S. Grant (from whitehouse.gov, the The White House web site)
Ulysses S. Grant (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee (from the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, Inc.)
Robert E. Lee (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Robert Edward Lee (from Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War)
SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA
Harper's History: General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea
The New Georgia Encyclopedia: Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Answers.com: Sherman's March to the Sea
SPIES IN THE CIVIL WAR
American Civil War Spies (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ; also see this page for links to biographies of individuals who spied on behalf of the Union or Confederacy
American Civil War Spies (from Answers.com)
Women Spies in History (from About.com)
Espionage in the Civil War (from Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War)
IMC REFERENCE COLLECTION RESOURCES
In addition to the selected web resources described above, there are many fine print information sources available in our Reference Collection, including the following:
"Civil War and Its Aftermath: 1863-1890." The American Scene: Events. Vol. 4. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 1999. (REF 973 AME v.4)
This volume features one-page entries about each of the major battles of the Civil War, as well as locations of significant war-related events (Andersonville Prison, Appomatox Court House National Historical Park, etc.), and other interesting entries, such as the Medal of Honor.
Encyclopedia of the Civil War. North Dighton, MA: World Publications Group, Inc., 1992. (REF 973.7 Enc)
This resource includes more than 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries, some brief and others lengthy, as well as many illustrations, some in color.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. 20 vols. (REF 920 Bou)
This 20+ volume biographical encyclopedia includes detailed illustrated entries. Subjects featured in the index include vocational categories such as artists, authors, military leaders, philosophers, scientists, statesmen, and more.
Ferrell, Robert H., and Richard Natkiel. "Expansion and Civil War." Atlas of American History. North Dighton, MA: World Publications Group, Inc., 1993. (REF 973 Fer)
This terrific chapter includes an introductory essay, and the following sections: New States and Slavery, Exploring the West, The Seminole Wars, Texas' Fight for Independence, The Maine and Oregon Frontiers, The Mexican War, The Frontier with Mexico, Slavery and Secession, and Battles of the Civil War. Each includes excellent maps and illustrations.
"Growth and Conflicts: 1829-1862." The American Scene: Events. Vol. 3. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 1999 (REF 973 AME v.3)
This volume features one-page entries about the events leading to the start of the Civil War, as well as about the battles that occurred between 1861 and 1862. Also included are entries about Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This source is a great one in which to begin your research.
Hillstrom, Kevin, and Laurie Collier Hillstrom. American Civil War. Detroit: UXL, 2000. (REF 973.7 Hil)
This fine series includes the following:
Almanac - "Describes and interprets the era of the Civil War, its events, and topics with viewpoints, definitions, report topics, chronologies, sidebars, and statistics;
Biographies - "...presents biographies of sixty men and women who participated in or were affected by the Civil War." In two volumes, readers will find a "diverse mix of personalities from both the North and South, including military leaders, politicians, abolitionists, artists, spies, and escaped slaves," as well as "sidebars containing interesting facts, excerpts from diaries and speeches, and short biographies of people who are in some way connected with the leading figures of the era." Also included are photographs, illustrations, and an "American Civil War Timeline";
Primary Sources - "...presents fourteen full or excerpted documents written by people who participated in the events of the Civil War." The documents include notable speeches, personal diaries and letters. Each excerpt also includes these sections: an introduction that places the document into historical context; "Things to remember while reading..."; "What happened next..."; "Did you know..."; and "For further reading..." Another great feature of this volume is the glossary placed alongside each primary document that defines terms that may be new to students, and explains ideas contained in the document.
Historical Atlas of the United States. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1988. (R911 Nat)
This resource includes an annotated timeline, as well as maps detailing Union and Confederate campaigns, and losses (dead, wounded and imprisoned soldiers, and deserters).
Robotham, Tom. The Civil War. North Dighton, MA: World Publications Group, Inc., 1992. (REF 920 P)
This album is "a compendium of Civil War iconography - photographs, engravings, rough on-the-scene sketches, and fully-developed paintings", all "grouped into chronologically-ordered short chapters, each devoted to a single topic, which are then grouped into five major sections - 1861 to 1865. Each illustration includes a detailed caption, and the work opens with a substantial essay.
Who Was Who in the Civil War. North Dighton, MA: World Publications Group, Inc., 1998. (REF 973.7 Who)
This book features 520 alphabetically arranged biographies of the military and civilian men and women who became the Civil War's most important figures. Most entries include either black-and-white or color illustrations.
IMC NONFICTION COLLECTION RESOURCES
Books about various aspects of the Civil War can be found in the nonfiction book stacks under the Dewey call no. 973.7. To find books that provide illustrations of the flags of the Union and the Confederacy, look under the Dewey call no. 929.9. For biographies about major Civil War figures, look under the Dewey call no. 921, and the first three letters of the subject's last name (for example, for a biography of Jefferson Davis, look under 921 Dav).
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AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
Learning about an author's life can give a reader greater insight into the reasons for which that author created the characters, themes, plot and setting in a particular work. With this insight, the reader can enjoy a greater understanding of the author's writing. Visit the links below to learn more about the author you selected as your research subject.
BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (Start your research here!)
http://www.nmrls.org
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
NoveList
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid
NoveList is an outstanding resource through which readers can learn about books and authors. This searchable database includes information, including descriptions, suggested reading levels, reviews from high quality magazines and journals, and links to related full-text articles and web sites, about picture books, children's chapter books, young adult novels, and books for adult readers. NoveList is updated monthly, and adds about 10,000 new fiction records, along with descriptions, reviews and other information, to the database each year. (Stop by the IMC to obtain the User ID and Password you'll need to use this database.)
AUTHOR WEB SITES (Are you unable to find the author you selected in the list below? Please let Mrs. O'Keefe know, and she will add your author to it.)
Avi
Avi (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gennifer Choldenko
Andrew Clements
Meet Authors and Illustrators: Andrew Clements
Robert Cormier
Robert Cormier (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Lois Duncan
Author Profile: Lois Duncan (from teenreads.com)
Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Julie Hearn
Karen Hesse
Karen Hesse (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ron Jones
Harold Keith
Jean Lee Latham
Jack London
Jack London (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Earl Manigault (Earl Manigault is the subject of the book Double Dunk: the story of Earl "The Goat" Manigault, by Barry Beckham)
Walter Dean Myers (from teenreads.com)
John Neufeld
O.T. Nelson
Scott O'Dell
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is given "to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults." O'Dell established the annual award of $5,000.00 to encourage other writers to focus on historical fiction.
Scott O'Dell (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ann Rinaldi
Ann Rinaldi (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Laurie Faria Stolarz
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (from The National Steinbeck Center)
Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Paul Zindel
MORE RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Alex Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.htm
The Alex Awards are named for Margaret Alexander Edward, who worked for many years as a young adult specialist at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Library. They are given each year to ten well-written, readable books written for adults, selected from genres that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Best Books for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/booksyoung.htm
Best Books for Young Adults include "significant adult and young adult" fiction and nonfiction books selected from the current year's publications and recommended for young adult readers ages 12 through 18.
The Caldecott Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal has been awarded annually since 1938 to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." This site also features a complete list of all Caldecott Medal winners and honor books from 1938 to the present.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com
Hurst's rich site features book reviews listed by title, author and grade level, literature tie-ins to all areas of the language arts, math, U.S. and world history curricula, and suggested titles for all sorts of themes in children's literature, as well as wonderful profiles of children's and young adult authors.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Visit this helpful site for information about authors, titles, award-winning books, resources for readers, children's literature online discussion groups, and much more.
Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/srrt/corettascottking/corettascott.htm
This award is presented annually to "authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."
Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com
This "web-based literacy program", created by author Jon Scieszka to help boys find books they will enjoy, features a searchable (readers can search by author, title, or subject in which they are interested) database of titles for "young guys", "middle guys", and "older guys", as well as links to many author web sites.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/margaretedwards.htm
The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988, and honors an author's lifetime achievement for his or her body of work, and its collective popularity over time.
New York Public Library: Teenlink
http://teenlink.nypl.org
Look for the "New! On the Shelf" link on this page for suggestions on great new books to read. (This page is loaded with links to other terrific resources, too.)
The Newbery Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/
Named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, the Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association's Association for Library Services to Children to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
The Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz
The Michael L. Printz award honors a work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology that "exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/
Visit this site, created for teens, to find a terrific collection of booklists organized by subject. Examples of reading lists currently available include: "Boy Meets Book"; "Coolest Classics"; "Fanging Around: Teen Vampire Fiction with Byte"; "Historical Fiction for Hipsters: Stories from the Past That Won't Make You Snore"; "Short Cuts: Short Story Collections You Might Actually Want to Read"; and "Word UP! Poetry Both by and for Teenagers."
BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (Start your research here!)
http://www.nmrls.org
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)
NoveList
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid
NoveList is an outstanding resource through which readers can learn about books and authors. This searchable database includes information, including descriptions, suggested reading levels, reviews from high quality magazines and journals, and links to related full-text articles and web sites, about picture books, children's chapter books, young adult novels, and books for adult readers. NoveList is updated monthly, and adds about 10,000 new fiction records, along with descriptions, reviews and other information, to the database each year. (Stop by the IMC to obtain the User ID and Password you'll need to use this database.)
AUTHOR WEB SITES (Are you unable to find the author you selected in the list below? Please let Mrs. O'Keefe know, and she will add your author to it.)
Avi
Avi (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gennifer Choldenko
Andrew Clements
Meet Authors and Illustrators: Andrew Clements
Robert Cormier
Robert Cormier (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Lois Duncan
Author Profile: Lois Duncan (from teenreads.com)
Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Julie Hearn
Karen Hesse
Karen Hesse (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ron Jones
Harold Keith
Jean Lee Latham
Jack London
Jack London (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Earl Manigault (Earl Manigault is the subject of the book Double Dunk: the story of Earl "The Goat" Manigault, by Barry Beckham)
Walter Dean Myers (from teenreads.com)
John Neufeld
O.T. Nelson
Scott O'Dell
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is given "to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults." O'Dell established the annual award of $5,000.00 to encourage other writers to focus on historical fiction.
Scott O'Dell (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Ann Rinaldi
Ann Rinaldi (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Laurie Faria Stolarz
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (from The National Steinbeck Center)
Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Paul Zindel
MORE RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Alex Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.htm
The Alex Awards are named for Margaret Alexander Edward, who worked for many years as a young adult specialist at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Library. They are given each year to ten well-written, readable books written for adults, selected from genres that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
Best Books for Young Adults
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/booksyoung.htm
Best Books for Young Adults include "significant adult and young adult" fiction and nonfiction books selected from the current year's publications and recommended for young adult readers ages 12 through 18.
The Caldecott Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal has been awarded annually since 1938 to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." This site also features a complete list of all Caldecott Medal winners and honor books from 1938 to the present.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
http://www.carolhurst.com
Hurst's rich site features book reviews listed by title, author and grade level, literature tie-ins to all areas of the language arts, math, U.S. and world history curricula, and suggested titles for all sorts of themes in children's literature, as well as wonderful profiles of children's and young adult authors.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Visit this helpful site for information about authors, titles, award-winning books, resources for readers, children's literature online discussion groups, and much more.
Coretta Scott King Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/srrt/corettascottking/corettascott.htm
This award is presented annually to "authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."
Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com
This "web-based literacy program", created by author Jon Scieszka to help boys find books they will enjoy, features a searchable (readers can search by author, title, or subject in which they are interested) database of titles for "young guys", "middle guys", and "older guys", as well as links to many author web sites.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/margaretedwards.htm
The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988, and honors an author's lifetime achievement for his or her body of work, and its collective popularity over time.
New York Public Library: Teenlink
http://teenlink.nypl.org
Look for the "New! On the Shelf" link on this page for suggestions on great new books to read. (This page is loaded with links to other terrific resources, too.)
The Newbery Medal Home Page
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/
Named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, the Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association's Association for Library Services to Children to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
The Printz Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz
The Michael L. Printz award honors a work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology that "exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."
Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/
Visit this site, created for teens, to find a terrific collection of booklists organized by subject. Examples of reading lists currently available include: "Boy Meets Book"; "Coolest Classics"; "Fanging Around: Teen Vampire Fiction with Byte"; "Historical Fiction for Hipsters: Stories from the Past That Won't Make You Snore"; "Short Cuts: Short Story Collections You Might Actually Want to Read"; and "Word UP! Poetry Both by and for Teenagers."
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