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HIS 200 - Doing History: An Introduction: Civil War, 1861-1865

This guide offers secondary and primary sources on the Civil War in the United States, both print and online sources.

Reference Sources

Reference Sources

1.    Companion to the U. S. Civil War. (E-book). 
 
A collection of historiographical essays covering major campaigns and battles, military and political figures, as well as topics including gender, emancipation, literature, ethnicity, slavery, and memory

2.    American Civil War Reference Library. (E-book).
Multi-volume set of biographies, an almanac/timeline, a collection of primary sources and a cumulative index.

3.    Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction.  (E-book).
Collection of essays on how slavery produced the Civil War, the direction of the war for society, and the  process  of  Reconstruction.

4.  Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: a political, social, and military history.  (Print)
Reference E 468 .E53 2000 Floor 2.  Five volume set covering major topics on the Civil War in alphabetical order including source documents.

5.  Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895.  (E-book).
Collection of essays on major aspects of African American life from the colonial period to the late 19th century.  Includes biographical sketches and references to primary and secondary sources.

 

 

 

 

 

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