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Name of web site
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Description
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| The American Civil War Home
Page |
One of the largest collections of CW documents online,
"gateway" site run by Dr. Hoemann of the University of TN at Knoxville. |
| Dakota
State University CW Archive |
Jim Janke's enormous collection of Civil War documentation
and articles. Parallel to another meta-site on Americana. |
| Motlow College CW Research
Center |
Extensive collection of CW diaries and letters. Click on
image, then Search, then on left top drop-down box, then on diaries. |
| Civil War News |
Online version of hard-copy monthly magazine. Covers issues
of site preservation, coming events, reviews, letters, reenactment
photos, etc. |
| Civil War
Interactive |
An on-line Civil War magazine with articles, book reviews,
and a rated links list. Also a hall of fame and a hall of
shame. ? |
| General George H. Thomas
Home
Page |
Dave Mercado's comprehensive source about George H.
Thomas, unsung architect of the Union victory. Mercado was the first to
launch a Thomas home page.
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| Broadfoot
Publishing |
Source of books about the Civil War, including the Broadfoot
Supplements to the Official Records which contain many reports omitted
in the original Official Records. In addition the site offers
"SoldierSearch" for ordering Civil War records and research. |
| The American Civil War |
Provides information about the civil war for school research.
Offers short articles, battle descriptions, maps, and some key
documents. |
| Major
General George H. Thomas Collection |
Don Plezia's collection of essays, photos,
texts, and other memorabilia concerning the greatest of Civil War
generals. Don specializes in out of print books about the Civil War. |
| Civil War Archive |
Detailed information about lower unit
levels.
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| Abraham Lincoln's
Research Site |
By Roger Norton, probably the most user-friendly
of the Lincoln sites. More than 13 million visitors since 1996.
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| Mass
Executions in the Confederate Armies |
Terry Foenander's documentation
of mass executions in the armies of Lee and Joseph Johnston. Aside
from being an advocate for the common soldier, Terry is alao a
specialist in the Union and Confederate navies. See also this article
about Pickett's
mass execution of unionist deserters in North Carlolina.
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| US Military Academy |
Atlas of Civil War maps of the United States
Military Academy |
| General
George H. Thomas' Web Site |
Robert Meiser's compilation of source
materials in support of the argument that history has falsely
glorified Grant and Sherman at the expense of General Thomas. Meiser is
lucky to live in Fairfax, VA and
has easy access to the Library of Congress and
every conceivable reference tool. |
| American
Civil War Round Table (UK) |
A group of British CW enthusiasts who often
astound each other and their contacts in the USA with their knowledge
of something that happened nearly a century and a half ago, yet which
is as much a part of popular culture in Britain as in
the USA. Puts out a regular "Crossfire" journal with lots of
articles. |
NOAA
CW period Maps
|
The Office of Coast
Survey's collection of historic Civil War maps. Some of the later ones
of around 1900 from the War Department can be considered "secondary
sources."
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| Southampton County
Historical
Society |
Southhampton is the nearest
large town to Thomaston in Courtland, VA where Thomas was born.
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American Civil War Forum
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Moderated forum which permits
one to launch one's own blog. Tone of discussions "civil."
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General Rosecrans'
Dept. Of The Ohio
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Renactment and historical
society devoted to Rosecrans.
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