Related Links

We invite you to visit these recommended links on the Civil War Era.

Abraham Lincoln Links

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission   
     Learn about the ongoing work of the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, its endorsed projects, and calendar of events.

The Lincoln Herald 
     Visit the archives of Lincoln Memorial University's Lincoln Herald, a scholarly journal devoted to the life and memory of the sixteenth president.

The Lincoln Forum 
     Homepage of the annual Abraham Lincoln symposium which meets in Gettysburg in November.

The Lincoln Home
     The National Park Service homepage for the Abraham Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield Illinois, preserving the only home Lincoln owned at Eighth and Jackson Streets.

Lincoln Cottage 
     The Soldiers' Home was a refuge for Lincoln and his family from the heat and political pressures of life at the white house.

Lincoln Institute 
     Website of an organization which promotes the scholarly study of Abraham Lincoln and dissemination of Lincoln materials to the general public.  Features include "Lincoln State By State," "Mr. Lincoln's White House," and "Mr. Lincoln and Freedom," all web-based projects funded by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute.

Gettysburg Links

Gettysburg National Military Park
     Homepage for the National Park Service's Gettysburg National Military Park, preserving the hallowed battlefields of Gettysburg.  Plan your battlefield visit, learn about the history of the battle, and download .PDF maps of the action.
 
Budapest to Gettysburg Documentary
     Filmmaker Jake Boritt's forthcoming documentary, "Budapest to Gettysburg," tracing the life of his father, Lincoln historian and CWI Director Gabor Boritt. 

Eisenhower National Historic Site 
     National Park Service home for the Eisenhower National Historic Site, preserving the 34th president's Gettysburg farm and its outbuildings.

Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau
     Plan your trip to the Gettysburg area and learn of the attractions it has to offer!

Gettysburg Adams Area Chamber of Commerce
     Plan your trip to the Gettysburg area!

General Civil War Links

Antebellum Christmas
     Provides a short overview of Christmas and holiday traditions during the Civil War Era.
    
Civil War Medal of Honor Citations
     Complete list with service abstracts of Medal of Honor recipients in the American Civil War.

National Geographic Civil War Map Machine
     Useful, interactive website which explores over 5,000 Civil War battlefields.

Civil War Book Reviews
     Offers reviews of recent titles in the military, social, and political history of the American Civil War.

American Battlefield Protection Program 
     Promotes the preservation of America's battlefield ground and sites associated with military history.

Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
     National Park Service homepage for the site of Lincoln's assassination in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.  The National Park also includes the House Where Lincoln Died, the Peterson Boarding House. 

HarpWeek
     An e-Lincoln Prize winning website! Provides electronic access to the nineteenth century's most popular periodical.  A treasure trove for any researcher!

Valley of the Shadow Project
     An e-Lincoln Prize winning website! Designed under the guidance of Edward L. Ayers at the University of Virginia, this website looks at two communities - Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and Augusta County, Virginia - at opposite ends of the Shenandoah Valley.  Through documents, newspapers, letters, and diaries, navigators can explore these communities and the periods before, during, and after the American Civil War.

Selected Photographs of the Civil War 
     From the Library of Congress' American Memory Collection, a fine group of Civil War photographs.

Antietam National Battlefield
     National Park Service homepage for Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland, the site of the bloodiest day in American History: September 17, 1862.  Learn about the history of the battle and plan your visit.

Papers of Jefferson Davis
     Homepage for the project of the Louisiana State University Press bringing the papers of Jefferson Davis to bound volumes.  Offers selected Davis primary documents and a short biography of the Confederate president.

Civil War Trails
     Plan a Civil War tour through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, following the signs of the Civil War Trails program.  Download maps and information here!

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
     Union veterans' descendants organization homepage.

Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Civil War 
     Confederate veterans' descendants organization homepage.

Civil War Preservation Trust
     Nation's largest organization devoted to the preservation of endangered Civil War battlefield land across the country.  Learn about upcoming projects, read about lands already saved, and find out how you can help preserve hallowed ground for posterity!  Also offers fine segments on battle histories.

Civil War Lectures
     The Smithsonian Institute's series of lectures on varoius events and topics about Civil War by famed historians.

Archives and Museums

Cornell Library
     Offers a link to the helpful Making of America project.

Museum of the Confederacy
     Located in Richmond in tandem with the White House of the Confederacy, plan your visit to this museum and research facility.

The Smithsonian's Civil War Homepage
     Offers access to the manifold collections of Civil War materials at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

National Archives
     Plan your next Civil War research trip to the National Archives, or request copies of Civil War service records by downloading a request form.

Richmond Daily Dispatch
     Searchable database for the Richmond Daily Dispatch during the American Civil War.