Links

*The American civil war home page
*webliography
*http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
*student
*description-The American Civil War Home page gathers together in
one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic
files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).  This resource
would be useful to teachers and students who desire to find other
useful Internet sites that contain information on the civil war.
*evaluation-In my opinion, this web site would be very credible in
using for any kind of information search-educational or personal.

*Maps of the Civil War
*reference tool
*www.dean.usma.edu/history/dhistorymaps/acivilwarpages/acwtoc.htm
*student
*Description-This web site was has collection of civil maps and
atlases that would be very use for students to view. The maps were
created by the United States Military Academy’s Department of
History.
*Evaluation-This credibility of this site is very good. It was made
by the the United States Military Academy.

*The American Civil War: The Struggle to Preserve the Union
*Internet project
*http://www.swcivilwar.com/
*student
*Description-This site has many things that would be use while
researching the civil war. It contains such things are bios of
both northern and southern leaders, photos, maps and causes of the
war. \
*Evaluation-This is one of the few sites that i found that might
not be creditable. One reason I say this is the large number of
opinions that were expressed on the web site.

*Images of the Civil War
*Reference Tool
*http://www.jatruck.com/stonewall
*student
*Description-This site contains very little information about the
civil war. This main portion of the site gives a 360 degree view of
civil war battle fields.
*Evaluation-The credibility of the site is irreverent because that
site mainly contains pictures of civil war battle fields.

*Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
*Lesson plan
*www.educationalworld.com/a_lesson/lesson186.shtml
*teacher
*Description-The main purpose of this site is to help teachers in
planning and preparation for the presentation of different civil
war lessons. The site contains over 40 different lesson plans for
the educator to use.
*Evaluation-Since the source of the site was educational World, I
consider this a very reliable source.

*Lesson Plan:the civil war
*lesson plan
*http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html
*teacher
*Description-This site could be very useful to educators who are
searching for lesson plans on the civil war. The site contains such
things as Enrichment Activities, Unit Wrap-Ups and Links to Other
Civil War Sites.
Evaluation-I also consider this an excellent site when it comes to
reliability and credibility. It is produced by small planet
communication.

The American Civil War
*Content Resource
*mirkwood.usc.indiana.edu/acw
*student
*Description-This site contains many valuable resources of
information about the American civil war. It tells many interesting
facts and has several links to other pages about the civil war.
*Evaluation-The facts and other links of this sites makes me very
confident that source is a credible site.

*Civil War Activities Using the Internet
*Internet Project
*http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/civilwar.htm
*teacher
*Description-This site has a number of different activities the
teacher can perform with the student. The site has links to
activities from the underground railroad to confederate currency.
*Evaluation-This is also a very credible site. I know this because
of the sites extensive bibliography at the end of the sight.

*Civil War Women
*Content Resource
*http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html
*student
*Description-This site produced by Duke University discusses
various women and groups of women that had a great effect on the
Civil War. It also contains related sites that Duke University
contains.
*Evaluation-This site gets its credibility from the credentials of
Duke University.

*Flags, Uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War
*Webliography
*http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/flagsuniformsandinsignia/index.html
*student
*Description-This site contains Flags, Uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War.
It shows the different uniforms and flags used by both sides during
the civil war years. It also contains many different links to other
civil war sites.
*Evauation-This credibility of this site is rather questionable
although the site doesn't contain any significant information.
 

Curriculum Standards
United States History Standards - Era 5: Civil War and
Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)
1. Explore the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.
2. Examine the various plans for Reconstruction and subsequent
successes and failures.
3. Understand the contributions made to the development of the
United States and Tennessee by African-Americans from slavery
through the struggles of Reconstruction.
 

Created by Stephen Trivette on May 7, 2001.
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