The Civil War on the Web A Guide to the Very Best Sites

by Carter, Alice E.; Thomas, William G.

• ISBN13: 9780842028493
• ISBN10: 0842028498
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

There are over 600,000 different websites on the Civil War. The Civil War on the Web gives history enthusiasts everything they need to narrow down the search to only the best, most useful sites. The authors have examined and evaluated thousands of websites to prepare this new book. They have included only the most carefully constructed, highly informative, artfully designed sites on the Civil War. The Civil War on the Web is the first book and only book available that will guide Civil War buffs and history enthusiasts to the most valuable historical information on the web. This book includes: Detailed reviews of the top 95 sites A one- to five-star rating of each site's content, aesthetics, and navigation A list of over 300 additional recommended sites including URLs and brief descriptions Free CD-ROM (IBM and MAC compatible) with hotlinks to all 400-plus sites in the book

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Gary W. Gallagher
Introduction	xiii
William G. Thomas
User's Guide	xxv
Alice E. Carter
PART I THE VERY BEST CIVIL WAR WEB SITES---REVIEWS AND RATINGS
Battles and Campaigns	3	(28)
Web Site Reviews	5	(25)
General Sites	5	(4)
Antietam/Sharpsburg	9	(2)
Appomattox--See Richmond	11	(1)
Chancellorsville--See Fredericksburg	11	(1)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga	11	(2)
Cold Harbor--See Richmond	13	(1)
Corinth--See Western Theater	13	(1)
Florida	13	(1)
Fredericksburg	14	(2)
Gettysburg	16	(3)
Manassas/Bull Run	19	(1)
Missouri--See Western Theater	20	(1)
New Market	21	(2)
North Carolina	23	(1)
Peninsular Campaign--See Richmond	23	(1)
Petersburg	23	(3)
Richmond	26	(1)
Spotsylvania--See Fredericksburg	27	(1)
Vicksburg--See Western Theater	27	(1)
Western Theater	27	(2)
Wilderness--See also Fredericksburg	29	(1)
Suggested Readings	30	(1)
Political and Military Leaders	31	(16)
Web Site Reviews	34	(11)
General Sites	34	(1)
Davis, Jefferson	35	(1)
Grant, Ulysses S.	36	(1)
Jackson, Thomas J. ``Stonewall''	37	(1)
Lee, Robert E.	38	(1)
Lincoln, Abraham	39	(3)
Longstreet, James	42	(1)
McClellan, George B.	42	(1)
Meade, George Gordon	43	(2)
Suggested Readings	45	(2)
Life of the Soldier	47	(14)
Web Site Reviews	50	(10)
Camp Life	50	(1)
Ethnic Groups	51	(1)
Hospitals and Medicine	52	(1)
Letters and Diaries	53	(6)
Prisons	59	(1)
Suggested Readings	60	(1)
Naval Operations	61	(14)
Web Site Reviews	64	(10)
Suggested Readings	74	(1)
The Experience of the U.S. Colored Troops	75	(14)
Web Site Reviews	78	(10)
Suggested Readings	88	(1)
Slavery and Emancipation	89	(16)
Web Site Reviews	92	(11)
Suggested Readings	103	(2)
Women in the Civil War	105	(14)
Web Site Reviews	108	(9)
Suggested Readings	117	(2)
Civil War Regiments	119	(74)
Web Site Reviews	121	(11)
Massachusetts	121	(3)
New York	124	(1)
Pennsylvania	125	(2)
Tennessee	127	(1)
Texas	128	(2)
U.S. Colored Troops	130	(1)
Wisconsin	130	(2)
Suggested Readings	132	(5)
PART II SITES WORTH A VISIT---A TOPICAL INDEX
Battles and Campaigns	137	(9)
General Sites	137	(1)
Antietam/Sharpsburg	138	(1)
Appomattox--See Richmond	139	(1)
Chancellorsville--See Fredericksburg	139	(1)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga	139	(1)
Cold Harbor--See Richmond	139	(1)
Corinth--See Western Theater	140	(1)
Florida	140	(1)
Fredericksburg	140	(1)
Georgia--See also Chickamauga and Chattanooga	140	(1)
Gettysburg	140	(1)
Manassas/Bull Run	141	(1)
Maryland--See also Antietam	142	(1)
Missouri--See Western Theater	142	(1)
New Market	142	(1)
North Carolina	142	(1)
Peninsular Campaign--See Richmond	142	(1)
Petersburg	142	(1)
Richmond	143	(1)
South Carolina	143	(1)
Spotsylvania--See Fredericksburg	143	(1)
Vicksburg--See Western Theater	143	(1)
Virginia--See also Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Richmond	144	(1)
Western Theater	144	(1)
Wilderness	145	(1)
Political and Military Leaders	146	(8)
General Sites	146	(1)
Armistead, Lewis A.	147	(1)
Beauregard, P.G.T.	147	(1)
Bragg, Braxton	147	(1)
Chalmers, James R.	147	(1)
Chamberlain, Joshua L.	147	(1)
Cleburne, Patrick R.	148	(1)
Cooper, Samuel	148	(1)
Davis, Jefferson	148	(1)
Early, Jubal A.	148	(1)
Farragut, David Glasgow	149	(1)
Forrest, Nathan Bedford	149	(1)
Grant, Ulysses S.	149	(1)
Jackson, Thomas J. ``Stonewall''	150	(1)
Johnson, Edward ``Alleghany''	150	(1)
Lee, Robert E.	150	(1)
Lincoln, Abraham	151	(1)
Longstreet, James	152	(1)
Loring, William Wing	152	(1)
McClellan, George B.	153	(1)
Meade, George Gordon	153	(1)
Thomas, George	153	(1)
Wheeler, Joseph	153	(1)
Life of the Soldier	154	(5)
General Sites	154	(1)
Camp Life	154	(1)
Ethnic Groups	155	(1)
Hospitals and Medicine	155	(1)
Letters and Diaries	156	(2)
Prisons	158	(1)
Naval Operations	159	(5)
The Experience of the U.S. Colored Troops	164	(4)
General Sites	164	(3)
U.S. Colored Troops Regimental Histories	167	(1)
Slavery and Emancipation	168	(4)
Women in the Civil War	172	(3)
Civil War Regiments	175	(18)
Alabama	176	(1)
Arkansas	177	(1)
Connecticut	177	(1)
Florida	178	(1)
Georgia	178	(1)
Illinois	179	(1)
Indiana	179	(1)
Iowa	180	(1)
Kansas	180	(1)
Kentucky	180	(1)
Louisiana	181	(1)
Maine	182	(1)
Maryland	182	(1)
Massachusetts	182	(1)
Michigan	183	(1)
Mississippi	184	(1)
Missouri	184	(1)
New Jersey	184	(1)
New York	185	(1)
North Carolina	186	(1)
Ohio	186	(1)
Pennsylvania	187	(1)
Rhode Island	188	(1)
South Carolina	188	(1)
Tennessee	189	(1)
Texas	190	(1)
U.S. Colored Troops--See The Experience of the U.S. Colored Troops	190	(1)
Virginia	190	(1)
West Virginia	191	(1)
Wisconsin	191	(1)
Other Unit Histories	191	(2)
Figure Credits	193	(6)
About the Authors	199