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The American Civil War 1861-1865: Home

This libguide is intended to help Ms. Cooper and Ms. Loewen's students on their research paper about a topic from the U.S. Civil War.

The U.S. Civil War

Books!

The BVMS Library Catalog

The Library has LOTS of books on a wide range of Civil War topics.  Remember, books are considered a premium resource because books go through a publication process during which they are proofread, fact-checked and reviewed.  Books are also often written for the novice.  They are a great place to BEGIN your research.

Civil War Topics

Below are a list of topics approved by Ms. Cooper and Ms. Loewen.  You should have no problem finding quality resources on these topics.

  1. Prisoners of war- Confederate soldier prisoners

  2. Prisoners of war- Union soldier prisoners

  3. Technology (not medical)

  4. Women nurses

  5. Women soldiers

  6. Women doctors

  7. African American soldiers

  8. African American enslaved & the Emancipation Proclamation

  9. 54th Massachusetts Regiment

  10. Child soldiers (drummer boys) 

  11. Medical Advancements 

  12. Photography/ Photographers 

  13. Confederate Spies (gave info to the Confederacy) 

  14. Union Spies (gave info to the Union) 

  15. Total War and Sherman’s March to the Sea

  16. Anaconda Plan 

  17. Lincoln 

  18. Davis 

  19. Surrender/ Ceremony/ McLean 

  20. Prisons in the Union (for Confederate prisoners) 

  21. Prisons in the Confederacy (for Union prisoners) 

  22. Lee 

  23. Grant 

  24. Habeas Corpus/ sedition/ traitors/ Copperheads

  25. Military Draft of the Civil War/ Draft Riots

  26. Prosthetics/ Handwriting contests/ Hanger/ Hanger Institute 

  27. South Bread Riot/ Blockade/ Trade/ Inflation/ Scarcity of goods

  28. War at Sea/ Ironclads

  29. Gettysburg Address/ Gettysburg National Cemetery 

 

Databases Sources

Research databases
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Database Passwords

Kansas History - Territorial Through the Civil War Years

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