by TeachCivilWar | Nov 18, 2011 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Lesson Plans
Ever wonder how newspapers during Civil War covered the battles? Are your doing any research into an aspect of the Civil War and need a great primary source? Well, the Son of the South website has digitized versions of Harper’s Weekly online for your review....
by TeachCivilWar | May 9, 2011 | Civil War Related Websites
While browsing my Delicious feed the other day, I came across the HistoryBuff.com website and found it very interesting and thought I’d share. HistoryBuff.com is providing digitized versions of newspapers from throughout history. According the the...
by TeachCivilWar | Mar 25, 2011 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Famous Civil War People
Here is a quick link to some great resources on Harriet Tubman that are available via the digital collections at the Library of Congress. These resources include items like photographs, books, and various manuscripts. The Harriet Tubman Online Resources page provides...
by TeachCivilWar | Feb 14, 2011 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Lesson Plans
I came across the following link and thought I would share: The HarpWeek website and has over 400 political cartoons on the Lincoln presidency. You can view different people, symbols, topics, places or artists that had something to do with these cartoons. ...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 17, 2011 | Civil War Related Primary Sources
There are numerous online libraries of digital archives that offer a vast array of primary sources that allow exploration and interpretation of the past. These primary sources are different however, in that they are not touched or felt but displayed on a computer...