American war library. The Civil War

Discusses life among Civil War soldiers and cavalry, including joining up, uniforms and rifles, training and discipline on the march, battle, and returning home.

Discusses some of the strategic battles of the Civil War, including the battle at Antietam, the clash of the Ironclads, the Battle of Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, and the well-known General Sherman's march.

A collection of contemporary documents that includes Henry Clay's "I Am for Staying Within the Union," Jefferson Davis's "Separation by Necessity, Not Choice," Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Robert E. Lee's farewell to his troops covers the Civil War from beginning to end.

Discusses Abraham Lincoln's role in the abolition of slavery, as well as the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Discusses the weapons used in the Civil War, technological innovations that were made, and the problems and increased casualties that resulted.

Discusses the leaders of the Civil War and their accomplishments, including statesmen, abolitionists, commanders of the Union and the Confederacy, cavalrymen, and women of courage.