US History LA--Civil War Scrapbook Project: Civil War Primary Sources
Civil War Scrapbook Assignment
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Portraits & Other Photos of the Civil War Era
Brothers Private Stephen D. and Private Moses M. Boynton of Co. C, Beaufort District Troop, Hampton Legion South Carolina Cavalry Battalion. (Library of Congress)
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Glimpses of Soldiers' Lives (Liljenquist Collection)Click on a soldier's name to read his story.
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Photos of Civil War Era African American MenClick on the images to see them in full-size.
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Photographs of Women During the Civil War: Selected ImagesIncludes white women and African American women.
Newspaper Resources from the Civil War Era
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Newspaper Articles from the Civil War EraFind articles about the war. Use the links on the left side of the page to find different topics.
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"A Proclamation by the President of the United States"New York Times article about the Emancipation Proclamation. (September 23, 1862).
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Articles about the Emancipation Proclamation from the New York TimesRequires GBS username (your ID number) and password to login from home.
Civil War Political Cartoons
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Teaching the Civil War through Political Cartoons (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)Scroll down to the Primary Sources section to find the links to the cartoons.
There is a description of the meaning of each cartoon. Click on each image to expand it to full-size.
Civil War Maps
Maps of Major Battles and More.
Map of the Battlefield of Fredericksburg, Virginia (1862)
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Civil War Maps (Library of Congress)Look at the Featured Content for important battle sites.
Civil War Era Music & Poetry
Includes music and lyrics unless it says lyrics only.
Songs of the Northern Armies |
Marching TunesWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home Again
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Songs of the Southern ArmiesDixie (Even Abraham Lincoln liked this tune--it's really catchy) God Save the South (lyrics only) |
Other Popular Civil War Era Songs Sung by SoldiersHard Times, Come Again No More (lyrics only) The Yellow Rose of Texas (lyrics only) Aura Lee (this tune was later used by Elvis Presley in "Love me Tender")
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Civil War Poetry
Civil War Poetry (Library of Congress)
Civil War by Charles Dawson Shanley
Key Terms
Definitions of some uncommon terms from the artifacts
Bounty-- gift or reward of money, usually from the government. On the recruitment posters, it refers to a cash reward for signing up for the military.
Cavalry-- soldiers who fight on horseback
Infantry-- soldiers who fight on foot
Regiment-- a large unit of soldiers that is usually commanded by a colonel
Goober peas-- peanuts
Dixie-- Nickname for the Southern part of the US
Civil War Recruitment Posters
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The 9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer InfantryThis regiment was made up of mostly German immigrants. See their recruiting advertisement in German.
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"Irish Brigade" 2nd Regiment Recruitment PosterThe Irish harp and was used on many recruitment posters encouraging Irish immigrants to join the Union army.
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Recruitment poster for the 39th New York Infantry Regiment--the Gariabaldi GuardAll immigrant regiment from New York. Note the multiple languages on the poster.
Assorted Cool Artifacts
Smithsonian Resources
When looking at images on the Smithsonian sites listed below, you need to click on the images to enlarge them. Next, you can right click on the enlarged images to save them to your chromebook.
Newspaper Advertisements from the Civil War Era
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Colgate's Honey Soap and MoreHoney soap, Japanese hair stain, and so much more.
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Worm Lozenges and MoreKids have worms? Try these!
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Holloway's Pills and OintmentIf you love your relatives serving on the front lines, you'll be sure to send them Holloway's Pills or Ointment.
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Hoofland's German BittersThe best tonic in the world.
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French Yoke ShirtsFits as well as any others, but cheaper!
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