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Mr. Huggins-Civil War Battles

Civil War Battles

Civil War Battles
 

 

The following sites will prove helpful to you when researching the Major Battles of the Civil War:


 

Civil War Home 

Developed by a southerner and civil war buff, this site gives us a good look at each battle.

 

Scroll down to select from the Civil War Battles listed alphabetically. Then link to the "official record (OR) " of battle descriptions.

 

http://www.civilwarhome.com

 

 

American Civil War   

Authored by a former chief historian for the Nat'l Park Service, this site has some wonderful features including state maps and a timeline of events. Click on "state battle maps" on left to select a particular state alphabetically. You'll find maps, read about the events and soldiers involved in a particular battle. http://www.americancivilwar.com


 

 

 

History Channel   
Search your famous battle by name and

 read the History Channel's encyclopedic description of it. http://www.historychannel.com

 

Civil War Battles.org

This site is sponsored by The Civil War Preservation Trust and is America's largest non-profit organization. It is devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefields. According to them only 20% of our nations battlefield's are being preserved, they're working to change that.

Select from maps using pull down menus.

http://www.civilwar.org/maps/

 

Posted by Prof. John Wills at the University of the South in Tenneesee-  check out civil war batlle maps:

http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/Willis/Civil_War/maps.html

 

 

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