The Civil War

At school or in a public library, begin by using the Computer Catalog (Lemon Bay's OPAC)
to do a Subject Search using the following

Search Terms -
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865
United States – History – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Campaigns
United States – History – 1861-1865, Civil War
War Between the States
The Confederate States of America
Civil War

Call Numbers for Books on this subject are usually
973.7
See Also: Biographies
(ex. Lincoln, Grant, Lee)

General Encyclopedias are a good starting place to get basic, background information about a subject.
Use the Index (usually the last volume) to locate your subject.
The following sets of encyclopedias are available in our media center:
  • The World Book Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Compton's Encyclopedia

    • Print Resources - Circulating Books:

    Battles and Leaders of the Civil War - 973.7 BRA
    Americans at War - 355.009 AMB
    Slavery - 973.5 SLA
    Who Was Who in the Civil War – 920 SIF
    The Civil War Almanac – 973.7 BOW
    Twenty Million Yankess : The Northern Homefront - 973.7 JAC
    A Nation Torn : How the Civil War Began - 973.7 RAY

    Print Resources - Reference Books:
    The Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century – REF 973.5 ENC
    Grolier Library of North American Biographies, Vol Six – REF 973.092

    Online Databases -
    If you plan on accessing these sites from home,
    be sure to ask the media specialists for the password-you'll need it!
    Grolier Multimedia Online
    eLibrary
    Facts on File

    Websites -

    The American Civil War
    Florida in the Civil War
    Vicksburg National Military Park
    The Emancipation Proclamation (Ben's Guide to Government 9-12)
    Library of Congress - Selected Civil War Photographs

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