AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 


1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?


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2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Adult Stacks

Youth Services Stacks

         355-359

         J 355 - J 359

         623

         J 623

         973.7

         J 973.7


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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History  R 355.009 DUP

The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War  R 911 UNI

Chronicle of America  R 973 CHR

Reference Guide to U.S. Military History  R 973 REF 

Dictionary of American History  R 973.03 DIC          

The Civil War Source Book  R 973.7 KAT           

The Civil War Day by Day  R 973.7 LON           

A Battlefield Atlas of the Civil War  R 973.7 SYM           

The Civil War Dictionary  R 973.703 BOA

Encyclopedia of the Confederacy  R 973.713 ENC       

Commanders of the Civil War  R 973.715 DAV         

Civil War Medicine  R 973.775 DEN        


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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  


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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

The American Civil War
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

Music of the American Civil War  
http://www.civilwarmusic.net/songs.php

Selected Civil War Photographs  
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

Women in the Civil War  
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html


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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

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