HRS

The Resources for Civil War Newspaper
You will be responsible for writing articles about a Current Event, the Life Styles of the times, a Letter to the Editor, and a Political Cartoon. Extras that you might include if you have time are ads for "real" items or want ads. You can find out about items by using the New York Times Historical. These websites should provide you with more than enough RICH material for your websites. Divide the tasks and each of you read and mark the helpful websites.

[|Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad] This is an information site written by kids. [|American Memory] You can search for excellent photos on this site. [|Music of the Civil War]. Listen to dozens of songs from the Civil War era. [|The National Archives]. From here you can view original American documents including the Emancipation Proclamation and the police blotter that listed Lincoln's assassination. [|ALA historical sites by topic]. There is an excellent site on the story of 4 slaves. If you are writing from the slaves' point of view, be sure to check out this site. [|Remember the Ladies] this site features women's involvement in the CivilWar. [|Apppomattox Court House National Historic Park] [|Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park] [|Frederick Douglass National Historic Site] [|Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park] [|Gettysburg National Military Park] [|Harpers Ferry National Historical Park] [|Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Library of Congress] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Manassas National Battlefield Park] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Museum of the Confederacy] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The National Archives and Records Administration] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Petersburg National Battlefield] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Richmond National Battlefield Park] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Stones River National Battlefield] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Editorial Cartoons || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Current Events || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Editorial Comments || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abolitionist Papers || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Human Interest || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Biographical Sketch ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Here is a great source for newspaper cartoons of the times.] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Antietam National Battlefield] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Responses to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Frederick Douglass National Historic Site] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|A Confederate letter home] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ulysses S. Grant] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|You will have to do a little reading on this page by it is fascinating.] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fort Sumter National Monument] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Valley of the Shadow. The Civil War from 2 perspectives.]Excellent resource but takes patience. || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|A woman's Journal of Sherman's invasion] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Civil War Generals] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|There are good images for any topic on this website] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fort Donelson National Battlefield] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Listen to the music of the Civil War] || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|A Union soldier's diary] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Life of African Americans] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Authentic History Site for Political Cartoons] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Andersonville National Historic Site] || || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|How much do you really know? a concentration game] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Political Cartoons during elections] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fort Sumter National Monument] || || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Food History] || ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Lincoln Home National Historic Site] || || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Soldier's Camp Life] || ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Shiloh National Military Park] || || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Life and Culture] || ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Vicksburg National Military Park] || || || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Gaming] || ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|New Orleans] || || || || ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|New Orleans Battle] || || || || ||

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|General Lee's Headquarters] Enter the tent of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at this site <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Ulysses S. Grant Home Page] This site offers tons of information about General Grant and allows students to ask questions. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The White House] This site provides presidential history and information on government, and has a special site for kids. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Civil War Artillery] Everything you ever wanted to know about Civil War artillery. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Abraham Lincoln Online] This site provides many links to resources on the president