Civil War Links



Women During the Civil War

Women During the Civil War CW Medicine - Hospital, Nurses, Surgeons etc. American Women of the Nineteenth Century

American Women's History A Research Guide - The Civil War Period

Bayou Helena

Brothers Bound - One of the darker sides of the Civil War was the fate of those people, men and some women, captured and taken prisoner in the line of duty. This site is dedicated to the memories of all our ancestors whose lives were touched by these dark places.

Civil War Crimes - Rape During the Civil War - This site is devoted to the study of a very unknown aspect of the American civil war: Rape and Sexual agressions on women. A disturbing subject but a reality.

Civil War Love Letters

The Victorian Civil War - Based mainly on the home-front of the American Civil War. It contains useful information for women and men who participate in Living History events.

Civil War Women: Online Archival Collections - Transcribes and scans some of their manuscript collections which document women's experiences in the Civil War.

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet - Resources available online from Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield

Clara Barton - Notable Women Ancestors - Biography of Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the conflict during the Civil War.

Common Threads Weave Together the Lives of Civil War Women

Conference on Women and the Civil War, The

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Frankly My Dear...Gone With The Wind Home Page

Godey's Lady's Book Online Home Page

Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War

Illinois Women and the Civil War

Illinois Women in the Civil War
A brief history and description about the women who served as soldiers during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.

Ladies' Union Aid Society
During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly. Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.

Lone Rose: Southern Women at War, in Literature

NARA:Women Soldiers in the Civil War

National Women's Hall of Fame Louisa May Alcott ; Clara Barton ; Elizabeth Blackwell ; Harriet Tubman

North Carolina Troops Homepage - This site is dedicated to the brave men and women of the Old North State, both those who fought for the Confederacy, and those who fought for the Union, during the period of American History known as the Civil War, 1861-1865.

The Original Confederate Rose Sulter

Our Needles Are Now Our Weapons

Pensacola Civil War Round Table - A group of men and women whose common interes is the study of the American Civil War. They host speakers and discussions in nine monthly meetings (Sept-May).

Remember the Ladies

Rose O'Neale Greenhow and the Blockade Runners

Scots in the Civil War - The stories of men and women born in Scotland who fought in the American Civil War. Many did not know what the causes or politics were but they chose to fight for their adopted country, Union or Confederate, in some cases brothers against brothers.

South Carolina Ladies Auxillary

Southern Belles of the US Civil War

United States Sanitary Commission

Wisconsin Veterans Museum - The museum collection tells the story of men and women from the badger state who served in the American Civil War.

Women and the American Civil War - I try to avoid xoom.com sites because of their constant errors in trying to access web pages, but this site has some interesting information if you can get in it. I don't know if it's just me or what but I linked to the only page I could get to.

Women and the Civil War

Women During the American Civil War: Crossing Bounderies: Territory And Color - Time and time again historians have chosen to ignore women's history. The fact is that women exist during all events that shapes our history.

Women During the Civil War Webring - Women in American History

The Nineteenth Century

Women in History

Women in the Civil War

Women in the Civil War - 5 Nurses from St. Lawrence County
- Women in the Civil War: A Women of Courage profile, produced by the St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women.

Women in the Military
- Women have always served in the United States military,in one capacity or another. Some even dressed as men. This report collects information documenting the experiences of some of these women in their struggle to be allowed to serve their country.

Women in Uniform - In the last few years, historians have become more and more aware of what was previously thought to be a limited phenomenon in the Civil War: the incidence of women disguising themselves as men and enlisting in the army.

Women of Franklin County in the Civil War, The

Women of the American Civil War - This site highlights the brave women who made a contribution during the darkest days in American history - the War Between the States. Includes Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Dorathea Dix and more. Includes Civil War exhibits, timeline and state battle maps.

Womenof the Civil War

Women of the Civil War - A growing number people are beginning to realize there were a lot more women who fought in the Civil War than we were taught in High School or even in most colleges.

Women Military Reenactors Page - Covers Women reenactors, but also contains the booklet Clad in Uniform: Women Soldiers of the Civil War by Wendy King, which documents several women who served as soldiers during that conflict.

Women Soldiers in the Civil War - A history of women in the military from the Revolutionary War to present day. Includes extensive information for military women, past and present.

Women's Writings on the War
Books written by women about their experiences during the War Between the States.


Alabama In the Civil War

Alabana In The Civil War Message Board

ADAH:Civil War Service Database

Civil War Period Flag Collection

Listing of Confederate Military Unit Histories

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Civil War Unit

Selected Alabama History Books: Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama

Alabama Moments in American History: "Alabama's Involvement in the Civil War"

Willis Brewer's Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War

The Alabama Civil War Roots Homepage

Battle of Blakeley

Civil War Alabama

The First Battle of Selma

Cahaba Federal Prison

CSS Alabama Online Exhibit

CSS Alabama -- Naval Historic Center

The Alabama Crew

The 48th Ala. Vol Inf Reg - CSA

Fort Gaines

Fort Morgan

Alabama Union Regiments

U.S. Colored Troops in the Mobile, Ala. Campaign

The Battle of Mobile Bay