HISTORY: Research Guide

A film by Ken Burns.

From the History Channel.

Also available on Films on Demand.

This reference book provides information about a variety of topics related to the war and its aftermath, including political issues, generals, battles and campaigns, armies, weapons and ammunition, naval vessels, medical treatments, and aspects of daily life in the military and on the homefront.

This book examines newspapers, magazines, photographs, illustrations, and editorial cartoons to tell the important story of journalism, documenting its role during the Civil War as well as the impact of the war on the press.

Contains entries on all aspects of Civil War medicine, such as medical terms, diseases, wounds, treatments, notable figures, battles, soldiers' aid societies, women's roles, hospital design and function, and sanitation issues.

Records the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Civil War through photographs, artifacts, period illustrations, maps, essays by historians, and firsthand accounts.

This book explores the impact of the enormous death toll of the Civil War from every angle: material, political, intellectual, and spiritual.

This text describes the social, economic, political, and ideological conflicts that led to a unique, tragic, and transitional event in American history.

Defining Documents in American History: The Reconstruction Era offers in-depth critical analysis of 20 primary source documents.