Several useful sites and resources for students of the American Civil War:

CIVIL WAR DATES:

•  “This Day in the Civil War” from CivilWar.org
• http://www.todayincivilwarhistory.com/ = “Today in Civil War History”
• “This Day in the Civil War” from CivilWarInteractive.com

MUSIC:

• “Poetry & Music of the War Between the States” = http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/
• Library of Congress:
  • – “Civil War Music” (classroom materials)
  • – “Civil War Sheet Music Collection”
  • – “Band Music of the Civil War Era”
  • AMERICA SINGING: 19th Century Songsheets
• MIDI files of many songs = http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar.html
• More MIDI files, organized by year = http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar2.html
• Gettysburg’s “Battling Boredom: Making Music” page = http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/music.html
• http://www.civilwarmusic.net/
• “MUSIC in the 1860s” (CivilWar.org)

IMAGES & OTHER MEDIA:

• National Archives =  http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/
• CIVILWARinART.org (Art Institute of Chicago)
• http://www.civilwar.com/
• http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
• http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
• “House Divided” Civil War Research = http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/
• Library of Congress:
  • – “Civil War” Collection =  http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/
  • – Selected photos =  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
• Ken Burns’ “The Civil War”=  http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
  • – http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/film/music.html = About the soundtrack
  • – http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/images/ = Image archives from the series
• “Civil War in Charts & Maps” = http://www.scribd.com/doc/9713166/Civil-War-Through-Maps-Charts-Etc

PERFORMERS:

• 2nd South Carolina String Band
• …

BOOKS:

•  Co. Aytch (Sam Watkins)
• The Story of a Musical Life (George Root)