The Civil War
Primary Source Sets

[Detail] Marching into Dixie. About this image

Specific artifacts (images, manuscripts, maps, sound files) with analysis tools help students think like historians about a particular historical event or phenomenon.

Abraham Lincoln Takes a National Role

Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence.

Civil War Music

Sound files, sheet music, photographs, letters and maps help students better understand the American Civil War through study of the popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

Last Updated: 06/26/2009

The Civil War Primary Source Sets

Abraham Lincoln Takes a National Role

Civil War Music

The Civil War
Primary Source Sets