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Researching The Civil War

Tutorial Contents

Raymond Flanagan Basic Information

Aaron Tarver Weaponry

Tracie Patterson Artifacts and Uniforms

David Hazlett Statistics

Part I Beginning your Search

By Raymond Flanagan

Section I: Background Information Resources

Library sources: Categorize your topic

• Subject/Discipline : History-900’s (DDC)

References Books• Encyclopedia of American History (R.973.03 En1)• World Book Encyclopedia

Electronic sources:• Netlibrary- e-book collection

United States history: A selective guide to information sources

Related Words & Subtopics

List of related words Weaponry Artifacts and uniforms Statistics

Subtopics Gettysburg Antietam Bull Run

Part II Weaponry

By Aaron Tarver

Part III Artifacts & Uniforms

By Tracie Patterson

The following are reference materials that you can use in your research for Civil War artifacts.

Part IV Statistics

By David Hazlett

Section IV: Civil War – Statistics

  Resources: Where to find the information you need   Databases

Facts on File Penn Libraries

  Library Catalogs The American Civil War Almanac     Reference Books A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Confederate Military Land Units

References

References: -Kwesi, Sansculotte (2009, November 15) World Almanac, 2009

Edition. Retrieved Online from Facts on File - World News Digest: http://www.2facts.com/. (David Hazlett)

-(2009, November 16) Penn Libraries. Retrieved online at http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/guides/hist/uscivilwar.html (David Hazlett)

-Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. NY: T. Yoseloff, 1959. 3 vols. (David Hazlett)

-Tancig, W.J. Confederate Military Land Units, 1861-1865. South Brunswick: T. Yoseloff, 1967. (David Hazlett)

-Hillstrom, Kevin (1999) UXL Publishing. The American Civil War Almanac. (David Hazlett)