The Civil War on the Internet: a selection of the best Web sources for educators and students. From: The Social Studies | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Dyson, Rick | COPYRIGHT 2004 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The American Civil War, the War between the States, War of the Rebellion, the Second American Revolution, and the War of Southern Independence are all names for the bloodiest conflict in American history. That war of many names has inspired authors to write thousands of books and articles. With the advent of the Internet came a plethora of Web sites devoted to the topic. Many Civil War sites are well done, but a number of them have little or no value to educators and students. I ha...

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