Civil War Newspaper :::
Examples of Newsmedia from the Period
Newspaper Research 1860-1865
(Papers from the South)
Click on topic or newspaper title . Ads, personal columns and articles about life on
the Homefront are included.
The Civil War from Harper’s Weekly
Includes coverage of events,
advertisements
, cartoons and much more!
Civil War Overview
Timeline of the American Civil War
Shotgun’s Home of the American Civil War
Battles, war medicine, statistics, biographies, letters collected by a Civil War buff..
The American Civil War Home Page
Look at “State by State” for Illinois and the Civil War. Huge website with many primary
sources. All kinds of possible news articles both North and South.
Documenting the American South
Huge site of primary documents on the history of the American South. Use the index
box in the upper right hand corner to search “Civil War” from the Southern perspective.
Special Interest
Poetry and Music from the War Between the States
Civil War Soldier’s Obituaries
Civil War Editorials
Secession Era Editorials Project
Cartoons and Caricatures of the Civil War
Click on the small pictures for examples.
Cartoons of the American Civil War
Period Fashion and Fabrics
Fashion and Events
Civil War Weapons, Artillery, Navy, Spies, Technology, and Medicine
The Uncle Tom’s Cabin Archive
Reviews of the book from the time period. Search the
Archive
for more period articles on Civil War events.
Last Updated: November 2, 2006