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Annie, Between The States

Web Sites About The Civil War

The companion site to Ken Burns' legendary series on the Civil War:
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
A remarkable site managed by the University of Virginia. Covers the war, plus its prelude and aftermath. Features things like animated maps that trace key units and the battles they fought, plus letters, newspapers, and photos:
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
Additional links:
https://www.smithsonianmag.
https://americanhistory.si.
http://www.civilwar.si.edu/
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Slavery
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
https://nmaahc.si.edu/slavery-and-freedom
http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/slavery-in-america/
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Battlefields
https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm
https://www.nps.gov/mana/learn/historyculture/first-manassas.htm
The Beginnings of Baseball
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/aubrecht2004b.shtml
It was a lot to learn. But the research really was like a treasure hunt. It yielded such gems of details. The novel's opening line, for instance, came from a list I made of catch-phrases of the time.
