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Introduction to U.S. History: The Civil War (Gale)

This resource documents the war that transformed America, ended slavery, and unified the nation around the principles of freedom. Included are a variety of primary source documents –

  • Personal narratives and memoirs
  • Pamphlets and political speeches
  • Sermons and songs
  • Regimental histories and photograph albums
  • Legal treatises & more

The collection examines the war and all its complexity – its causes and consequences and its leaders and common soldiers, the home front, and the military campground, and more.

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