There are numerous sites relating to the Civil War on the internet. We have only listed those sites that feature civilian history. Remember that most sites feature a page of links to even more sites, a useful way to expand your research to new topics.
School of the Civilian - Living the Memory's site for new civilian reenactors, very complete
An Orientation to Civilian Reenacting - Good basic info, guidelines for making your own biography
The Gentlemen's Page - Slick site loaded with guidance for gentlemen's attire & behavior
Widow Rumbles' Homepage - Miscellany for civilians (graphic intensive)
Victoriana Fashion Timeline - An interactive woman's garment
Pickett's Mill Refugee Page - Great info, and be sure to click the link to clothing guidelines. Drawings and descriptions of refugee garb for men & women.
The Victorian Lady - (and Victorian men, too) Guide for new civilians
American Civil War Reenactor Images - Fascinating photographic gallery of lively living historians
Living History On Line - Superb articles & info, new info regularly
Civilian Links & More - Links, period articles on relationships between husband and wife.
The Hardtack Page - Ken Anderson's complete guide to Hardtack-history, recipes, miscellany
RACW Sutler Links Page - Complete contact information for virtually every sutler in the known universe
Amazon Dry Goods - A comprehensive selection of civilian clothing patterns. No on-line catalog, must order paper catalog.
Reenactors of the American Civil War (RACW, Northern California)
Lest We Forget - Black Soldiers & Civilians in the Civil War (thumbnail biographies)
Chicago Historical Society Artifacts - Wonderful, eclectic collection of Civil War items
American Memory Site - Library of Congress' extensive collections of Civil War images & information
Civil War Potpourri - Articles on very interesting, but unusual topics
Home of the American Civil War-Biographies Page - Short bios of era celebrities
US Sanitary Commisison Site - Very complete and informative site, well organized
About.Com Civil War Site - Extensive links & information
Smithsonian American History Archives - Enough info to keep you up all night for a month
The Valley of the Shadow Project - Hypermedia archive of incredible proportions.
The CSA Currency Page - Information and images of Confederate currency, coins, stamps, bonds & more
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Info and excellent images of Civil War era currency
Southern Comfort - Currency, articles, opinions, trivia from Southern perspective
Virginia Tech Special Collections - Letters, documents, drawings, manuscripts & more
Memoirs of Robert C Carden - Confederate soldier's memories
Reminiscences of the Civil War - Memoirs of Cora Mitchel, Union supporters living in the CSA
Duke University Collection - Women's diaries and manuscripts, including Rose Greenhow papers
The American Civil War Homepage - Biggest, most complete list of internet resources around
Civil War - Well organized list of links to very good sites on numerous topics
US Civil War Center - Massive list of internet resources
Poetry and Music of the Civil War - Collection of poetry, song lyrics-listen to songs via .wav files
Civil War Music - Midi files play hits of the Civil War, very good quality audio
The Civil War Image Archive - Well organized photo album
Roger Vaughn's Carte de Visite Site - Images from UK covering 1800's
American Memory Site-Selected Civil War Photographs - 1,118 images + 200 autographed portraits in the Library of Congress Civil War scrapbook.
The Daguerreian Society - Daguerreotype images, history & science. The finest examples of Daguerreian images in the universe.
Civil War Terminology - Military and Civilian Glossary
Boone Bunny's Historical Hubub - Civil War Slang
Civil War Slang Terms - Big list
Duke Univ. Primary Resources on the internet - Superb stuff! Links, diaries, manuscripts
Life During the Civil War - Slick site features vital information & new articles regularly
Remember the Ladies - Biographies of Civil War women, many links to resources
We strive to keep listings up-to-date, let us know if you find a good civilian site we can add to the directory. Advise us of any broken links and we will remove the listing. Thanks to our readers who have contributed these interesting sites!