RESEARCH GUIDE
Year 9/10 Military History
TOPIC: American Civil War Battles
Using MGS Online Resources
(Access on the Portal via the Library/ Online Subscriptions)
Keywords:
 American Civil War
 Antietam Battle, Antietam Battle map
 Bull Run Battle, Bull Run Battle map
 Chattanaooga Battle, Chattanooga Battle map
 Fredericksburg Battle, Fredericksburg Battle map
 Gettysburg Battle, Gettysburg Battle map
 Seven Pines Battle, Seven Pines Battle map
 Shiloh Battle, Shiloh Battle map
 Spotsylvania Courthouse Battle, Spotsylvania Courthouse Battle map
 Stones River Battle, Stones River Battle map
 Wilderness Battle, Wilderness Battle map
1. Ebsco Host
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Select ABC- CLIO History Database
Select World History: Modern
Search Keyword phrase ‘American Civil War’ .
Select your battle from the results list of all Civil War battles
Also use the search box on the LHS and enter your Keywords.
eg Antietam Battle
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Select Australian New Zealand Reference Centre
Select checkboxes for History Research Centre and Funk and Wagnalls New
World Encyclopaedia databases
Search Keyword phrase ‘American Civil War’, ‘Battle of Antietam’, ‘Battle of
Bull Run’, etc.
Refine your search terms as required.
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2. Oxford Reference Online
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Select Military History, then Oxford Companion to American Military
History
Select checkboxes for whole database.
Enter Keyword phrases: ‘American Civil War’, ‘Battle of Antietam’, ‘Battle
of Bull Run’, etc.
3. eLibrary
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Go to Basic Search tab
Enter Keyword phrase: American Civil War, Battle of Antietam, etc.
A reminder – as you look at resources always take note of the author, title and
publication details for your Bibliography.
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4. Websites:
American Civil War
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=american%20civil%20war&
SUName=americanhistory&TopNode=99
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/Civil_War.htm
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm
Maps
http://www.civilwar.org/maps/
Battle of Antietam
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=antietam&x=26&y=7
http://americancivilwar.com/antiet.html
http://www.nps.gov/anti/
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-antietam.htm
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_antie.htm
Antietam Battle maps
http://www.history-map.com/antietam-battle-maps-index-001.htm
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam/maps/map-of-the-battlefield-of.html
Battle of Bull Run
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=bull+run
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=bull%20run%20battle&SUN
ame=americanhistory&TopNode=99
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/secondmanassas/second-manassas-historyarticles/second-battle-of-bull-run.html
Bull Run Battle Maps
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassasmaps/manassasalabama.html
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassas-maps/sketch-ofthe-country.html
Battle of Chattanooga
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chattanooga.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=chattanooga&x=20&y=7
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=chattanooga%20battle&SU
Name=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Chattanooga Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chattanooga/chattanoogamaps/chattanoogablakeslee.html
Battle of Fredericksburg
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=fredericksburg%20battle&S
UName=americanhistory&TopNode=99
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=fredericksburg&x=17&y=5
Fredericksburg Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg/maps/fredericksburg-animatedmap/
Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/gettysburg-2010/
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=gettysburg&x=17&y=6
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=gettysburg%20battle&SUN
ame=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Gettysburg Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/culpshillmap.html
Battle of Seven Pines
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/seven-pines.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=seven+pines&x=21&y=8
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=seven%20pines%20battle&
SUName=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Seven Pines Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/seven-pines/maps/sevenpinesmap2.html
Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=shiloh&x=25&y=4
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=shiloh%20battle&SUName
=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Shiloh Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh/maps/shilohfremauxmap.html
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/spotsylvania-court-house.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=spotsylvania+courthouse&x=26&y
=12
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=spotsylvania%20battle&SU
Name=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Spotsylvania Courthouse Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/spotsylvaniacourthouse/spotsylvania-courthousemaps/spotsylvaniahotchkiss.html
Battle of Stones River
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/stones-river.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=stones+river&x=13&y=4
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=stones%20river%20battle&
SUName=americanhistory&TopNode=99
Stones River Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/stonesriver/stones-river-maps/topographicalsketch-of-the.html
Battle of Wilderness
http://americanhistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=wilderness%20battle&SUN
ame=americanhistory&TopNode=99
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/the-wilderness.html
http://www.civilwar.org/search/index.html?query=wilderness&x=20&y=12
Wilderness Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/wilderness/maps/the-wilderness-may-51864.html
A reminder – as you look at resources always take note of the author, title and
publication details for your Bibliography.
P.Wigan - 2010