revised 09/21/06
Gettysburg: Even in Summer - Poetry about the Battle of Gettysburg and the Town of Gettysburg by Eric Swanger.
Military History Online - Gettysburg - A very comprehensive site on Gettysburg, make this one of your first stops for research on the Battle (includes a Gettysburg Message Board).
The Gettysburg Discussion Group - Lots of on-going discussions here on the battle. Subscribe to daily summaries of the discussions. Many, many informative pages of high quality information on the Battle as well as the Civil War. Probably the most comprehensive Battle of Gettysburg Website to be found.
The Gettysburg Address - The Library of Congress website devoted to Lincoln's address, includes several drafts of the speech.
Valley of Death Tour - Print out this page and take it with you on a walk of Pickett's Charge.
Sickles Hole - A website devoted to Dan Sickles and his controversial move forward from his assigned position on Cemetery Ridge on July 2.
Restore the 1863 Battle Line at Gettysburg - This site advocates removal of the Visitor's Center and the Cyclorama from the ground defended by the men of the 136th NY Volunteers to a new location as proposed by the National Park Service.
Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg - The site for the local support group.
Gettysburg National Military Park - The official National Park Service site.
A Photographic Tour of Gettysburg - An excellent collection of recent photographs of the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Visit Gettysburg - Information on visiting Gettysburg, just as the name says.
Gettysburg - Unofficial Visitor's Guide - A nice straight-forward site with plenty of information.
The Generals at Gettysburg - Includes biographies for 69 of the Generals who commanded troops at Gettysburg - from the book of the same name by Larry Tagg.
Gettysburg National Cemetery - Listings and locations of all Civil War burials at the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Listings are broken down by state and section within each state's portion of the cemetery, then by grave number and name.
Cassie & Toms Gettysburg Trips - Losts of nice photos of the battlefield here.
The United States Civil War Center - This site at Louisiana state University includes what is probably the best comprehensive lists of links to Civil War websites. Follow our link to the home page, then scroll down and go to the links section.
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies - part of Cornell University's Making of America Collection. (Scroll down the page to find the link to the official records). This is the place to go for all the Official Information about the War. The records consist of 70 volumes, some volumes consisting of several parts. The Gettysburg Reports are contained in Volume 27, Parts I, II and III. The first two volumes include official reports from both Union and Confederate officers, beginning at the start of the Campaign on June 3, 1863. Part III includes correspondence. It takes a bit of searching to find what you're looking for, but each part has its own index. It may take a bit of searching back and forth to get the information you may want for a particular individual 's actions on July 2, for example, as opposed to any actions taken before or after the July 1-3 period. Once you get the hang of it, though, it's worth the effort. Good luck and be patient.
War of the Rebellion - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies - This site by eHistory.com is another source of the Official Records. Pages on this site seem to load somewhat faster than on Cornell University's site listed above. Besides the Official Records there's a wealth of other information available here.
Home of the American Civil War - "Shotgun's" excellent site with lots of information.
The American Civil War Homepage - A huge categorized list of Civil War Links.
United States Civil War - This site by our friend Henry Drummond includes lots of photos of Gettysburg monuments, a message forum, and a live chat room with moderated chats twice a week.
Bob Koch's U.S. Civil War Website - This site is recommended for its very excellent photos of several of the Civil War battlefields, including Gettysburg. (for an alternate link to this site, CLICK HERE)
Civil War Web Links - This site includes links to several excellent maps of Gettysburg, Vicksburg and other battlefields as well as the Official Records and various manuals and Books.
War for Southern Independence Links - Loads of links to Civil War sites. As the name implies, mostly related to Southern States and Southern views.
Civil War Artillery - An excellent site for all you need to know about Civil War Artillery.
Civil War Artillery Sites - Another great place for information about Artillery in the Civil War.
National Register of Surviving Civil War Artillery - Gettysburg National Military Park - This site (actually a page at the website listed above) provides a listing of the 390 Guns at the Gettysburg National Military Park which includes the foundry of manufacture, Army or Navy registry number, number of rifiling grooves, and location in the park.
The Civil War Homepage - Another good site covering all aspects of the war, lots of links to other sources.
Behind the Stone Wall - panoramic images from Civil War Battlefields - An excellent way to view the battlefields from home!
Civil War Virtual Battlefield Tours - Excellent collections of photographs of several (28 at last count) Civil War battlefields.
Library of Congress Selected Civil War Photographs - View all those old Civil War photgraphs here, download or order prints too!
National Archives and Records Administration - The place to go to order forms to obtain Civil War Veterans military and pension records.
American Civil War Research Database - "The largest, most indepth and fully searchable database of United States Civil War soldiers and events." This is a commercial database, membership costs $25 per year, check the Database Status and make sure the data for your ancestor's state has been completed before spending any money. For those states whose data is complete, the information available is impressive.
The American Civil War in Poems and Pictures -This site by "Bubs" McKeag has some excellent poems and photographs related to Gettysburg and other Civil War battles.
Civil War Battles - Orders of Battle - This page presents the Orders of Battle for both armies for many of the battles of the Civil War.
Civil War Album - This page presents a huge array of photographs of various Civil War battlefields and related sites. The gettysburg section alone has over 450 photos, 48 panaramas, and 18 maps. A great site to get lost in on a rainy afternoon.
Feeding Billy Yank - This page from the Quartermaster Museum page of the Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc. website gives all you ever wanted to know about feeding the troops during the Civil War. How were the rations distributed? What was the standard camp ration? What was the marching ration? How was the food cooked? The answers to these and many more questions can be found here. This site is definitely worth a visit.
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