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HIS307 The American Civil War Research Guide

Resources for conducting research to create a profile of a Civil War participant

Resources for Analyzing Primary Sources

History Matters
- Making Sense of Evidence
National Endowment for the Humanities
- Tools for Analyzing Primary Sources and Close Reading
Carleton College
- How to Analyze a Primary Source

Library of Congress
- Using Primary Sources
National Archives
- Docs Teach