This CD-ROM has been updated and contains over 4,000 Images and Maps from the American Civil War.

The American Civil War was the deadliest war in American history, causing 620,000 soldier deaths and an undetermined number of civilian casualties. Hostilities began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Lincoln responded by calling for a volunteer army from each state, leading to declarations of secession by four more Southern slave states. Both sides raised armies as the Union assumed control of the border states early in the war and established a naval blockade. In September 1862, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made ending slavery in the South a war goal, and dissuaded the British from intervening. Confederate commander Robert E. Lee won battles in the east, but in 1863 his northward advance was turned back at Gettysburg and, in the west, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River at the Battle of Vicksburg, thereby splitting the Confederacy. Long-term Union advantages in men and material were realized in 1864 when Ulysses S. Grant fought battles of attrition against Lee, while Union general William Sherman captured Atlanta, Georgia, and marched to the sea. Confederate resistance collapsed after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

These images are mostly in Jpeg format with some Gifs & TiFFs.

The images are split into 4 folders - Documents, Maps, Photos & Portraits

 This is a wonderful collection of images.

If you're a lover of images, a collector or historian then this CD is for you. You can copy and paste into DTP programs or print straight from the disc. The pictures can be used to complete course work or just to print for pleasure. All of the information on my discs is different; I have no two discs the same; you might get the odd duplication because I am updating them with more information on a regular basis.

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