These resources explore the military side of the Civil War – from soldier life to battle formation.

Unit Plans
A Map Study of the Battle of Gettysburg

Primary Sources
Capt. William Wilcox's Map of the Battle of Gettysburg
Theodore Ditterline Map of the Battle of Gettysburg
"Three Years in the Twenty-Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1864"
 

Secondary Sources
Civil and Military Relationships under Lincoln
Draft Resistance in Civil War Pennsylvania
"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier": Youth Enlistment in a Northern County
Old Baldy: A Horse's Tale
The Records of Camp William Penn
Pennsylvania African American Confederates: The Often Ignored Topic of the Civil War
A Chinese Soldier Killed at the Battle of Gettysburg
Pensions for African Americans who Served or Fought for the Confederate States of America