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History: Primary Sources on the U.S. Civil War and the Confederacy

Primary Sources: A definition

Written primary sources are first-hand accounts from people who witnessed or were involved in the events being described. They include letters or reports written by the people involved, official documents, or photographs of the events. They also include memoirs written later.

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Books on Slavery

Books on the Civil War