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Photos of the Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site from Exploring Florida. This was the largest Civil War battle in Florida.

The Battle of Natural Bridge was the second largest Civil War battle in Florida and prevented Tallahassee from falling into Union hands. Photos from the Exploring Florida website.

A collection of Florida maps from 1860 through 1879 including those showing military posts, forts, blockade lines, and territory held by Union forces. From FCIT’s Maps ETC website.

Fort Jefferson, located on the Dry Tortugas, remained in Union hands throughout the Civil War and was used to harbor ships participating in the blockade of the South. Photos from the Exploring Florida website.

Four galleries of photos of the annual re-enactment of the Brooksville Raid from the Exploring Florida website. The original event (more a skirmish than the large battlefield re-enactment) was designed to deprive the Confederacy of supplies.

The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, was held by the Confederacy from 1861 until March 11, 1862. The iBook is a part of the Hispanic Heritage Series created by FCIT for the National Park Service.

Over 300 photos and drawings of the Castillo de San Marcos from the ClipPix ETC website. The Castillo was held by Confederate troops for just over a year during the Civil War.

At the Dry Tortugas During the War is an account written by Emily Holder describing her memories of Fort Jefferson during the Civil war. Audiobook and PDFs available from Lit2Go. Reading level: 9.0, Total word count: 37,242

Thirty-four slave narratives describing the conditions before, during, and after the Civil War. From the Exploring Florida website.

Small collection of photos taken at the site of Confederate earthworks to defend the railroad bridge across the Suwanee River. From the Exploring Florida website.

Over 130 Civil War maps including regional seats of the war, battle and campaign maps, and territories held by Confederate and Union forces. From FCIT’s Maps ETC website.

Over 250 illustrations of land battles that were fought between the Union and the Confederacy from the ClipArt ETC website.

Nineteenth century naval battle illustrations from the ClipArt ETC website.

Over a hundred illustrations of other important Civil War events from the ClipArt ETC website.

Illustrations of places that are famous due to battles or other events during the Civil War, from the ClipArt ETC website.

Miscellaneous illustrations of the American Civil War from the ClipArt ETC website.

Speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Available as an audio file and as a PDF from the Lit2Go website. Reading level: 10.9, Word count: 278