print email comment close The American Civil War URL: http://cwar.nps.gov/civilwar/ Description: The official National Park Service (NPS) American Civil War website. "The approaching Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War (2011-2015) offers the current generation of Americans a most important opportunity to know, discuss, and commemorate this country's greatest national crisis." Includes historical background material, links to "over 70 parks in the National Park System which have resources that are related to the history of the Civil War," lesson plans, and more. Publisher: National Park Service (NPS) Extra Keywords African Americans Underground Railroad slavery Library of Congress Subject Headings: Historic sites -- United States National parks and reserves -- United States United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 LII Database Information: Record 21769 created by Maria Brandt on 06/05/2006 Last modification on 06/06/2006 Published: 06/08/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21769