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Military Historical Research

Tools and links for historical background research of military conflicts and people, including unit histories, battle details, photos, timelines, and first hand accounts and memoirs.
Battles of the American Revolution
A great resource on the various battles of the war, designed primarily by fifth graders as class projects.
Continental Congress & Constitutional Convention
American Memories by the Library of Congress presents 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.
Dad's War
A page dedicated to helping you find and tell your father's World War II story.
Documents of the American Revolution
A nice collection from the Lineage's Reading Room which includes notable speeches as well as the Declaration of Independence.
Lest We Forget - A History of Pearl Harbor
A two-part history of Pearl Harbor, HI - from its ancient days to the Japanese attack which prompted America's entry into WWII. Includes some great historical photos. From Hawaii for Visitors Guide, John Fisher.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution
This site provides an interesting historical perspective on the American War for Independence.  Actual letters are reproduced in digital form, along with transcriptions.
The Civil War Home Page
Access Civil War related photos, battle maps, regimental histories, official records and other research material for researching the Civil War and Civil War ancestors.
Whispers of the Past
Collection of interviews with ordinary Americans involved in the war, whether in the front line on on the home front. The interviews were conducted by students in Mrs. Gibson's Advanced Placement United States History classes at Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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