Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon: The Red Badge of Courage
This site provides a hypertext formatted version of the Project Gutenberg edition of Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage."
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Race and Identity in Antebellum America
This unit features authors of Antebellum America and how they portray the American identity through their literature. Click on the tabs to explore the various resources available to enhance this unit.
University of North Carolina
Documenting the American South: A Soldier's Recollections
This 'Documenting the American South' site from the University of North Carolina provides the full 326 page text (HTML file) of Randolph McKim's "A Soldier's Recollections" that describe his experiences and observations during his...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Two Military Executions" by Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce is famous for his writings on the Civil War and showing the brutality that occurred. "Two Military Executions" is short story about a young soldier sentenced to death for hitting an officer. Read the full text on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "What I Saw of Shiloh" by Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Pierce fought in some bloody battles during the Civil War. He reminisces about one such battle in "What I Saw of Shiloh" in this short story.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Chief Joseph
This brief student-written article on Chief Joseph and his efforts to maintain peace between his people and the white settlers includes several links to further information and books for further reading and research.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Coffee vs. Brandy by t.s. Arthur
Read the full text of the short story "Coffee vs. Brandy" by T.S. Arthur which explores the role of alcohol in society.
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Classic Reader: Chickamauga by Ambrose Bierce
Read the terrifying short story "Chickamauga" by Ambrose Bierce.
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Classic Reader: Christmas Eve in War Times by Edward Payson Roe
Read the short story "Christmas Eve in War Times" by Edward Payson Roe about a family during the Civil War coping with celebrating Christmas Eve while their Union soldier son is missing.
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Classic Reader: The Christmas Wreck by Frank Stockton
Read the short story "The Christmas Wreck" by Frank Stockton about a ship wreck.
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Classic Reader: A Christmas Eve Suit by Edward Payson Roe
Read the short story "A Christmas-Eve Suit" by Edward Payson Roe about a young lawyer who is deciding which woman should be his bride.
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Classic Reader: A Charmed Life by Richard Harding Davis
Read the short story "A Charmed Life" by Richard Harding Davis about the dangers faced by a war correspondent during the Spanish American War.