Further resources and reading for A Beautiful Glittering Lie
These are suggested resources and reading for A Beautiful Glittering Lie carefully selected by the author, J D R Hawkins
First Battle of Bull Run
Description of the first major battle of the Civil War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Park Service website describing the battlefield.
http://www.nps.gov/mana/index.htm
Robert E. Lee
Website about the life of Robert E. Lee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Website describing the life of General Stonewall Jackson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Website describing the life of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis
Battle of Antietam
Website describing the Battle of Antietam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
Antietam National Battlefield
National Park Service website describing the Battle of Antietam.
http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Park Service website describing the Battles of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania.
http://www.nps.gov/frsp/fred.htm
Battle of Fredericksburg
Website describing the Battle of Fredericksburg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg
Huntsville, AL
Website describing the city of Huntsville, Alabama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama
Virginia in the American Civil War
Website describing what the state of Virginia experienced during the Civil War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_in_the_American_Civil_War
North Carolina and the Civil War
Website describing what Civil War soldiers endured, especially those from the South and North Carolina in particular.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/civilwar/about_section2a.html
Abraham Lincoln
Website describing the life of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
Alabama in the Civil War
Website describing the events that transpired during the American Civil War in Alabama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_in_the_American_Civil_War
American Civil War
Website describing the American Civil War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
The Civil War/PBS
Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War as televised on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
Morgan County, Alabama
Website describing Morgan County, Alabama.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_County,_Alabama
Secession
Website describing the act of secession.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession
Tennessee River
Website detailing the Tennessee River.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/587340/Tennessee-River
Ormsby Mitchel
Website describing the life of Union General Ormsby Mitchel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormsby_M._Mitchel
Shiloh National Military Park
National Park Service website dedicated to the Battle of Shiloh.
http://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm