a comprehensive guide to the battles of the American Civil War.

What is the Civil War Guide?

The Civil War Guide is a wiki-style information resource for the American Civil War. The Civil War Guide strives to provide a comprehensive resource for information about American Civil War battles. A unique features of the Civil War Guide is our Google Mapping system, which displays battle sites on our integrated Google Maps. Another great feature is the ability to export KML files into Google Earth for offline research.

Who can use this website?

Anyone can use the Civil War Guide. We have three types of users as described below:

• basic users: anyone using the website may view battle information.
• registered users: anyone who registers may view battle information, post photos and comment on articles.
• authors/editors: anyone who registers may request to become an author/editor. Authors may add new battles, change location information, write & edit articles, moderate comments & photos. To become an author, include a short narrative explaining your qualifications. Don't worry, being a subject matter expert is not required. Anyone with a desire to assist with the project is welcome.

Would you like to help maintain this website?

Anyone with knowledge of American Civil War battles can write for the Civil War Guide - share your knowledge on American Civil War history!

• Sign up - we need authors, editors and users.
• A website administrator will review author requests, normally within a few hours and activate your account for editing battle information.
• Once you have been approved, you will find additional instructions on the home page after logging in.

Things to remember:

• We are an open project, anyone can participate.
• Most of the content is new, but there is already a full database of Civil War battles ready to be contributed too.
• If you can't find a battle using the search feature, Please feel free to add it.
• If you see something that is inaccurate, please correct it.
• If someone has posted something inappropriate, please remove it.
• We are in the process of geocoding our Civil War battles. Until this process is complete some Civil War battles may not appear under the state in which they occurred and the mapping features will not work. If you know the general location where a specific battle took place or can locate a national park associated with the battle, please add the location to the battle details page.