The document summarizes and compares two websites about the American Civil War: CivilWar.org and CivilWar.com. It finds that CivilWar.org, run by a nonprofit organization, is more credible as it provides more detailed information with citations and an interactive map, while CivilWar.com, run by an internet company, offers sporadic information without citations. The document concludes that CivilWar.org is the most reliable source.

1. Website Evaluation:
The Civil War
Brett Green
EDTL 6360

2. Website Introductions
http://www.civilwar.org/
This web page provides a more interactive
approach to Civil War Battles with detailed
information.
http://www.civilwar.com/
This web page provides a compilation of Civil War
information through a variety of short articles and
pictures.

3. Website Comparisons
Website Authority Accuracy Currency Objectivity
The website is This site is very The copyright on All information
designed by the accurate. It the website seemed to be
Civil War Trust, a provides a brief shows 2011, but unbiased as the
non-profit article, a map, has many current Trust is looking to
organization that and general facts news articles that save ALL Civil
preserves on articles that are within 3 days War Battlefields
CivilWar.org
America’s can be chosen by of the search. It and historical site.
battlefields. State or year. All also has its own
articles have a links to Facebook
large reference and Twitter.
section below.
This website is The site seems to There were no There appears to
designed by be accurate, but copy right dates be no bias on this
Premier Internet sporadically lists on this site and page through
Inc., a for profit where the the current event their variety of
CivilWar.com business that information their news was not battlefield
deals primarily in small articles dated on their resources.
providing internet have comes from. page.
services.

4. Most Credible Site
The site that I would choose as most credible is
the CivilWar.org. This site looks more professional,
sites many resources, has interactive maps and
includes links to virtual tours available through their
Trust. Additionally, this site is sponsored by the
History Channel, which is a reliable source with
many researchers. This site and the Trust also hire
and have internships for students with
backgrounds in history, whereas CivilWar.com
seems to be a hodge-podge of information thrown
together by a group of people who like history.

5. Credits
The information for this presentation was gathered
from the following websites:
1. http://www.civilwar.org
2. http://www.civilwar.com