CIVIL WAR JOURNAL

Use the following websites to research the Battle of Gettysburg and your assigned Civil War General. The topics are both from the same site, so you only need to cite it once. Two different links are provided to help save you time and navigate to the correct part of the website you will be using.


Do not forget that the website must be cited in EasyBib. Login to EasyBib. Create a new project and name it appropriately, and cite the source as a website. Make sure to fix any errors EasyBib may make.


Remember, we DO NOT copy and paste from EasyBib. When taking your citation(s) out from EasyBib, always follow the instructions on exporting. This will create a proper MLA works cited page.

1. The Battle of Gettysburg
2. Biographies of Generals
Citing Images Found Online
  • Make sure you are logged into EasyBib and in the project you wish the citation to go
  • Choose All 59 Options
  • Then choose Digital Image
  • You will need to fill in the information (it will not autocite)
  • To locate the information for your image citation, choose Visit from Google Images. This will take you to the website where the image came from. You should be able to locate most of the citation information from the original website.
  • Leave out pieces you cannot locate (such as an author or date) BUT you must have a title or description for the image!
Exporting from EasyBib to Create a Proper Works Cited Page
  1. Make sure you are logged into EasyBib using the Chrome web browser
  2. Make sure you cited all sources referenced in your essay. Failure to cite all sources is plagiarism!!
  3. Click the orange Export button. Choose Save to Google Docs
  4. Then click the link to open the file in your Drive
  5. Don't change anything!! However, you should rename the file so you know what it is in your Drive.