Annotated Bibliography Examples
Please note that these are only examples of works cited...they ARE GOOD examples, but they are
not perfect. So, please feel free to use them as a guide, but just because you model yours after these,
doesn’t mean you will receive 100%--just wanted to give you all an FYI. :)
Confederate Infantry Private Website, The. 5 Apr. 2006
<http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/1163/>.
This website focuses specifically on confederate soldiers in the war and is very close to describing
all about my research question. Navigation around this site is quite difficult so it is possible that it
contains more information than I found. What I did find was very useful as it explained all about what
things were like on a day-to-day basis for confederation soldiers. The illustrations and use of a story to
convey ideas may cause someone to believe the information is directed at smaller children. Although it is
not college level, the information is detailed and it becomes apparent in the style of wiring the information
is meant for middle to high school students. Like many of my other Internet sources, this one does not
say much about the author of the page. However, information in this site is consistent with that of other
sources, so it seems like this is a reliable site. The information contained in this site was an important
addition to my research and gave me a good idea about the conditions for the soldiers fighting the
confederate side of the Civil War. (187 words)
Carter, Alden R. The Battle of Gettysburg. New York: First Book, 1990.
This book focuses on what is believed to be the most important battle in the Civil War. In the
beginning, it describes events preceding the actual war and what things were like for the Confederate
Army at the time. IT goes on to describe the actual battle and defeat of the South. The most helpful part
to my topic is the beginning of the book. It describes what the conditions were like for the Confederate
Army and gave ma a good idea of what I am comparing. The rest of the book was not too helpful and it
did not end up being one of my main sources. The author seems to be writing for an audience made up of
middle school and upper elementary students because the book is informative but is also made into an
interesting story where the author exhibits his colorful vocabulary. The author does not state any
credentials he may have, but after reading the works cited and bibliography sections, it becomes apparent
that the author had done quite a bit of research on the Civil War, the Confederacy, and the Battle of
Gettysburg. (189 words)
“The Military-Telegraph Service.” Home of the American Civil War. 02 Feb. 2002. 11 Apr. 2006
<http://ww.civilwarhome.com/telegraph.htm>.
The main point of this article was how the telegraph was used during the Civil War. I found this
information beneficial to my research because it gave an overview and then went in to detail. The
audience this probably is aimed at grades five and up. I really liked this piece because it gave many
scenarios in which telegraph was important for communication. Not only does it cover the beginning of
the war, it reveals scenarios that happen throughout the war, when sending messages became crucial to
organizing militia. The website that I found this page on seemed reliable because of the many topics
(relation to the Civil War) that were covered. I would definitely recommend this source to anybody who
is doing research on the Civil War, even if your topic is not telegraph, there are many other topics this site
covers. (143 words)