Footnote.com announced that it has added the 1860 US Census to their Civil War Collection, providing a snapshot of America before the bloodiest war in its history.

History becomes a living subject on Footnote.com as documents from archives come together for the first time on the Internet. Visitors to Footnote.com can add their own contributions and upload their own shoeboxes of information. Letters, documents, and photos from the past create a view of history that few have seen before.

Two million new documents are added to the site and over a million people visit the site every month. Websites like Footnote.org should be a must-visit for students as supplement to history and social studies classes.