US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
This comprehensive site from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) describes the history of the participation of colored troops in the Civil War and government efforts to research and compile records about them....
Other
Civil War in South Carolina: Fort Sumter, April 12 14, 1861
This is a description of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Included are a map and General Beauregard's report on the attack.
Other
On Deck: Submarines in the Civil War
The Hunley wasn't the only submarine used in the Civil War. Read this comprehensive look at the research into underwater warfare and the results of that research.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Home Front: The Visual Culture of the Civil War North
Lesson using primary resources examines the ways in which images shaped the meaning of the war for people at home and the meaning of the home during wartime.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Slavery, Civil War, and the "New Birth of Freedom"
Newberry Library presents primary source materials from which students learn about the arguments made for abolition before the Civil War, how the appeals against slavery were framed, and what freedom would mean for the South and the...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: I Will Be Heard! Abolitionism in America
A collection of original manuscripts, letters, photographs, rare books, and other materials on abolitionism from the 1700s through 1865.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Siege of Petersburg
Enjoy and learn from the virtual experience of the Siege of Petersburg. Petersburg was an important supply center for the Confederate capital and became the site of the longest siege of the Civil War. The video, audio, still pictures,...
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library and Chicago History Museum: Lincoln at 200
This is resource provides information which allows users to examine key aspects of Lincoln's life and legacy, such as the circumstances of his birth, his views on slavery, and his assassination.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Seven Days' Battles
Official records and detailed descriptions of the Seven Days' Battles including maps and reports of Union and Confederate generals. From several sources.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Civil War@smithsonian
Access to the Smithsonian's extensive collections that document the American Civil War.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Rare and Manuscript Collections: Gettysburg Address
See a copy of the only privately held copy of the Gettysburg Address and read contemporary newspaper reviews of Lincoln's stirring speech.
Kentucky Educational Television
Ket: A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images
A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images includes 75 images related to the Civil War in Kentucky, ranging from medals and photographs to portraits and weapons. The goal is to provide images of artworks, artifacts,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Reconstruction Amendments
In this interactive lesson, students will understand and explain the key provisions of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments.
Library of Congress
Loc: Anna E. Dickinson Papers
The papers of lecturer, reformer, actress, and author Anna Elizabeth Dickinson span the period 1859-1951 but are chiefly concentrated in the years from 1859 to 1911. The collection consists of approximately 10,000 items. Included are...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Lincoln & Churchill
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill lived through remarkably comparable challenges and difficulties in cataclysmic wars just eight decades apart. With very different upbringings and contrasting personalities, they led their war...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Clara Barton
Clara Barton was an educator, humanitarian, and founder of the American Red Cross.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Harriet Tubman
Learn about Harriet Tubman, the first African American woman to serve in the military who escaped enslavement and helped others reach freedom During the Civil War.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Harriet Tubman
View this engaging online exhibit to learn about Harriet Tubman, an outspoken advocate for African American and women's rights.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 8 Social Studies Units
A grade 8 scope and sequence document with six complete units.
Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia: Nathan Bedford Forrest, 1821 77
Find out about the Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
This exhibition explores the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad and its impact on American westward expansion.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Professional Learning Series
Our Virtual Professional Learning Series is created for teachers-by teachers-to bring together content experts and educators from all backgrounds. With an emphasis on fun, engaging, accessible, and free tools for classrooms, these...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: South Carolina Collection
The PBS South Carolina Collection features a range of digital resources tailored especially for Palmetto State teachers and students. Topics include early education, literacy, African American history, STEM, Common Core, and many more!