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Curated OER

National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park: Camp Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
An online exhibit that shares items made or used by Confederate or Union camps. It also describes some of the soldiers' activities in camps between battles.
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Handout
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: General Douglas H. Cooper, c.s.a. [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly biography of a Confederate General who fought against the Union in the area of Texas and utilized the various Indian nations to help in his cause.
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eBook
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: William Tecumseh Sherman

For Students 9th - 10th
In this resource students can read an account of all the postings that made up Sherman's military career. It includes a color portrait.
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Handout
Tennessee Historical Society

Tennessee Encyclopedia: George Henry Thomas 1816 1870

For Students 9th - 10th
A very thorough look at George Henry Thomas' service in the Union Army, eventually becoming commander of the Army of the Cumberland.
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Website
Kidport

Kidport Reference Library: Uniforms of the Civil War

For Students 3rd - 8th
Shows actual photographs of the uniforms of the Union and Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.
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Handout
Other

About North Georgia: John Bell Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource briefly details the life of John Bell Hood, concentrating on his actions as a Confederate General during the Civil War.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Life as a Soldier During the Civil War for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Life as a Soldier During the Civil War Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Civil War Uniforms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about soldier's uniforms during the Civil War. The Blue and the Gray worn by the Union and the Confederates.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Civil War Uniforms for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Civil War Uniforms Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: David Farragut

For Students 6th - 8th
As a companion to PBS's "The Civil War," this site offers a brief biography of David Farragut.
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Other

Civil War Rosters: Massachusetts Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains links to information about Massachusetts' involvement in the Civil War. Also contains links about various Massachusetts regiments as well as information about other states' regiments.