Curated OER
The Diary
Fifth graders explore history using a story of a boy finding a diary and reading it until the last entry suddenly ends. The end of the story is the focus of the lesson as students answer guided questions to find the truth.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Get Out the Vote: Campaigning for the u.s. Presidency
An examination of the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots in ten featured elections.
History of American Wars
History of American War: Battles of the Civil War 1864
A timeline of the events of 1864 during the Civil War.
Other
Democratic Party Platform, 1864
The page reproduces the text of the Democratic Party Platform of 1864.