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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Battle of Gettysburg" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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eBook
University of Michigan

Making of America: War Lyrics and Other Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan offers the full text of "War-lyrics and Other Poems," which was written by a Union sailor and dedicated to former commander, Vice-Admiral David G. Farragut. Users are able to read the text in its entirety, or...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Antietam National Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Park Service offers a wealth of information on Antietam, the battle, casualties, flags, and weapons. A very worthwhile site.
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Primary
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Memoirs: William T. Sherman

For Students 9th - 10th
Several chapters taken from General Sherman's memoirs covering the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. He provides a leadership view of the actions of General Ulysses S. Grant before, during and after the battle.
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Other

Antietam on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource from Antietam on the Web of the Battle of Antietam, including historical documents, battle maps and much more.
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Other

North Georgia History: Chronology of the Atlanta Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
About North Georgia offers a chronology of the events which led to the siege and capture of Atlanta. Hyperlinks to biographies of Army officers involved in the Campaign and battles leading up to the capture of Atlanta.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Wilson Creek's National Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for information on the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Click on "History and Culture" to find biographies of the generals involved and a brief summary of the battle itself. From the National Park Service.
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Website
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Lincoln & Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Battle of Antietam

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia article on the bloodiest battle in American history gives background information on the battle, the battle itself, and the aftermath.
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Article
Other

West Virginia Archives and History: Battle of Droop Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the Battle of Droop Mountain and an explanation of its place in West Virginia history, occurring as it did just a few months after West Virginia achieved statehood. Published in the West Virginia Review in October...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Appomattox Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the final battles at Appomattox which ended on April 9, 1865 with Lee's surrender at the Court House. This site is part of the website for the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: True False Questions on World War Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a true or false quiz on World War II.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560 1715

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand what occurred to begin and the end the Thirty Years' War in Europe with this lecture. Explore the different battles and treaties that went along with this time of unrest in Europe because of the religious indifference. Also...
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Handout
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Ambrose E. Burnside

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical profile of Ambrose Burnside, a career officer who commanded Union troops in a number of Civil War battles with a mixture of successes and failures.
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Graphic
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Gettysburg Battle Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides three small maps depicting the troop alignments on the battlefield of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Gettysburg to Appomattox

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the ongoing battles between Union and Confederate armies resulting in Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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Primary
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of James Longstreet

For Students 9th - 10th
An online edition of the famous Confederate general's wartime memoirs. He fought in such battles as Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and more.
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Primary
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Advance and Retreat by John Bell Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
Selections from the wartime memoirs of Confederate General John B. Hood who served under Lee, Longstreet and other famous Confederate officers.
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Graphic
Other

Civil War Album: Site Photos: Battle of Harpers Ferry

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the attack on Harpers Ferry along with maps of Confederate troop placements and photos of how it looks today.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Winning the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the resources available to the Union and Confederate military forces, the Anaconda Plan undertaken by the North to squeeze the economy of the South, and the delaying tactics of General George McClellan who hesitated to attack...
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Other

Civil War Encyclopedia: Tullahoma Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
A good timeline and description of the Tullahoma Campaign and the military strategy of both the Union and Confederate commanders. Hyperlinks to additional information.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of the Wilderness

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes events of the Battle of the Wilderness, a major battle fought in Virginia in 1864 during the Civil War.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Chancellorsville

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on May 1-4, 1863.
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Website
Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Shiloh

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on April 6-7, 1862.

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