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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Don C. Buell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this biography of Union general, Don Carlos Buell. Find out about his command, and the reasons he was relieved of that command.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Experiencing War: African Americans: Fighting Two Battles

For Students 9th - 10th
Online personnel narratives by African American soldiers who participated in World War II.
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Graphic
Ohio State University

E History at Osu: Maps & Images: Antietam

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of the Battle of Antietam. Shows the landscape of the battlefield as well as images during and the aftermath of the battle.
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Other

Gettysburg.com: Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes pictures and information about the residents of Gettysburg at the time.
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Other

Military History Online: The Wheatfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This article analyzes the battle fought in The Wheatfield, a small rocky slope on the southern half of the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Civil War in the West, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Western seat of war during the American Civil War, showing state boundaries and capitals, major cities, forts, battle sites, mountain systems, and rivers in the area.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Civil War, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the southeastern part of the United States showing important sites of the Civil War (1861-1865). The map shows major cities, railroads, rivers, and terrain of the region. An inset map shows northeastern Virginia, with forts and...
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Website
Other

Crisis at Fort Sumter

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed background information is provided to assist users in solving the dilemmas facing President Lincoln in the events surrounding the fall of Fort Sumter.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Bloody Antietam

For Students 5th - 8th
Read an account of the battle of Antietam and the tactical mistakes of the tentative General George McClellan. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War brought about many changes.
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Other

Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Pea Ridge Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the importance of the Pea Ridge Campaign and how it figured in keeping Missouri, a prize desired by both the north and the south, in the Union.
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: 54th Regiment Casualty List

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting webpage in that it contains a brief summary of the history of the Regiment as well as the Casualty List from the assault on Fort Wagner and two historic photos.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
The New Georgia Encyclopedia offers an excellent article describing the synopsis and details of the Atlanta campaign in which the Confederacy tried to stop Union General William Tecumseh Sherman from capturing Atlanta in 1864.
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Website
Other

North Georgia History: Chattanooga

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from North Georgia.com provides a thought from Abraham Lincoln about the importance of Chattanooga to the Union forces. He said "taking Chattanooga is as important as taking Richmond."
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Handout
Tennessee Historical Society

Tennessee Encyclopedia: Nathan Bedford Forrest, 1821 77

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What I Saw of Shiloh" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambrose Pierce fought in some bloody battles during the Civil War. He reminisces about one such battle in "What I Saw of Shiloh" in this short story.
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Lesson Plan
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Working to Save America's Battlefields

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This site is dedicated to saving American battlefields. It provides videos of Civil War battlefields including Bull Run and Manassas, animated Revolutionary War maps, and video of the life of Ulysses Grant.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park: The Cavalry

For Students 9th - 10th
"Did you ever see a dead cavalryman?" That was a common saying back in the beginning of the Civil War. Unfortunately, even the cavalry wasn't spared in the bloodbath of the Civil War. Here is a one-page description of the Union and...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: David Farragut

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia explores the life and work of David Glasgow Farragut, an admiral of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. Farragut is often remembered for the heroic quotation, "Damn the torpedoes, full...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Found Yet Lost by Edward Payson Roe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel Found Yet Lost by Edward Payson Roe, a historical fiction set during the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
The U. S. National Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama is the resting place of more than 800 Union soldiers who died in the Mobile area toward the end of the Civil War. Military dead from other conflicts, through the Vietnam War, are also buried...
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PBS

The West Project: John M. Chivington (1821 1894)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of the controversial and brutal general of the American Civil War John M. Chivington who is remembered for the Sand Creek Massacre of some 200 unarmed Indian women and children.
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English for Everyone

Reading Comprehnsion Assessment: "Battle of Chancellorsville" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Nine multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
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Primary
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection: The Historical War Map, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A large map of the U.S. in 1862 showing the roads and railways primarily in the Confederacy.
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Primary
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection: Topical War Map of the Southern States

For Students 9th - 10th
A large detailed map of the central and southern U.S. from 1863. Difficult to read.

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