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Curated OER

Etc: Battles of Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge, 1861 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the portions of Missouri and Arkansas showing the battle sites of Wilson's Creek or Battle of Oak Hills (Missouri, August 10, 1861) and Pea Ridge or Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (Arkansas, March 7-8, 1862) fought in the American...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Seven Days Battle, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area around Richmond, Virginia showing the sites of the Seven Days Battle, which took place June 26-July 2, 1862 during the American Civil War. The map shows the roads and railways to the east of Richmond, and the battle...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area to the southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia, showing the Battle of Williamsburg or Battle of Fort Magruder, fought on May 5, 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi, on September 19, 1862, during the Iuka-Corinth Campaign of the American Civil War. The map shows the roads and railroad, the positions of Union General Rosecrans, and the positions and line of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Chickamauga, 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
A plan of the battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863) during the American Civil War.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the West, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the western seat of war during the American Civil War, showing cities, forts, rivers, and significant battle sites.
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Curated OER

Etc: Theatre of War in the East, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern seat of war during the American Civil War, showing cities, railroads, mountains and terrain, forts, rivers, and significant battle sites.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the East, 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the major battle sites in the east in 1862-1863 during the American Civil War. The map shows major cities, rivers, and the sites of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mount Cedar, Mechanicsville,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the East, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the area of the American Civil War in the east, including the major battle sites of Bulls Run Creek, Manassas Junction, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Theatre of War in the United States, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the extent of the Confederate territories east of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map shows state lines and capitals, major cities, forts, battle sites, and rivers in the region. The map...
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: African American Women, 1890s

For Students 9th - 10th
See photos that are representative of the lives of African-American women at the turn of the century and read about the discrimination black women and men faced: Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and the "white primary" rule. A brief...
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Graphic
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Photography: Cold Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Annotated photo gallery of the Cold Harbor battleground, now a memorial to the soldiers who lost their lives there.
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Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Gettysburg Address" by President Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This speech was given in 1863 after the Union and Confederate armies had been at war for more than three years and several hundred thousand Americans had already died. Thousands of Union soldiers died at the Battle of Gettysburg alone. A...
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Lesson Plan
White House Historical Association

White House Historical Association: Thence Forward, and Forever Free

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Informational text and lesson plan for grades 9-12 tracing Abraham Lincoln's battle against slavery from the time he was in the Illinois State Legislature through his presidency and writing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Handout
Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Shiloh

For Students 3rd - 8th
Before the Battle of Shiloh, many people believed that the Civil War wouldn't last long. But on April 6 and 7, 1862, two massive armies collided on this out-of-the-way piece of land in Hardin County. By the time the battle ended, nearly...
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Handout
Other

American Heritage Magazine: Investigation 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
From a 1954 article in American Heritage Magazine, this interesting account shows how the outcome the Battle of Ball's Bluff had important political implications. Read about how the powerful Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War...
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Handout
Harp Week

The Presidential Elections 1860 1912: James A. Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of James A. Garfield covers his participation in the Civil War, terms in the House of Representatives, and tumultous time in the presidency, serving only four months before he was shot by a would-be assassin.
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Handout
Other

The Ships of the Royal Navy as They Existed at Trafalgar

For Students 9th - 10th
This report was made in 1905 to the Institute of Naval Architects. It describes the Royal Navy in detail. These types of ships would rule the world from the time of Trafalgar until the American Civil War.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 8 Social Studies Units

For Teachers 8th
A grade 8 scope and sequence document with six complete units.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Commemoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson engages students in projects centered around the Gettysburg Address. Students will study primary sources and make group presentations to share their learning. Then students will assume the roles of "experts", hypothesize...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs the West: George Armstrong Custer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of General George Armstrong Custer who was killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn against the Lakota Indians.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: On Hallowed Ground

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the battle of Gettysburg and efforts being made to preserve famous battlefields. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Monument for Peace

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages discusses the Battle of Nashville and the the peace monument that was built to commemorate those who fought in that war, along with others who have fought in other wars. This...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interesting facts and important information about the Gettysburg Address commemorating the massive deaths at the bloody Battle of Gettysburg.

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