Curated Video
The Civil War Part 2 Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you how the Civil War played a large part in making the United States the country that it is today. He covers some of the key ways in which Abraham Lincoln influenced the outcome of the war, and how the lack...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
Amor Sciendi
The Civil War: Photography, Technology and Destruction
Photography took the realities of modern warfare to the doorsteps of America. This video is part of a series on American Art.
Reading Through History
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier: Women During the Civil War
We put this together after stumbling across a great collection of photographs, most of which were taken by Matthew Brady in 1863, during the height of the American Civil War and with the outcome very much in doubt. I LOVE these types of...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Matthew Brady Story
Matthew Brady is renowned for chronicling the events, place and people of the American Civil War. This documentary displays some of his most famous photographs and uses them to tell the story of the Civil War.