Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Women in the Civil War: Ladies, Contraband, Spies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With this instructional activity, a collection of primary texts, including diaries, letters, and photographs help learners understand how women were affected by the Civil War. Students will explore, through reading a collection of...
Unit Plan
Digital History

Digital History: Children and the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital History tells the story of children's lives during the Civil War through their own words. The eight sections are titled: Child Soldiers, Conditions in the Contraband Camps, The Southern Homefront, the Northern Homefront, Near the...
Activity
Other

Historical Scene Investigation: Children of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Students analyze engaging documents written by children of the Civil War. After studying the documents, they are to complete various tasks as if they were there.
Website
Duke University

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture: Civil War Women

For Students 9th - 10th
An absolute find in your search for information on women's roles during the Civil War. Resources too numerous to list-- find diaries, letters, documents, and photographs. Of particular note, see the Carrie Berry Diary: "passages from the...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Civil War Through a Child's Eye

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Historical fiction and primary texts provide students with new perspectives on the Civil War era, specifically through the eyes of a child who lived during this time.
Website
Duke University

Civil War Women: Online Archival Collections

For Students 3rd - 8th
A Special Collection from Duke University. The site contains original source documents and further Internet resources about women during the Civil War.