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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf
Here you will find a listing of all the engagements in the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach campaigns in the Civil War. Hyperlinks take you to descriptions of the individual engagements.
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries by State
A search engine to find summaries of Civil War battles by state. Information includes battle location, date(s), commanders, casualties, and a description of the battle.
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Main Western Theater 1861 62
Links summaries of Civil War battles in the Western Theater in 1861 and 1862. From the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Main Western Theater, 1863
From this site you can get a list of the major campaigns in the main Western Theater in 1863. Clicking on the links will take you to a description of each battle in each campaign.
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of the Ironclads
A description of the first battle of iron-clad ships during the Civil War. Includes great primary source documents from officers involved.
Library of Congress
Loc: Civil War Maps
The Library of Congress provides a large collection of maps dating back to the Civil War. The collection consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities and fortifications during the...
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of Stones River
A source for several articles about the Battle of Stones River. You can find a description of the battle, a battlefield map, as well as the official Orders of Battle of both the Union and Confederate armies.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Corinth: Civil War for Kids
Article on Civil War Battle of Corinth in which students can explore the fun facts, maps, and video [3:00] on the topic.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Civil War for Kids: Battle of Fort Donelson
Article on the Battle of Fort Donelson provides students with facts and summary about the Civil War Battle. Page includes fun facts and video [3:00] on Abraham Lincoln.
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society: Pennsylvania Civil War 150
The sidebar of this site reads "Understand the War Through People Then and Now." That is the mission of the site, and when you click on each word or phrase, you open up a world of information about the Civil War. Compiled resources help...
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Bonps: Nashville, Decisive Battle of the Civil War [Pdf]
This brochure, from the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society (BONPS), offers a detailed map of the Nashville battlefield, complete with a full description of the Civil War engagement.
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National Park Service: The American Civil War
An overview of the Civil War produced by the National Parks Service provides information on the entire conflict as well as information on specific battles that occurred.
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National Park Service: The American Civil War: African Americans
An overview of African American's contributions during the Civil War. Presents the history, contributions, and information on the Underground Railroad.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Animated Map: Fort Sumter
Animated map tells the story of the events that led up to the first shots of the Civil War fired at Fort Sumter. [7:31]
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Manassas, First
Here is an organized description of the first major land battle of the Civil War of the Manassas Campaign. This battle is also known as the First Bull Run. Read a description of it here.
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American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Animated Map: Franklin
Animated map shows the troop movements of both the Union and Confederate armies prior to and during the Civil War battle at Franklin, Tennessee, in 1864.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Bull Run
Outline of the Civil War Battle of Bull run with informational text, fun facts for students, map and video [3:00] about Abraham Lincoln.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Civil War Battles for Kids
Resource for students of all ages on the Civil War. Students will find information through maps and links to information on military technology, battle strategy. Includes annotated timeline, outline of battles and video [3:00] on Abraham...
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The Civil War Home Page
Anything that one might need to research or understand the American Civil War can be found on this huge web site! Photo and text database, official records and maps, battles, research pages, and much more can be found in this expansive...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: The Battle of Antietam
Watch this animated Civil War simulation depicting the The Battle of Antietam of 1862.
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Texas Historical Commission: Texas in the Civil War [Pdf]
A comprehensive 36-page history of the Civil War in Texas. Includes numerous images, maps, primary documents, profiles of leading figures, a timeline, and information about battles. Specific topics are addressed, such as the cotton...
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Georgia Info: Georgia in the Civil War
Links to many sites that deal with Georgia in the Civil War including information on the politics in Georgia, battles fought there, and Georgia regiments who fought in the war. Compiled by the Digital Library of Georgia.
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National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
The place to go for information on the soldiers and sailors who served during the Civil War in both the Confederate and Union military. Use the searchable database to locate basic information about the 6.3 million men who served on both...
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Home of the American Civil War: Seven Days' Battles
Official records and detailed descriptions of the Seven Days' Battles including maps and reports of Union and Confederate generals. From several sources.
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