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Etc: Maps Etc: First Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of operations for the First Battle of Bull Run or First Battle of Manassas, the initial major land battle of the American Civil War, July 21, 1861. The map shows Bull Run Creek, the towns of Manassas, Centerville, the Stone Bridge,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Bull Run, Battle of the Forenoon, June 21, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the morning operations of the First Battle of Bull Run or First Battle of Manassas, the initial major land battle of the American Civil War, July 21, 1861. The map shows Bull Run Creek, Young's Branch, the Stone Bridge and Stone...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Bull Run, Battle of the Afternoon, July 21, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the afternoon operations of the First Battle of Bull Run or First Battle of Manassas, the initial major land battle of the American Civil War, July 21, 1861. The map shows Bull Run Creek, Young's Branch, the Stone Bridge and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The First Battle of Bull Run, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the battle site of the First Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Manassas, and its proximity to Washington DC. The map shows the railroads in the area, Manassas Junction, Centerville, Bull Run Creek, the Warrenton Turnpike,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The First Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area around Manassas and New Market, Virginia, showing the operations of the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as the First Battle of Manassas) on July 21, 1861. The map shows Warrenton Turnpike, Bull Run Creek, roads and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Civil War, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of maps showing important campaigns and regions of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The maps show important cities and towns, railroads and campaign routes, terrain and coastal features, and rivers. The maps include (1)...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: First Blood and Its Aftermath

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the first battle of the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run. Civilians were so enthralled with the prospect of watching a real battle, they traveled in droves south from Washington,D.C. Find out about the battle, how it...
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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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Joseph A. Altsheler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Joseph A. Altsheler including the full text of 17 novels focusing on the Civil War.
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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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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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pope's Campaign, August 29, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of northern Virginia showing the area of the campaign of General Pope at noon on August 29, 1862 during the Second Battle of Bull Run. The map shows cities and towns, roads and railroads, terrain, woodlands, rivers, and the Union...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pope's Campaign, August 28, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of northern Virginia showing the area of the campaign of General Pope on August 28, 1862 in the morning of the Second Battle of Bull Run. The map shows cities and towns, roads and railroads, terrain, woodlands, rivers, and the...
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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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Other

Georgia's Blue and Gray Trail: Northern Virginia Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
After scrolling through a timeline of the North Virginia Campaign, you can read a description of the campaign and follow hyperlinks to more information.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General J. H. Hobart Ward

For Students 9th - 10th
General Ward, born in New York city, June 17th, 1823, was educated at Trinity Collegiate School; enlisted at the age of eighteen in the Seventh United States Infantry, and in four years rose through the several grades to that of sergeant...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Hiram G. Berry

For Students 9th - 10th
General Berry, born in Thomaston (now Rockland), Me., August 27th, 1824, died at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2nd, 1863. He originated and commanded for several years the Rockland Guard, a volunteer company, which attained a very high...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Richard S. Ewell

For Students 9th - 10th
General Ewell, born in Georgetown, D. C., February 8th, 1817, died in Springfield, Tenn., January 25th, 1872, was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1840; served in the Mexican War, and was promoted captain, August 4th,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Robert Patterson

For Students 9th - 10th
General Patterson, born in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, January 12th, 1792, died in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7th, 1881. He was commissioned first lieutenant of infantry in the War of 1812, and afterward served on General Joseph...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

For Students 9th - 10th
Pierre Gustave Toutan Beauregard (1818 - 1893) was a Louisiana-born author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the victor at the First Battle of Bull Run...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General P. G. T. Beauregard

For Students 9th - 10th
General Beauregard, who opened the Civil War by bombarding Fort Sumter, made a brilliant record during the conflict between the States. He won the battle of Bull Run; distinguished himself at Shiloh; held General Halleck in check for two...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Samuel P. Heintzelman

For Students 9th - 10th
General Samuel P. Heintzelman was inthe Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Irvin Mc Dowell

For Students 9th - 10th
Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 - May 4, 1885)[1] was a career American army officer, famous for his defeat during the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ulric Dahlgren

For Students 9th - 10th
Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse, Va., March 4th 1864. At the beginning of the Civil War he was sent by his father to plan and take charge of a naval battery on Maryland...