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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Confederate View on Vicksburg Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Confederates' views of the Vicksburg Campaign. Taken from "Confederate Military History."
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Home of the American Civil War: Confederate Partisan Rangers

For Students 9th - 10th
From "The Photographic History of the Civil War" comes this interesting article by Charles D. Rhodes about Confederate irregulars who harassed the Union troops, often operating on their own.
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National Park Service: Pea Ridge National Military Park: The Battle of Pea Ridge

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Navigate the information by clicking on the topics where you will find discussion of battleflags, the troops involved, how the troops were supplied, as well as first-person accounts.
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National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

For Students 9th - 10th
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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National Park Service: The Siege of Petersburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy and learn from the virtual experience of the Siege of Petersburg. Petersburg was an important supply center for the Confederate capital and became the site of the longest siege of the Civil War. The video, audio, still pictures,...
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Explore Southern History: Battle of Prairie Grove in Depth

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the Battle of Prairie Grove detailing the strategy involved, the troops who fought, and the consequences of the Prairie Grove Campaign. Hyperlinks to additional information on the battle.
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National Park Service: Economic Aspects of the Civil War: A New Economy of War

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Breadbasket of the Confederacy", the Shenandoah Valley, depended on the rail lines to distribute food to both the troops and the civil population of the South. Read about the economic war that was waged hand in hand with the...
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of Fort Donelson

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the Battle of Fort Donelson from "The Confederate Military History."
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Railroad Generalship: Foundations of Civil War Strategy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the use and importance of rail lines to both the Union and Confederate troops in the Civil War and how the generals from each side factored in the use of railroads into their military strategy. (PDF)
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Library of Congress

Loc: Civil War Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Gettysburg Battle Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides three small maps depicting the troop alignments on the battlefield of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863.
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Battle of Pea Ridge

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of Pea Ridge hinged on which side had the best commanders. Find out who was involved in this battle for control of the Trans-Mississippi West and the results of the bitter fighting. Included are biographies and pictures of the...
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National Park Service: The Death Knell of the Confederacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the website for the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, this site details the final battles at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House. Pictures and a map included.
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Amethyst Galleries

Antietam: A Photographic Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic tour of the Battle of Antietam. Presents the battle through images of the sites where parts of the battle occurred and provides information about the battle sites. Included are many maps and commentary. A site for the...
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National Park Service: Antietam National Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Park Service offers a wealth of information on Antietam, the battle, casualties, flags, and weapons. A very worthwhile site.
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Antietam on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource from Antietam on the Web of the Battle of Antietam, including historical documents, battle maps and much more.
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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Battle of New Madrid and Island No. 10

For Students 9th - 10th
Find three articles and a map about the blockading of the Mississippi River by the Confederate troops and the running of that blockade by Union ironclads.
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Home of the American Civil War: Stand Watie

For Students 9th - 10th
Who was the only Native American general in the Civil War, the last Confederate general to lay down arms? Read about Stand Watie, Cherokee chief whose troops fought throughout Indian Territory and surrounding states. From "The...
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Tennessee Historical Society

Tennessee Encyclopedia: Battle of Murfreesboro

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Battle of Murfreesboro and the Confederate cavalry attack by Nathan Bedford Forrest's troops.
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National Park Service: The Battle of First Manassas

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the first Manassas campaign, also known as Bull Run. Find a description of the battle in the morning and afternoon as well as a description of Order of Battle and of the troops, officers, and the casualties.
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Home of the American Civil War: The Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read descriptions of the Battle of Pea Ridge as well as the official reports of the commanders involved.
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Home of the American Civil War: Missionary Ridge, 25 Nov. 63

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the bloody battle of Missionary Ridge from "The Civil War Dictionary" by Mark Boatner III.
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Home of the American Civil War: Pickett's Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site outlines Pickett's Charge, the bloodiest moment of the Battle of Gettysburg. From an essay printed in 1901, "General Meade" by Isaac R. Pennypacker.
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Museum of Florida History: Florida in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site which covers a multitude of topics concerning Florida's role in the Confederacy in the Civil War. Some interesting topics are the everyday life of women, Union operations in Florida, and the coastal defenses.