Mr. Nussbaum
Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter, the site of the Civil War's first battle, taught the Union and the Confederacy an important lesson: they would both need to take stronger steps than anticipated if they wanted to win the war. History pupils read about the...
Curated OER
Civil War: Generals at the Battle of Stones River
Young scholars explore U.S. history by creating a computer presentation in class. In this Civil War battle lesson, students read assigned text about the Battle of Stones River and research individual generals from the battles. Young...
Curated OER
Brother Against Brother
Eighth graders read Across Five Aprils and correlate it to a unit on the Civil War. They culminate the unit by writing a a piece of historical fiction in the first person entitled "Brother Against Brother."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "What I Saw of Shiloh" by Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Pierce fought in some bloody battles during the Civil War. He reminisces about one such battle in "What I Saw of Shiloh" in this short story.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Lewis "Lew" Wallace
Overview of General Lew Wallace's role in the Civil War.