Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: First Day at Chancellorsville

6th - 12th Standards
Following the Battle at Fredericksburg, the Union Army was suffering from low morale and even lower troop numbers. Once General Joseph Hooker took control, however, the outlook was not so bleak. An animated map from the Civil War Trust...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Chantilly

6th - 12th Standards
As the Union Army retreated from their defeat at Bull Run, the Confederate Army prepared to attack. A detailed animated map illustrated the troop movements and precision with which the generals from both ends of the battlefield executed...
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Civil War Trust Animated Map: First Manassas

8th - 12th Standards
The Battle of First Manassas, commonly known as the First Battle of Bull Run, was the first major battle of the Civil War, signaling a conflict that would last for many years and take many lives in the process. View an animated map that...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Chickamauga

6th - 12th Standards
One small miscommunication can be extremely costly on the battlefield. The Battle of Chickamauga is a historical example of how the best-laid strategy can be destroyed with a single mistake — in this case, Major General Rosecrans'...
Instructional Video20:32
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Civil War Trust Animated Map: Vicksburg

6th - 12th Standards
Many consider the 1862 siege at Vicksburg to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Learn more about the necessity of Vicksburg for both the Confederacy and the Union — and the importance of its conquest on July 4, 1862 —...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Shiloh

6th - 12th Standards
Take a birds-eye view of the Civil War with an instructive video about the Battle of Shiloh. Paced over the four-day period in which Confederate troops were forced into retreat, the video presents both a strategic and tactical glimpse of...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Gettysburg

6th - 12th Standards
The poignant words of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address echoed over the dedication of a battlefield to the fallen soldiers, who paid the ultimate price for the victory. High schoolers watch the pivotal moment in an informative...
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

Civil War Trust Animated Map: Entire Revolutionary War

8th - 12th Standards
A thorough and measured look at the American Revolution includes movements on an animated map, high-quality reenactments, and instructive narration that takes learners through the vital first steps of the United States of America.
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Maps of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1863)

9th - 10th
Animated map series of the Battle of Gettysburg brings the Civil War to life in a video depicting key people, re-enactments and battle strategy.
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Maps of the Overland Campaign

9th - 10th
Animated video and map of the Civil War Overland Campaign which gives viewers an understanding of the Civil War through images and depictions of battle strategy.
Instructional Video
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Maps of Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863)

9th - 10th
Animated maps and videos of the Battle of Vicksburg where General Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged upon and entrapped the Confederate Army, making this a pivotal point in the Civil War.