1861-1865, civil war

Analyzes the American Civil War in an attempt to define it as a defining moment in American history, and provides diary entries, essays, short stories, poems, and more to examine events from that time period.

Chronicles African American slave resistance against their captors during the American Civil War, and explores how they were the driving force behind their own emancipation. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Charts U.S. military conflict over more than two centuries, from the American Revolution to the Iraq War.

An introduction to the Civil War and Reconstruction, covering leaders, conflict, battles, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States during the Civil War, and includes the problem of slavery, the North and South divided, the secession of the south, the Civil War, reconstruction, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

An introduction to the American Civil War that examines the complex issues that divided the North and South. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

A biography of Anna Blair Etheridge, a nurse during the Civil War, from childhood through her four years of service with the army of the Potomac.

Presents a brief depiction of the Civil War battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in July, 1863; and describes major Union and Confederate generals as well as details of the fight.

An exploration of the roles of African-Americans during the Civil War that describes how free blacks and ex-slaves volunteered to fight in over four hundred battles, despite prejudices and unfair treatment.

Discusses various aspects of the American Civil War, covering slavery, abolitionism, secession, politics, and details of the land and naval war, including specific battles and military and non-military leaders, and examines the Reconstruction era.