ASDAL/civil

T h e C i v i l W a r *

see also The Underground Railroad
The 'Amistad' & the Slave Trade

GRADES 4 - 8

The Civil War

offers snapshots of the Civil War in concise, visually appealing web
pages
death of Abraham Lincoln and the surrender at Appomattox are
covered
photos and illustrations complement the text and are printable

The Civil War for Kids

presents a time line of the war's events
also a chart of North and South victories
and bar graphs illustrating North / South population, railroad lines,
soldiers, and more

The Civil War Project

information about the Blue vs. the Gray
abolitionist movement, national compromises on slavery
"sectionalism" between industry and agriculture

S p e c i a l T o p i c s

The Civil War Cookbook

this web site is an electronic magazine
presents recipes of meals eaten during the Civil War
500 recipes are subdivided by:
- food or meal
- seafood
- wild game

The Valey of the Shadow - U of Virginia

two communities in the American Civil War
explores neighboring communities in the Shenandoah Valley:
- one Northern and one Southern before, during, and after
the Civil War
students can view: maps, church records, newspaper articles,
letters and diaries from citizens of each community
and learn why each has strong beliefs about slavery, their economy,
and the war

Been So Long There

compiled numerous American Slave Narratives during the Great
Depression
includes also 17 selected interviews
accompanied by class room activities & lesson plans

Civil War Women - Duke U

Primary Sources on the Internet
includes letters, photographs, and full-text diaries of Civil War-era
women

Remembering Slavery - Smithsonian Institution

presents audio narratives of freed slaves

GRADES 9 - 12

C i v i l W a r M e g a s i t e s
Most of the sites for grades 4 - 8 are also effective beginning
resources for high school - level research.
The sites below are excellent subject directories and portals.

About.Com: Civil War Menu

the student can easily locate primary documents

The American Civil War Homepage - U Tennessee

high schoolers should make this site their first stop!
"biographical information"
"images of wartime"
the "session crisis and before"
"battles and campaigns"

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Systems - National Park Service

students can view a soldier's authentic shaving kit and other personal
effects

The Time of the Lincolns - Public Broadcasting Systems

students can tour a slave cabin - learn about slave living conditions
how prinitive medicine was used
provides primary documents
provides information about economic differences between North and
South - how these differences contributed to the beginning of the war
includes a teacher's guide

S p e c i a l T o p i c s

Exploring a Common Past - National Park Service

researching and interpreting the underground railroad
focus is on primary texts from national and local libraries and archives

Documenting the American South - U of North Carolina

North American slave narratives
presents the narratives of fugitive and former slaves published before
1920

* selected from NetConnect Spring 2001 - pp. 31 - 32