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    More than 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War (1861-1865), more than any other war in American history. The North prevailed over the South, but the grief and bitterness caused by the war casualties and injuries healed very slowly. Learn more at these sites.

    		Civil War Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Ducksters: The American Civil War5 stars

    For middle-school students writing reports or just wanting to learn more, Ducksters has nearly fifty Civil War articles arranged in five chapters: Overview, Major Events, Civil War Life, People and Battles. "There are many causes that led to the American Civil War. While slavery is generally cited as the main cause for the war, other political and cultural differences between the North and the South certainly contributed."

    History: American Civil War5 stars

    Visit History.com to view their collection of forty-four videos (many of them just a couple of minutes long), their Civil War 150 interactive (commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war), and their huge collection of special features (such as Women in the Civil War and Reconstruction.) "The Union victory in the Civil War in 1865 may have given some 4 million slaves their freedom, but the process of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) introduced a new set of significant challenges."

    National Park Service: Gettysburg Camp Life5 stars

    Step back in time, and try to imagine yourself a soldier in the Civil War. Where do you sleep? How do you pass the time? What personal items did you bring from home? Camp Life reveals the daily life of both Union and Confederate soldiers with an online exhibition of common everyday items. Learn what a "housewife" is, and why infantrymen were only issued half a tent. By focusing on these simple, useful items, the Gettysburg National Military Park gives us unique insight into the life of a Civil War soldier.

    PBS: The Civil War5 stars

    About the PBS movie "The Civil War," filmmaker Ken Burns reflects, "Nearly six years later, when the documentary was finally finished, I realized that we had taken longer to make a film about the Civil War than it took the nation to fight it in the first place." Best click at this companion website is the opportunity to make your own Civil War movie out of archival photographs. Other worthwhile sections are The War (for students) and The Classroom (for teachers.)

    		Civil War Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    Civil War Trust: Learn

    History of the American Civil War

    Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War

    The U.S. Civil War 1861 - 1865


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    Feldman, Barbara. "Civil War." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 3 Dec. 2019. Web. 15 Nov. 2024. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/civil-war/ >.


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    By . Originally published December 3, 2019. Last modified November 2, 2021.

    Filed Under: American History, History, Holidays

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