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Resource Unit: The Civil War (11th grade U.S. History)
Aaron Pelphrey
March 6, 2008
INTORDUCTION
The Civil War was one of the bloodiest and most divisive times in American History.
This Unit will explore that time period. It will focus on causes, battlefield tactics and weapons,
and a historical study of the war.
CONTENT
The unit will be five weeks long and consist of a mini section on causes of the Civil War
which will last four days, and a larger section, the Civil War which will last twenty one days.
This section will be divided up into two sub-sections. One section lasting, four days, will
explain the tactics and weapons of the period. The second section will discuss the history of the
war and last 17 days. The length of the unit may be adjusted as needed.
Text
Martin, James Kirby et al. America and its Peoples. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007.
Chapter 15
pp. 386-419.
The text will be supplemented by presentations, videos, and handouts made by the teacher.
Causes of the Civil War
This section would be given after the completion of a section on sectionalism and slavery
in America during the early to mid 1800’s. Its purpose is to use all of the classes learning up
until this point in order to see how the country had grown apart economically and ideologically
since the time of the American Revolution, and how slavery was the spark that ignited greater
causes of the war.
Concepts, people, and places
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Secession
State’s Rights
Tariffs
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Abraham Lincoln
Union
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Federals
Confederacy
Rebels
Infrastructure
Federal government
Nullification
3/5th Compromise
The Civil War
Sub-section one: Weapons and tactics
This section will be taught in order to allow the students to understand the tactics and
weaponry of the day. This will allow them to see why the battles, which they will study later,
were so brutal and traumatic. It will also allow students to see how the war led to new military
technology which would change tactics for generations to come.
Concepts
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Napoleonic warfare
West Point
Smooth bore
Rifled
Solid shot
Shell
Canister
Springfield rifle
Sharps rifle
LeMat revolver
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Parrot shell
Bayonet
Mini ball
Volley
Bayonet charge
Cavalry
Infantry
Artillery
Tactics
Ranks and order of battle
Sub-section two: The History of the Civil War
This sub-section will follow the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox Courthouse. It
will cover battles, political movements, politics, and people of the Civil War period.
Part One: The War Begins
This will cover from Fort Sumter to the First Battle of Manassas. It will discuss such
things as why the south feared the election of Lincoln, the session of the South, the neutrality of
the Border States, and the strengths and weaknesses along with strategies of both the North and
South. It will conclude with a study of the optimism of the early part of the war, and how that
was derailed by the First Battle of Manassas.
Part Two: The War Picks up Steam
This section will cover from First Manassas to Gettysburg. It will include such notable
events and battles such as the Monitor and the Virginia, the Peninsula Campaign, and the
Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The Battles of Shiloh, The Seven Days, Second Bull Run,
Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville along with the Emancipation Proclamation will
be discussed.
Part Three: Gettysburg and the fall of Vicksburg
This section will cover the turning point of the war and the period from June 1863 to July
1863. It will explain in detail how the Battle of Gettysburg and the taking of Vicksburg turned
the tide of the war in the favor of the Union.
Part Four: Roles of Minorities and Women in the War along with a Study of Prison
Camps.
This section will cover the contributions of Clara Barton and the Red Cross. It will go
into the medical practices of the time. It will also discuss the raising of colored units. It will
conclude with a study f the Andersonville Prison Camp.
Part Five: The Union’s March to Victory
This section will cover from the Battle of Gettysburg to the end of the war and Lincoln’s
assassination. It will include battles such as the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Lookout
Mountain, Franklin, Chickamauga, and the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. It will also
introduce the student to Grant’s utilization of the Union’s resources to press onward to victory,
unconditional surrender, total war and Sherman’s March to the Sea. It will conclude with the
assassination of Lincoln and its meaning for America’s future during Reconstruction.
Important Battles: Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Seven Days, Shiloh, Second Manassas,
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Mobile Bay, The
Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Chickamauga, Petersburg, and Appomattox Courthouse.
Important People: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, P.G.T. Beauregard, Joseph Johnston,
Sidney Johnston, Thomas Jackson, Winfield Scott, Irwin McDowell, J.E.B. Stuart, James
Longstreet, David Farragut, John Bell Hood, Frederick Douglass, U.S. Grant, George McClellan,
Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, George Meade, William T. Sherman, Clara Barton, Robert
Gould Shaw, George Pickett, John Wilkes Booth.
Key Terms
 Anaconda Plan
 Martial Law
 Conscription
 Blockade
 Foreign Intervention
 Gettysburg Address
 Emancipation Proclamation
 Defensive Warfare
 March to the Sea
 Unconditional Surrender
 Army of the Potomac
 Army of Northern Virginia
 Conspiracy
 Copperheads
 Total War
ACTIVITIES
Causes of the Civil War
Day 1
Begin the discussion of causes of the Civil War with students by asking them if they believed
slavery was the direct cause of the war. After the discussion lead into a PowerPoint/guided note
presentation on the causes of the Civil War.
Home work: Pick from a list of key battles and people for a brief 5 minute oral presentation.
Due on day 3. Does not have to be in depth. Can read a print off from the internet.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 2
Continue and complete the presentation with the election of Lincoln and its effects. Show a brief
10 minute clip of the movie Gettysburg in order to reinforce states rights and the perceived
Southern cause of the war. The scene is entitled the Gentlemen’s Club. Check students’ notes
for completion, a grade of 25 points.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 3:
Have students give their brief oral presentations. (10 points each) From these allow students to
pick one on which they will do their unit project…a 3 to 5 page paper due after the day after the
final unit test.
Homework: Study for quiz over the presentation
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 4:
Review and Quiz (25 points)
Day 5:
Explain tactics, military branches, and weapons of the Civil War period through a brief lecture,
and selected scenes from the movie Gettysburg. These scenes would include Pickett’s Charge to
show an amassed attack and Little Round Top to show a bayonet charge.
Day 6:
Presentation of Civil weapons by the teacher (multimedia source 20). These will include a
Springfield rifle, several solid shot balls, shells, canister shot, a Confederate cavalry sword, and a
bayonet. Allow the students to carefully handle the weapons when possible.
Homework: Have the students write a brief ½ a page on whether or not they think the tactics of
the war were appropriate for the weapons available. (10 points)
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 7:
Go to the computer lab and allow students to play the North Vs. South video game (Multimedia
source 19) in class in order to teach students the order of Civil War battles, disarray during
battles, and the relative size of armies. If the students can win a battle on the medium setting by
the end of the class period, they will receive 10 bonus points.
Homework: Study for quiz over weapons and tactics of the Civil War
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Social Studies Skills and
Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Production, distribution, and Consumption,
Science, Technology, and Society
Day 8:
Review and quiz. (25 points) Assign unit paper: a 3-5 page report on a topic which was presented
during the oral presentations. Due on date of final exam. (75 points)
Day 9:
Hand out the guided notes for the Civil War History unit, and begin with the events leading up to
Fort Sumter. Include discussion of advantages of each side and plans for each side. Start the
Civil War Journal Video (Multimedia source 3) on Fort Sumter.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 10:
Finish video, and using the guided notes go up to the First Battle of Manassas.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 11:
Go over the First Battle of Manassas in the guided notes. Explain how it changed expectations
of the war, and made a hero out of “Stonewall” Jackson.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Science, Technology,
and Society
Days 12-14:
Cover from the Battle of First Manassas up to the Battle of Gettysburg in the guided notes. (see
part two, the War Picks up Steam for details).
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 15:
Catch up and review
Homework: Read pages 409-413 in textbook. It covers the Battle of Gettysburg and the fall of
Vicksburg.
Day 16:
Using the guided notes cover the first and second days of the Battle of Gettysburg. Use the
movie Gettysburg (Multimedia source 21) to illustrate key points such as the Confederate failure
to take Culp’s Hill the first day, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s charge on the second day
of battle.
Homework: Have students review pages 410 and 411 of the text. It is a section on Pickett’s
Charge.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Citizenship
Rights and Responsibilities, Social Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 17:
Have a brief discussion on Pickett’s Charge, and show the Pickett’s charge scene from
Gettysburg.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority, and Governance, Production,
distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society, Global Connections
Day 18:
Using the guided notes, cover the fall of Vicksburg, and how it hurt the Southern economy by
dividing the country.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Individual Development and Identity, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority,
and Governance, Production, distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society,
Global Connections
Day 19:
Cover a section on the roles of women, African Americans, prison camps, and the New York
draft riots during class using the guided notes and PowerPoint presentation.
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Individual Development and Identity, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority,
and Governance, Production, distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society,
Global Connections
Day 20:
Have students go to the library to research, and work on their papers.
Day 21:
Continue in the library.
Day 22-24:
Cover part five, The Union’s March to Victory. On day 23 show Sherman’s March to the Sea
for the History Channel’s Civil War collection. (Multimedia source 8, number 12). Conclude
with the Assassination of Lincoln. (Check student’s guided notes for completeness 25 points).
Homework: Study for unit exam
ODE Standards: History, People in Societies, Geography, Economics, Government, Social
Studies Skills and Methods
NCSS Standards: Culture, Time, Continuity, and Change, People, Places, and Environments,
Individuals, Individual Development and Identity, Groups, and Institutions, Power, Authority,
and Governance, Production, distribution, and Consumption, Science, Technology, and Society,
Global Connections
Day 25:
Unit Test (100 points). Unit papers will be due the next day before we begin the next unit.
Causes of the Civil War Quiz
Brief response
1) Compare and contrast the economic systems of the North and the South. How did these
play into the issues of nullification, secession, and slavery? How did these issues lead to
the Civil War?
Weapons and Tactics of the Civil War Quiz
Multiple Choice
1.) The system of tactics used during the Civil War was called
a) British
b) French
c) Napoleonic
d) Asian
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a)
b)
c)
d)
The majority of soldiers in the Civil war used
M-16 machine guns
Single shot muzzle loaders
Spears
Bazookas
3.)
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b)
c)
d)
The stabbing weapon attached to the end of a gun is called a
sword
shank
bayonet
knife
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b)
c)
d)
The single shot lead ball fired from a Civil War era rifle was called
a bullet
a shell
canister
Mini ball
5.) The ordinance called
giant shot gun shell.
a) solid shot
b) a shell
c) canister or grape shot
d) an ICBM
was fired form a smooth bore cannon and acted as a
Matching
a. Infantry
b. Cavalry
c. Artillery
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Foot soldiers
Uses horses. Eyes and ears of the army
Used cannon
Short Answer
tactics.
1.) Please describe the system of battlefield tactics used during the Civil War. Do you think
they were appropriate for the technology of the time?
Civil War Unit Exam
Fill in
1.) The Civil war lasted from the year
2.) The South was called the
3.) The North was called the
4.) The President of the Union was
5.) The President of the Confederacy was
to
.
States of America.
States of America.
.
.
Multiple Choice
1.) The first shots of the war were fired at
a) New York City
b) Richmond, Virginia
c) Fort Sumter
d) Washington D.C.
2.) The first major battle of the war was
a) Gettysburg
b) D-Day
c) Bunker Hill
d) First Manassas
3.) This battle was the bloodiest day in American History and gave Lincoln the courage
to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
a) Second Manassas
b) Fredericksburg
c) Antietam
d) Yorktown
4.) This battle saw the death of “Stonewall” Jackson
a) Cold Harbor
b) The Wilderness
c) Chancellorsville
d) Brandy’s Station
5.) This battle, the largest ever in the Western Hemisphere, was considered the turning
point of the war.
a) Petersburg
b) Gettysburg
c) Big Bethel
d) Mobile Bay
6.) This city was a key point on the Mississippi River for the Confederacy, and fell to the
Union on July 4, 1863.
a) New Orleans
b) St Louis
c) Vicksburg
d) Atlanta
7.) The Union’s campaign that saw a march threw the heart of the Confederacy, and the
use of total warfare was called.
a) The Peninsula Campaign
b) Sherman’s March to the Sea
c) Petersburg
d) The Army of the Potomac
8.) This was one of the final battles of the war. It was characterized by trench and siege
warfare.
a) First Manassas
b) Gettysburg
c) Petersburg
d) Richmond
9.) General Lee surrendered to General Grant at
a) Paris
b) Yorktown
c) Appomattox Courthouse
d) Washington Courthouse
10.) Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a) John Wilkes Booth
b) Lee Harvey Oswald
c) Oliver Cromwell
d) Hans Von Delbrook
Matching
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
George McClellan
“Stonewall” Jackson
William Tecumseh Sherman
James Longstreet
Clara Barton
54th Massachusetts
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Main Leader of the eastern Confederate army
Supreme commander of Union armies at the end of the war
Leader of the 20th Maine
Founder of the American Red Cross
Colored Regiment in the Union army
Known as Little Mac
Lee’s “right arm”
General who believed in defensive warfare
Name of the eastern Confederate army
Name of the eastern Union army
Lead the “March to the Sea”
Identification
Unconditional surrender
Total warfare
Emancipation Proclamation
J.E.B. Stuart
The Monitor and the Virginia
Pickett’s Charge
Anaconda Plan
Essay
1.) Please compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the North and the South
in the Civil War.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
Teacher References
1) BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM: The Civil War Era: By James M. McPherson. A
recipient of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize, this book presents a panoramic view of the era from
the closing years of the Mexican War to the period of Reconstruction. The rocky
transition of American mainstream values is shown here in the South's proud struggle to
cling to the traditions of the past and the North's determined plunge into the capitalistic
industrialism of the future. As the author indicates, the Civil War was more a "Second
American Revolution," resolving issues long unsettled and helping to redefine the
American concept of freedom. "Likely to become the standard one-volume history of our
Civil War" (Publishers Weekly, January 1989). Illustrated with two 8-page photo inserts.
Oxford University Press. 909 pages. 2003 paperback edition. (book)
2) EVERYTHING CIVIL WAR BOOK, The: By Donald Vaughan. From Fort Sumter to
Appomattox and the beginning of Reconstruction, this engaging overview
comprehensively describes both the major events of the Civil War and the social,
economic, and political factors that led to the conflict. Colorful, clearly organized
chapters on political leaders, military leaders, major battles, weapons, the horrors of war,
and family life are supplemented by sidebars containing factoids that provide fascinating
points for discussion. A detailed timeline and appendixes (including a list of national
Civil War sites and memorials) add useful extra information. Grades 7 and up. Index.
Appendixes. Illustrated. Adams Media. 291 pages. ©2000. (book)
3) INTERPRETING AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR: Organizing and Interpreting
Information in Outlines, Graphs, Timelines, Maps, and Charts: The seeds of conflict
that became the Civil War. Slavery, abolition, the 1860 presidential election, secession of
the southern states, key battles, and the final year of the war. (book)
4) BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CIVIL WAR: By William C. Davis. Covers the Major
Battles of the Civil War.
5) FIGHTING MEN OF THE CIVIL WAR: By William C. Davis. Covers the men and
weapons of the Civil War
Student References
1) CIVIL WAR: An Illustrated History, The: By Catherine Clinton. In an easy-to-follow
year-by-year format, this captivating book provides a clear and visual understanding of
one of the bloodiest wars in U.S. history. Deftly organized chapters are loaded with rich
illustrations and actual photos (some famous, many never before seen) that will leave
readers amazed. The book includes sidebars, eyewitness passages, North and South
"Point of View," and interesting "Did You Know?" briefs that will heighten the interest
of all ages. Grades 5–9. Index. 9" x 11". Scholastic. 112 pages. ©1999. (book)
2) RED BADGE OF COURAGE, The: Stephen Crane’s powerful novel of the
experiences of a young soldier in the Civil War, Henry Fleming, the raw recruit who
survives his fiery initiation into manhood and goes on to become a hero. (book)
3) 54th MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY: Footsteps—African
American History: Exciting articles capture the valor of the Civil War’s most famous
regiment of African American soldiers. This colorfully illustrated book includes historic
accounts, primary source quotes, reflections of descendants, maps, archival photographs,
and pictures and poems from schoolchildren. Some sample article titles: "Assault on Fort
Wagner," "Other Black Regiments in the Civil War," "Letters From the Front," and
"Unity in Music." Grades 4–8. Suggested resources. Cobblestone. 48 pages. ©1999.
(book)
4) AP U.S. HISTORY LIBRARY: Consisting of noted works commonly assigned in
introductory-level college courses, this collection spans the range of American history
and presents stellar examples of historical writing. Students can use the books not only to
learn about specific eras and historical issues, but also to see how professional historians
interpret primary sources and provide evidence to back up their assertions-something
students themselves will have to do on the AP test's free-response questions. (book)
5) CIVIL WAR: Eyewitness Books: By John Stanchak. From Bleeding Kansas to
Reconstruction, the Civil War springs to life in 29 double-page spreads. Short articles are
enhanced with hundreds of finely detailed photos, sketches, prints, and portraits, along
with close-up views of weapons, uniforms, flags, documents, and other artifacts.
Illustrations are extensively captioned and many have separate labels with pointer lines.
Endpaper maps show the Union and Confederacy—states, major cities, battle sites, forts,
and territories. Headings include The Long Argument, Slave Life, The Election of 1860,
The Underground Railroad, Secession, Raising Armies, Women at War, Bull Run, Army
Camp Life, Field Artillery, Gettysburg, Northern Life, Confederate Culture, War on the
Water, The Fates of Two Leaders (Lincoln and Davis), and much more. Grades 4 and up.
Index. 8½" x 11". Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages. ©2000. (book)
6) WAR, TERRIBLE WAR: 1855–1865: Some people called it the Civil War, but there
was nothing civil about it. Here's the story of the Civil War, with Lincoln, his debates
with Stephen Douglas, the Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation,
Appomattox, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and the struggles of
the soldiers in blue and gray. 168 pages. (book)
7) WHEN WILL THIS CRUEL WAR BE OVER? The Civil War Diary of Emma
Simpson: By Barry Denenberg. A Confederate girl reveals the hardships of life in 1864
Virginia, as the war that rages at her doorstep tears her family and the nation apart. 156
pages. (book)
8) ACROSS FIVE APRILS: By Irene Hunt. As letters and newspapers bring news of
bloody Civil War battles, a precocious ten-year-old Illinois boy and his family are caught
in a complex web of emotions, moral issues, divided loyalties, and lost young lives.
Tempo. 190 pages. (book)
9) CIVIL WAR: Let Freedom Ring: This series provides basic facts and details of pivotal
events while creating a feeling for what it was like to live during the Civil War era. The
tensions of the period are evident in the text and images, and the books provide solid
information in a visually engaging way with attractive sidebar features and hands-on
activities. With useful timelines, maps, and quotations from primary sources, the books
help readers understand the sacrifices that America paid to usher in a new era. Grades 3–
6. Capstone. 48 pages each. ©2003. (book series)
10) COBBLESTONE MAGAZINEHIGHLIGHTS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865:
Bringing the events, issues, historical trends, and celebrated people central to the nation's
heritage into the classroom, this collection of back issues of Cobblestone: The History
Magazine for Young People covers the full sweep of American history from the eve of
the revolution through World War II. Period drawings, black-and-white photographs, and
maps illustrate the clearly written articles, many featuring excerpts from primary sources.
Each issue contains approximately ten articles plus a list of places to visit and books for
further reading. Grades 4–8. Illustrated. 48 pages each.
Multimedia References
1) CIVIL WAR DRAFT RIOTS: In Search of History, The: One of the nation’s largest
cities burns, looters rampage, and thousands of people lose their lives in the most fatal
riot of American history: not five years ago—or 30—but 130. This program details the
events leading up to the New York draft riots of April 1863, demonstrating how the draft
lottery became a flashpoint for Irish resentment: While rich men were able to avoid the
draft, poor laborers who were barely able to support their family would be forced south to
fight. The program also focuses on the devastating violence directed at African
Americans during the riots, seen by the Irish laborers as the reason for the war and as
competition for jobs. Grades 7 and up. Color. 45 minutes. A&E. ©1998. (video)
2) CIVIL WAR, The: Directed by Ken Burns. This award-winning PBS series has been
widely acclaimed as the definitive documentary on America's bloodiest and most tragic
war. Presented in nine parts, the 11-hour series uses only archive stills and artifacts (no
reenactments), diary entries by contemporary participants and observers, commentary by
major historians (notably, the eloquent and witty Shelby Foote), and modern scenes of
battle sites to re-create the scope and impact of this cataclysmic event. Syndicated
columnist George Will commented: "If better use has ever been made of television, I
have not seen it" (The Outlook, September 22, 1990). Also available is a 348-page
companion paperback, illustrated with maps, that includes the complete text of the
narrative, plus essays by Shelby Foote, Barbara Fields, James McPherson, and other
distinguished historians. Closed captioned. Color and black-and-white. Total time: 11
hours. PBS. (video)
3) CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: The Conflict Begins: Four of the most popular programs
from Set 1 of Civil War Journal are collected to emphasize the opening days of the war:
John Brown, Fort Sumter, First Bull Run, and the 54th Massachusetts. Total time: 200
minutes. (DVD)
4) CIVIL WAR MAP GAME/CIVIL WAR GAME: Two versions of a board game that
increases map skills while developing a greater understanding of key Civil War events.
Civil War Map Game, the classroom version for 1-30 players, contains five sets of
playing cards (50 per set) and five 11" x 17" colored maps that serve as game boards.
Civil War Game, for 1–6 players, contains one game board and one pack of cards. Both
games come with a 17"h x 22"w poster that shows 27 major battle sites on a historically
accurate reproduction of a battle map used by General Grant. On the reverse are
chronological listings of battle summaries with troop strengths and casualty figures. Both
games include reproducible study guides with pre- and posttests, a five-page chronology,
24 pages of data sheets with detailed accounts of battles, a statistical summary, a word
game, and instructions. Time: flexible. Grades 4–12. Educational Materials Associates.
Revised. (simulation)
5) CIVIL WAR SONGS: Includes sections titled "The War Begins," "The Realities of
War," "The Changing War," and "The Union Forever." (the substantial illustrated
songbook includes music, lyrics, and historical notes for each song.) Total time: 3 hours.
(audio)
6) CIVIL WAR TIMELINE: These posters can be displayed separately, joined to form a
convenient timeline, or given to students for desktop learning. Printed on heavy coated
stock, posters feature a chronology on slavery and conflict (1787–1877) running across
the bottom quarter of each panel with photographs, illustrations, and text above.
17"h x 22"w. Knowledge Unlimited. ©2001. (charts and posters)
7) CIVIL WAR, The: What caused the Civil War? Primary source information reveals
firsthand what antebellum America was thinking. What was the war itself like? The
thoughts of political and military leaders, ordinary soldiers, and civilians on the
homefront are recorded in letters and diaries, and the military conduct of the war is
conveyed by a national battle map: click on the site of any major battle and accounts of it
spring to the screen. Also covers Reconstruction to 1877. (CD ROM Software)
8) CIVIL WAR, The: This premier compilation of the History Channel's best
documentaries from the last 15 years presents an extensive, nuanced view of the War
Between the States. Interviews with scholars and historians, reenactments, photographs,
battlefield maps, and rare excerpts from participants' diaries and letters place the conflict
into its military and political context. Twelve programs on six DVDs focus on the most
significant battles and campaigns, as well as the personalities of the men who waged
them:
1. The Hornet's Nest at Shiloh
2. The Bloody Lane at Antietam
3. The Wheatfield of Gettysburg
4. The Tragedy at Cold Harbor
5. John Brown's War
6. Destiny at Fort Sumter
7. The Battle of 1st Bull Run
8. The 54th Massachusetts
9. West Point Classmates-Civil War Enemies
10. Robert E. Lee
11. Stonewall Jackson
12. Sherman & the March to the Sea
A 22-page guide furnishes a timeline of the war, profiles of important figures, and several
primary source texts, including correspondence between Generals Grant and Lee
concerning terms of surrender. Grades 7–12. Color and black-and-white. Total time:
approximately 8 hours. (video)
9) CIVIL WAR: Soldiers and Civilians, The: Selected documents: letter to governor of
Massachusetts on equal pay for black troops, patent drawing of Gatling’s revolving
battery gun, U.S. Navy recruiting poster, sutler store photo. (reproducibles)
10) CIVIL WAR: The Anguish of Emancipation: With dialog drawn exclusively and
verbatim from speeches, diaries, and journals of the time, this elaborate re-creation
depicts conflicting views on slavery as Abraham Lincoln ponders whether to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation. Trying to preserve the Union and uphold the Constitution,
which permits slavery, Lincoln is pressured both by abolitionists and Southerners. After
considering deporting four million slaves somewhere "separate but equal," Lincoln issues
the Proclamation following the bloody Battle of Antietam in 1862. Grades 7 and up.
Color. 27 minutes. Learning Corporation of America. (DVD)
11) CRAM CIVIL WAR TO SUPERPOWER UNITED STATES HISTORY SET: Ten
maps include:
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The Civil War, 1861–1865
U.S. Immigration From 1820
The Westward Movement of Population to 1870
The Nations at War, 1914–1918
Europe, September 1, 1938
World War II, European Theater
World War II, Pacific Theater
The Cold War, 1946–1991
U.S. Population 1800–1900–2000
Superpowers' World
(maps and globes)
12) GLORY: Directed by Edward Zwick. The bravery of the Civil War's first black fighting
regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, is celebrated in this 1989 Academy Award–winning
production which shows how the soldiers had to battle racism in the North before they
could fight the South for their freedom. Stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington,
and Morgan Freeman. The special edition includes both widescreen and full-screen
presentations of the film, picture-in-picture video commentary, the documentary The
True Story of Glory Continues, a featurette titled "Voices of Glory," deleted scenes, and
more. Rated R for violence and language. Color. 122 minutes. Tri-Star (video)
13) LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR, The: Five programs combine synergistically in
this multifaceted set that joins April 1865: The Month That Saved America (based on Jay
Winik's bestselling book) with Tragedy at Cold Harbor (the Civil War Journal program
about Grant's final, bloody drive against Richmond) and three biographies: Jefferson
Davis (also from the Civil War Journal series) plus Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee
(both from the A&E Biography series). DVD features: digitized maps of Cold Harbor
battlefield and Appomattox, Gettysburg Address. Grades 7 and up. Color and black-andwhite. Approximately 400 minutes. History Channel. ©2003. (DVD)
14) NORTH VS. SOUTH: Northern teams of Abolitionists, Free Soilers, and Moderates,
and Southern teams of Rebels, Realists, and Moderates deal with the issues that divided
the North and South prior to the Civil War. Students representing the South must decide
whether or not to secede, while Northerners must choose whether to fight to save the
union. Players: 20–80. Time: 4–5 hours. Revised edition. ©2002. (simulation)
15) WOMEN IN AMERICA: Native American matriarchies, Nancy Hart (who
singlehandedly captured five Tory soldiers), New England millworkers, Civil War
nurses, frontier entertainers, WWII factory workers, Geraldine Ferraro and Anita Hill: the
lives of writers, rebels, pacifists, pioneers, spies, slaves, prominent leaders, and unsung
ordinary women are recorded in over 200 documents and 500 illustrations. (CD ROM)
16) AMERICAN HISTORY INSPIRER: The Civil War: Closely intertwining geography
and history, this fast-paced game takes students on a scavenger hunt through time and
space in order to introduce key events and historical trends in antebellum and Civil War
America. Users are randomly placed somewhere in the U.S. between 1820 and 1865, and
earn points by traveling to states with specific characteristics which were either
contributing factors to the Civil War (e.g., states with the highest slave populations in
1854) or measures of the war's effects (e.g., states that sustained the most casualties).
Working in teams, students consult maps and a timeline to figure out how to get the most
points in 15 moves. Teachers have the flexibility of adding their own data to create
custom game categories. Comes with a teacher's guide containing reproducible handouts,
lesson plans, and a resource list. Grades 5–12. Tom Snyder. ©1997. (CD ROM Software)
17) AMERICAN HISTORY PICTUREPACKS: Each of these unique pictorial collections
on CD-ROM contains 130–290 images that spotlight events, people, places, and trends in
United States history. Each collection covers the major highlights of a specific time
period, and includes an engaging full-screen image to illustrate the article. Topics include
political events, wars and conflict, immigration, inventions, exploration, social and
cultural trends, farming and manufacturing changes, and more. Users can access
drawings, paintings, chromolithographs, maps, photographs, and other images through
their Web browser, allowing them to quickly flip through the images and explanatory
text. The program also facilitates the transport of images to PowerPoint® presentations,
Microsoft Word documents, and other programs. Grades 6 and up. Instructional
Resources Corporation. ©2001. (CD ROM)
18) CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR: Examines the tensions that eventually led to armed
conflict. Topics include sectional differences, slavery, agrarian versus manufacturing
economies, territories seeking statehood, and compromises that merely postponed the
war. (PowerPoint)
19) NORTH VS. SOUTH: THE GREAT AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: Interactive Civil
War battlefield strategy and tactics game. (videogame)
20) PRESENTAION OF AUTHENIC CIVIL WAR WEAPONRY: The teacher will
present authentic and reproduction civil war weapons including a rifled musket, cannon
balls, canister shot, cavalry swords, bayonets, and mini balls. Taken from the collection
of Jerry Pelphrey (presentation of artifacts)
21) GETTYSBURG: Based on the Novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, this movie
covers the entire battle of Gettysburg. (DVD)