Civil War PowerPoint
Presentations
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Civil War Video Presentations
These are short videos. They may not run properly
on all computers and they may take a few minutes to load.
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Civil War Reenactments
This is a video of an interview with people who reenact the Civil War. (26
minutes)
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Lincoln and Lee at
Antietam
and the Cost of Freedom
It’s September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory
in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
and end slavery in
the South. But Robert E. Lee has other plans - invade the
North. This is a 4 minute clip of a video by the same
name, narrated by Ronald F.
Maxwell, director of the epic Civil War films Gettysburg.
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Abraham Lincoln's Homestead
(5 minutes, 52 seconds)
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Causes
of the Civil War
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Interactive
Civil War Battles Map
Use this interactive map on major Civil War locations and battles to
help students with research, reports, or projects - even with
choosing a topic for further reading and research. Once students
have learned all the material here, they can create their own poster
style of map, listing major battles of the war and annotating
illustrations of key leaders involved in the war. Causes, effects,
important people, and integration are all covered.
Civil War Web Sites
Slavery and the
Underground Railroad
Famous People of the Civil War Era Webquest
The
Battle of Gettysburg

Little Round Top on a cold winter day.
Photo Courtesy of Mark Voss.
Map
of the Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Military History Online
The
Gettysburg Address
The
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Welcome Center
Gettysburg
National Military Park
The
Battle of Gettysburg Official Records and Battle Description
The Life of
Harriet Tubman
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