THE CIVIL WAR


Turning Point Battles:

1st Bull Run

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/first-battle-of-bull-run

http://www.historycentral.com/CivilWar/Bullrun.html

History Channel video:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/first-battle-of-bull-run/videos


Antietam

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/american-civil-war/essays/battle-antietam-turning-point-civil-war

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html?tab=facts

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxDAJlnnPXo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqfMkRG-LEk

Keene in the Civil War- Antietam 

http://www.schooltube.com/video/d1fdd1b695924373b7b4/Keene%20in%20the%20Civil%20War,%20The%20Battle%20at%20Antietam 

Gettysburg:
The Civil War Trust: https://www.civilwar.org/learn/civil-war/battles/gettysburg

Smithsonian Interactive Map:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/A-Cutting-Edge-Second-Look-at-the-Battle-of-Gettysburg-1-180947921/

Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ALyq3seK2g
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKreep2P1M

Video Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikFeQUMxIOI
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_QWcRcOvg
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS9h9gV6Tuk
Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db8VQmeCXNQ
Part 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnkWN_NMvLA
Part 6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIr7LtXNlk8
Part 7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TurlCyAwF48


History Channel Video (Overview):

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-battle-of-gettysburg
Battle Strategy:
http://www.history.com/videos/gettysburg-battle-strategy#gettysburg-battle-strategy
Chamberlian Defendes Little Round Top:
http://www.history.com/videos/chamberlain-defends-little-round-top#chamberlain-defends-little-round-top
The Last Charge at Gettysburg:
http://www.history.com/videos/last-charge-at-gettysburg#last-charge-at-gettysburg
Keene in the Civil War- Gettysburg
http://www.schooltube.com/video/05904002c4ad452f960d/Keene%20in%20the%20Civil%20War-%20Battle%20of%20Gettysburg

Vicksburg:
http://www.civilwar.org/learn/civil-war/battles/vicksburg
Article: 
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/vicksburg-campaign
Vicksburg National Historic Park http://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/vickcamp-siege.htm
Vicksburg battle summary

​Vicksburg Videos:

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-union-siege-of-vicksburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_JpVW1_4XE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRogiYncKj4

Keene in the Civil War: Vicksburg: 
http://www.schooltube.com/video/f170bf62a22c4f0ba9f6/Keene%20IN%20the%20Civil%20War,%20%20and%20the%20Siege%20at%20Vicksburg

Abraham Lincoln’s Crossroads is an educational game based on the traveling exhibition Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War,   which debuted at the National Constitution Center in June 2005.  http://constitutioncenter.org/lincoln/

The Civil War's Greatest Myth:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#civil-wars-greatest-myth

Emancipation Proclamation:

PBS: Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549.html

Video- Gilder-Lehrman Institue: Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#gilder-lehrman-the-emancipation-proclamation

Video- Political Turning Point-  Emancipation Proclaimation
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/videos#civil-war-turning-point

Video- Emancipation Proclamation- History Channel in the Classroom
http://www.history.com/shows/classroom/videos/gilder-lehrman-the-emancipation-proclamation#gilder-lehrman-the-emancipation-proclamation

The Gettysburg Address:
PBS documentary segment on the Address:   http://video.pbs.org/video/1832543419/

History Channel segment on the Address:  http://www.history.com/videos/gilder-lehrman-gettysburg-address

The speech read with animation: 
http://vimeo.com/15402603

Grant's Road to Success
http://www.history.com/videos/grants-tough-road-to-success

Black Troops and the
54th Mass. Infantry Regiment

Video Overview of Black troops in the Civil War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8-GzX4Jz_w

The Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment:
http://www.history.com/videos/gilder-lehrman-massachussetts-54th#gilder-lehrman-massachussetts-54th

True Story of Glory Documentary:
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8wQcmiH3Dc
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_269709&feature=iv&index=1&list=UU1RrHkLGKg90f6Kg1ZyvmVA&src_vid=T8wQcmiH3Dc&v=bcMJS72MPPQ#t=2m
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBFMh-bn6Ok&list=PLdi3NNHWA6gqAcyf6Ni_fUEMsTNMyu9QX

Video- 54th Mass. at Fort Wagner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjzspHlPlAs

Overview:
http://www.masshist.org/online/54thregiment/essay.php?entry_id=528

Assault on Fort Wagner:
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/batterywagner/battery-wagner-history-articles/fortwagnerpohanka.html


SHERMAN'S MARCH
Article:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-march
Sherman's March Interactive
http://www.history.com/interactives/shermans-march
VIDEOS

History Channel Videos:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-march/videos

​Grant and Sherman Lead the Union (video)
http://www.history.com/videos/grant-and-sherman-unlikely-leaders#grant-and-sherman-unlikely-leaders
General Sherman Captures Atlanta (video)
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-march/videos/pivotal-moments-of-the-civil-war-capture-of-atlanta
Sherman & the Burning of Atlanta (video)
http://www.history.com/videos/sherman-and-the-burning-of-atlanta#sherman-and-the-burning-of-atlanta
Sherman's Tactics (video)
http://www.history.com/videos/shermans-terrifying-tactics#shermans-terrifying-tactics
Sherman Closes in on Savannah (video)
http://www.history.com/videos/shermans-last-obstacle-battle-of-fort-mcallister
General Sherman's Legacy (video)
http://www.history.com/videos/shermans-legacy-hero-or-monsterhttp://www.history.com/interactives/shermans-march

Petersburg Siege (aka Battle of Petersburg)

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/petersburg.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/petersburg-campaign

Article: http://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/petersburg-wearing-down-lees-army

10 facts about Petersburg: http://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/10-facts-petersburg-campaign

Video- The Crater at Petersburg: http://www.civilwar.org/learn/videos/crater-petersburgwww.civilwar.org/learn/videos/crater-petersburg
Keene in the Civil War: 
http://www.schooltube.com/video/822bd2cb6f484a66b4c8/Keene-in-the-Civil-War-The-Siege-at-Petersburg

KEY BATTLES MAP