Programming Librarian: Brainstormer

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: History by Era: The Civil War Era Includes podcasts by historians on the civil war era, lesson plans, quizzes and primary sources.

EdSITEment K-12 lesson plans on Slavery, the Crisis of the Union, the Civil War and Reconstruction.

EdSITEment has put together a collection of civil war literature including slave narratives, lesson plans and student resources.

EDSITEment has put together a collection of our lesson plans, student interactives, multimedia presentations, and vetted websites which will allow teachers, students, parents and lifelong learners to learn more about these events.

The Civil War: 150 Years (National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration)
Features include: Nationwide calendar of CW150 events, information about Civil War Parks, access to database of Civil War Soldiers, more in-depth information about the War.

Exclusive online commentary revisiting and reconsidering America's most perilous period -- using contemporary accounts, diaries, images and historical assessments to follow the Civil War as it unfolded.

Article about a recently discovered letter, Mary Curtis Lee, the eldest daughter of Robert E. Lee, describes how her father wrested with the decsision to resign his commission in the U.S. Army and side with the South. Her words fundamentally alter the story of Lee’s fateful choice. Lee biographers have long claimed that his decision to leave the Army was an inevitable one, driven by the pull of relatives, state and tradition. However, as his daughter shows us, in the end the decision was highly personal, made in spite of family differences and the military conventions he revered.

Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War.

Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War.

Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges of the Civil War.