American Civil War resources for Grades 9-12

Posted on December 8, 2020

by Kate M

Resources for High School Students studying the American Civil War

Spanning four years and resulting in more than 620,000 American casualties, historians recall the American Civil War as one of the most divisive eras in U.S. history. Should you need resources to study this important time period, the Library is a great place to start.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library

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American Civil War Reference Library

Gale Library of Daily Life: American Civil War

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
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The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of the Civil War
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Radical Lincoln: Inside the Mind of America's Most Fascinating President

Gale Library of Daily Life: Slavery in America

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The Politics of the Civil War
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The Divided Family in the Civil War
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The Civil War: A film by Ken Burns
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Mr. Lincoln’s Army
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Don’t Know Much about the Civil War
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Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields During the Civil War of the United States
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