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Military History Encyclopedia on the Web: Battle of Ball's Bluff

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a description of the relatively minor Battle of Ball's Bluff and find out the political ramifications of the battle. Included is a battle map.
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The History Place

The History Place: A Nation Divided 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a simple map detailing the divided nation during the U.S. Civil war.
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American University

American University: The Biafran War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a clear explanation of the Biafran Civil War. Includes a map of Nigeria.
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Etc: United States Civil War, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern United Stated during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map is color-coded to show the Union States, and the Secession States of the Confederacy. The map shows major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and...
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Etc: United States During the Civil War, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United Stated during the American Civil War (1861-1865) showing State and territory boundaries, with dates of statehood for the territories from 1796 to 1861. The map is color-coded to show the Union States, Confederate...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States at the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories in 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. The map is color-coded to show the Union Free States, the Confederate States seceded before April 15, 1861, the Confederate States seceded after April...
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Etc: The Civil War in the West, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Western seat of war during the American Civil War, showing state boundaries and capitals, major cities, forts, battle sites, mountain systems, and rivers in the area.
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Etc: Gulf Campaigns of the Civil War, 1863 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi Delta to Pensacola showing the area of the Gulf Campaigns during the Civil War, from 1863 to 1865. The map shows rivers, coastal features, the 100 foot elevation contour, railroads, forts, and...
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Etc: The Us at the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1860 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War (1860-1861) showing the States that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. The map also shows the territorial boundaries of the Washington Territory, Dakota...
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Etc: Post Civil War United States, 1865 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States after the American Civil War showing political facts, boundaries, and conflicts regarding the post-Civil War reconstruction (1865-1892).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Civil War, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the southeastern part of the United States showing important sites of the Civil War (1861-1865). The map shows major cities, railroads, rivers, and terrain of the region. An inset map shows northeastern Virginia, with forts and...
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Etc: First Defenses of the South During the American Civil War, 1860 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the Southeastern States showing the South's first line of defenses during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map is color-coded to show the eastern Confederate States (indicating the States seceding before and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the West, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the western seat of war during the American Civil War, showing cities, forts, rivers, and significant battle sites.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the East, 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the major battle sites in the east in 1862-1863 during the American Civil War. The map shows major cities, rivers, and the sites of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mount Cedar, Mechanicsville,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The War in the South and Southwest, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and the western portion of Florida showing the area of western campaigns (1862) during the American Civil War. The map shows major cities, the railroad network, forts,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the East, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the area of the American Civil War in the east, including the major battle sites of Bulls Run Creek, Manassas Junction, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill,...
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BBC

Bbc: The Killing of Kosovo

For Students 9th - 10th
he A guide to the acts of genocide which occurred in region of Kosovo during the late 1990s while NATO bombing was occurring. Provides a clickable map of Kosovo with documentation on the various acts of genocide.
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Ohio State University

E History at Osu: Maps & Images: Antietam

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of the Battle of Antietam. Shows the landscape of the battlefield as well as images during and the aftermath of the battle.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park: Vicksburg Campaign Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A small map showing Grant's line of march on Vicksburg from March through May, 1863.
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National Park Service: Vicksburg National Military Park: Bayou Expeditions Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a black and white map detailing the Bayou Expeditions of the Vicksburg Campaign.
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American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Working to Save America's Battlefields

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This site is dedicated to saving American battlefields. It provides videos of Civil War battlefields including Bull Run and Manassas, animated Revolutionary War maps, and video of the life of Ulysses Grant.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Fort Sumter

For Students 5th - 8th
A fascinating look at the "chess game" that involved Fort Sumter, a United States military installation in Charleston Harbor off the coast of South Carolina. Read about the moves by various leaders to keep or take the fort without...
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Map of the Union and Confederate States

For Students 9th - 10th
Two maps showing the Union and Confederate states at the beginning of the Civil War.
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Etc: Maps Etc: England and Wales at the Outbreak of the English Civil War, 1642

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales at the outbreak of the English Civil War (1642-1651). The map is color-coded to show the districts and places controlled by the King Charles I of England in pink and those controlled by Parliament in Yellow.

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