The American Civil War (1861-1865)

Can anyone identify the men standing in the front of each of these two Civil War photographs? See if you can figure it out during our study of the Civil War over the next month or so.

Big Ideas of the Civil War (1861-1865):

What were the strengths/weaknesses of the North and South?

Why did the South win many early battles?

What was the Emancipation Proclamation and its effect on African

Americans?

The Realities of War

Union Victories at Vicksburg and

Gettysburg led to an eventual defeat of

the Confederacy.

Check out the 3 minute video clip here. Listen to the words of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech as you view the images.

Discover more about the Civil War through an excellent in depth website, here.