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The Civil War Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
People
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Robert Gould Shaw
Timeline
Statistics
Politics
War
Society
Race
Economy
Big Picture
Quotes
Glossary
Citations
Best of the Web
Websites
Books
Movies & TV
Music
Images
Historical Documents
Brain Snacks
Battles
Fort Sumter

First Battle of Bull Run
Shiloh
The Monitor and the Merrimac (Battle of Hampton Roads)
7 Days Battle
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Grant’s Overland Campaign--The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor
Sherman's March to the Sea and Carolina Campaign
Petersburg
Facts
Test Review
Teaching the Civil War
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Article and Discussion: The Battle of Gettysburg
Document-Based Essay: Lincoln and Slavery
Image and Document Analysis/Writing Assignment: Soldiers' Letters Home
Image Analysis: Civil War Uniforms
Timeline Activity: Key Battles
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Photos