CivilWar@ Smithsonian

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Subject:

Humanities

Institution Name:

National Portrait Gallery

Collection:

Smithsonian Institutions

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

This site examines the Civil War through collections of artifacts. Topics include slavery and abolition, Abraham Lincoln, the first Union officer killed, soldiering, weapons, leaders, cavalries, navies, life and culture, Appomattox, Winslow Homer, and Mathematics and Statistics. A Civil War time-line is included.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Readings

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

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