The American Civil War Experience
http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/
A site created by high school students that includes a timeline, biographies and images of Civil War leaders, and descriptions of major battles.
The Civil War for Kids
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
A Web site made by students in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Classroom Clipart: Civil War
http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_War
A wide variety of mostly black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
The Gettysburg National Military Park Civil War Page For Kids
http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
Information and activities about the Civil War.
The History Place: The U.S. Civil War 1861–1865
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html
A succinct Civil War time line peppered with photographs and links.
Make a Civil War Drum and Flag
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19268_20778-51913--,00.html (drum)
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19268_20778-51826--,00.html (flag)
Kids can make a drum and flag following simple instructions.
Music of the War between the States
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/index.html
Lyrics and sound files of songs of the Confederacy and Union, as well
as popular music of the 1860s.
Petersburg National Battlefield Kids’ Pages: So you want
to learn about the Civil War?
http://www.nps.gov/archive/pete/mahan/kidspageintro.html
Activities, photographs, and text teach children about the Civil War.
Time Line of the Civil War
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html
A concise time line, with photographs from the Library of Congress’s
American Memory Web site.