Description: The MrNussbaum.com Interactive Battles Map allows kids, teachers, and parents to learn about each of the significant battles from the Civil War simply by clicking its location on the map.

Description: This interactive activity allows students to use the interactive Civil War Battles map to find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions.

Description: This game will test your knowledge of the affiliation of the states and figures of the Civil War, the locations of the major battles, and the advantages the sides had over each other. With each answer you provide you’ll learn a wealth of information!

Description: This printout features a map showing the locations of the top ten deadliest battles in the American Civil War, followed by a chart detailing those battles.

Description: This page tells all about the bombardment of Fort Sumter - the first battle of the Civil War.

Description: This video from the National Park Service provides a historical overview of the Siege at Fort Sumter - the first armed conflict of the Civil War.

Description: This page tells all about the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War.

Description: This page tells the story of General McClellan's ill-fated Peninsula Campaign.

Description: This article describes the "Quaker Guns" that delayed McClellan's army from commencing the Peninsula Campaign, thereby giving the Confederacy time to plan the defense of Richmond.

Description: This page tells all about Stonewall Jackson's 1862 victory at Winchester, Virginia.

Description: This page tells all about the battle of the Battle of Harper's Ferry - an easy Confederate victory in 1862.

Description: This page tells the story of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh Church in western Tennessee.

Description: This page tells all about the Second (and much larger battle of Bull Run).

Description: This page tells the story of the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor - the two ironclad warships that clashed in Hampton Roads in 1862.

Description: This page tells all about the Battle of Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American history.

Description: This page tells the story of the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee.

Description: This page tells all about the Confederate victory at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Description: This page tells all about the massive victory at Chancellorsville that led Robert E. Lee to believe his army was invincible.

Description: This page tells about the events that led to the Battle of Gettysburg - the largest battle in American history.

Description: This page tells about the July 1, 1863 - the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Description: This page tells about the July 2, 1863 - the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Description: This page describes the miraculous Union stand at Little Round Top on the July 2.

Description: This page tells about the July 3, 1863 - the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Description: This page describes the ill-fated infantry charge that came to be known as Pickett's Charge on the day 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Description: This great video tells about the history and significance of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Description: This page tells the story of the terrible siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi, that ended on July 4, 1863.

Description: This article describes the hideous riots that rocked New York City in 1863 after the random draft.

Description: This page tells all about the massive battle of Chickamauga in northern Georgia.

Description: This page tells all about the battle of Chattanooga.

Description: This amazing production from the National Park Service tells the stories, struggles, and contributions of African-Americans before, during, and after the epic battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga during the Civil War.

Description: This page tells the story of Gran't deadly Overland Campaign and includes descriptions of the battles at Spotyslvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and more.

Description: This page tells the story of Sherman's fiery path from Atlanta to Savannah.

Description: This page tells the story of the Siege at Petersburg, both the longest siege in American history and the last stand of the Confederacy.

Description: This page tells the story of fall of the Confederate capital of Richmond.

Description: This page tells the story of General Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House in Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.

Description: This article describes the 1864 Fall of Atlanta and the political effect on Abraham Lincoln.

Description: This page describes the gruesome reality of the Civil War - how hundreds of thousands of people from both sides died in battle, from disease, and in squalid prisons.

Description: This section contains detailed articles about 22 of the most important battles of the Civil War includes Gettysburg, Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Shiloh, Appomattox Courthouse and much more.

Description: This 60-page bundle contains 16 reading comprehension activities based on important battles of the Civil War. It includes reading passages and multiple-choice question sets, fact or fiction exercises, text structures, and battle breakdowns. Absolutely perfect for grades six and up! All answers included.