Civil War Activity

Some Fun Things to do Before You Begin...

Escape to Freedom: An Interactive journey investigating the Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad Interactive - National Geographic Website

You will be researching a famous person from the Civil War. 

Use the links below to find out information about your person and take notes about him or her.

Take notes THEN type up the notes

Find a picture of your famous person on the web and copy into your paper.

These will be printed out and glued to construction paper and hung in the hallway.

If your person was a famous general or leader of the North or South, type up the famous battles he was involved in

Details! Details! Details!

Websites:

www.civilwar.com - general information about the Civil War

Northern Leaders (Click on the pictures to find out more)

Southern Leaders (Click on the pictures to find out more)

www.americancivilwar.com - Lists of people and women of the Civil war.

Civil War Research: Lots of Links

Hotlist: Scroll down the page for many topics to choose from.

www.biography.com : Type in the name and search.

www.google.com:Type in the name of your person and seach.