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Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War was underway before the war had officially ended. On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln...

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. With this surrender, other...

In November, 1861, Union ships sailed toward Port Royal Sound in South Carolina. Flag Officer Samuel F. Du Pont, eventually promoted to Rear Admiral...

VIDEO | Caitlin Verboon discusses the difficulties that a divided nation faced after the conclusion of the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham...

Grades: High School Approximate Length of Time: 3 hours excluding the final essay Goal: Students will be able to discuss and cite the outcomes of the...

Grades: Middle School Approximate Length of Time: 3 hours excluding the final essay Goal: Students will be able to discuss and cite the outcomes of...

Overview When President Abraham Lincoln presented his plans for Reconstruction to Congress, the “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction,” also...

The Radical Republicans were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of...

Grades: Middle School Approximate Length of Time: 50 minutes Goal: Students will identify and discuss the effects of the American Civil War...

Henry Winter Davis was a United States Representative, serving Maryland’s 3rd and 4th congressional districts. Davis was born in 1817, the son of...

Grades: Elementary Approximate Length of Time: 50 minutes Goal: Students will be able to state the effects of the Civil War. Objectives: Students will...

The legacy of President Rutherford B. Hayes remains disputed among historians. For while Hayes entered the White House during a time of discord and...