The Civil War

What They'll Explore

• The causes that led the nation into civil war
• Major battles and turning points, from Bull Run to Appomattox
• The daily experience of soldiers and civilians through primary sources
• The aftermath of the war and its long shadow over the country
• A significant historical figure of their choosing, researched in depth

What's Included

Reading Options

Choose one historical fiction title to read alongside the unit.

• I Survived Gettysburg
• My Brother’s Keeper
• Big Bad Ironclad
• The Last Brother
• Bull Run
• Calico Girl
• Like a River
• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

Then research a significant person of the Civil War for the biography poster project — choose from:

• John Lincoln Clem — a drummer boy
• Harriet Tubman — a former slave who helped others escape
• Ulysses S. Grant — a Union General
• Robert E. Lee — a Confederate General
• Frederick Douglass — an escaped slave who advocated for others
• Clara Barton — a nurse in the war; founded the Red Cross
• Abraham Lincoln — the President of the Union
• Jefferson Davis — the President of the Confederates
• Emma Edmunds — a woman who dressed as a man to fight

Who It's For

How It Works

1. Read the required chapters and complete the daily workbook pages at your own pace.
2. Choose a historical fiction title and a biography to read alongside the unit.
3. Create a character and track their survival through the major events of the war.
4. Research a significant person of your choice and build a biography poster as a final project.

Sample & Preview

Preview the first three days

See the workbook's tone, format, and daily structure before you commit — these are real pages from the actual unit, not mockups.

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