American History Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: Reconstruction: %BLURB

Reconstruction Report Card (Lesson Presentation)

The Civil War and Reconstruction Instructional Plan resources (Lesson Presentation)

A collection of primary documents, essays, maps, images and other materials relating to the Dakota Conflict trials.

Frederick Douglass' letter to former owner. September 3, 1848.

These letters are part of a collection written by Newton Robert Scott, Private, Company A, of the 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers, during the American Civil War. Most of the letters were written to Scott's neighborhood friend Hannah Cone, in their home town of Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, over the three year period that he served as Company A's clerk.

Teaching with Historic Places offers a series of more than 140 classroom-ready lesson plans that use historic sites as a means for exploring American history. Educators and their students can work through these online lesson plans directly on the computer or print them out and photocopy them for distribution.

The Freedmen's Bureau (Lesson Presentation)

The Republican Economic Plan: The Transcontinental Railroads and Reconstruction (Content Presentation)

Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)--MCHCE Website contains an index of Standards, Presentation Links, Curriculum Links, as well as other Links and Resources for this Era.

Bateman's National Picture: Reconstruction Explanation

It wasn't until 1862 that the Union Army made strict rules about uniforms. Uniform coats and jackets were made of dark blue material. Pants were also dark blue. When the Civil War started in 1861, the Confederate Army did not have one style of uniform for all soldiers. By the end of the war, they followed Alabama's style. Soldiers wore short gray tunics with green trim. Pants were light blue for enlisted men and dark blue for high-ranking officers.

Charles Berry Senior was born in England in 1845, and moved to the United States, near Rock Falls, Iowa, when he was 12 years old. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the Seventh Iowa Infantry, at Plymouth, Iowa, in February of 1864. Charles remained in service for a year and a half, participating in General Sherman's four month campaign against Atlanta in the summer of 1864.

1865-1876: American History Resource Center gives Documents, Additional Online Readings, Maps, Images, Simulations, Timelines, Links, and Document Exercises.