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ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR

CIVIL WAR PARKS

CIVIL WAR EDUCATION

BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION

SOLDIERS & SAILORS SYSTEM

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL WAR

Rangers and youngsters at Arkansas Post NM


	Civil War Education

	Educational activities about the Civil War for teachers and students are available at individual parks, as well as through national educational programs of the National Park Service. Table of Contents Online Resources Parks with Curriculum Based Education Programs Opportunities for Professional Development Civil War Studies Programs For a summary of these educational programs on the Civil War, read about Park Lesson Plans and Discovering the Past. For information about specific educational activities related to the story of Bleeding Kansas, visit Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas.


		For Students and Teachers: Online Resources Civil War Archaeology: Southeast Archaeological Center Civil War in the Lower Mississippi River Valley Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Camp Life: Civil War Collections from Gettysburg National Military Park Symbols in Battle: Civil War Flags in NPS Collections Teaching with Historic Places: Civil War Lesson Plan Index: History Standards: Era 5 War for Freedom: African Americans in the Era of the Civil War Web Rangers: Civil War Soldier Parks with Curriculum Based Education Programs related to the history of the Civil War and its legacy Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, KY Antietam National Battlefield, MD Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA Booker T Washington National Monument, VA Brown v. Board Of Education National Historic Site, KS Central High School National Historic Site, AR Fort Donelson National Battlefield, TN Fort Larned National Historic Site, KS Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA Fort Scott National Historic Site, KS Fort Smith National Historic Site, AR,OK Fort Sumter National Monument, SC Gettysburg National Military Park, PA Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, GA Monocacy National Battlefield, MD Petersburg National Battlefield, VA Shiloh National Military Park, TN Springfield Armory National Historic Site, MA Stones River National Battlefield, TN Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, FL Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site, MO Vicksburg National Military Park, MS Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, MO Professional Development Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program Teaching with Historic Places Workshops/Presentations Civil War Studies Programs Gettysburg College: Civil War Programs at Gettysburg College Shepherd University: George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War Penn State University: George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center Virginia Tech: Virginia Center of Civil War Study