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Marching into Dixie

[Detail] Marching into Dixie

Specific artifacts (images, manuscripts, maps, sound files) with analysis tools help students think like historians about a particular historical event or phenomenon.

“Abraham Lincoln.” 1865

Abraham Lincoln Takes a National Role

Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence.

Civil War soldier

Civil War Music

Sound files, sheet music, photographs, letters and maps help students better understand the American Civil War through study of the popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

George Washington

Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln: Three Great Presidents

Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades.