John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last...

Robert Patterson (January 12, 1792 - August 7, 1881) was a United States major general during the Mexican-American War and at the beginning of the American Civil War.

A map of the vicinity of New Madrid and Island Number 2 along the Mississippi River in 1862 during the American Civil War. The map shows Union and Confederate positions, gun boats, batteries, redoubts, and forts, with map notes of...

Map shows the Battle of Dunbar, 3rd September 1650, during the Third English Civil War. The battle was fought between the English Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell and the Scottish Covenanters under David Leslie. The battle was a...

A map of the Battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England, during the First English Civil War. The battle was between the Parliamentarian New Model Army under Fairfax and Cromwell, and the Royalist Army of King Charles I. This battle,...

A map of the Battle of Naseby on 14 June, 1645, near Broad Moore in Northamptonshire, England during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The battle, between the Royalist army under King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model...

A map of the Battle of Dunbar on September 3rd, 1650, in Scotland during the Third English Civil War (1649-1651). The battle, between the English Parliamentarian army under Oliver Cromwell and the Scottish Covenanters army under David...

A map of England and Wales after the campaigns of 1644 during the first English Civil War (1642-1646) between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of Parliament. The map is color-coded to show the districts and places...

Where the American Civil War started, with the secession of South Carolina from the Union.

30 sites of American Civil War battles, including Gaines 'Mill, Glendale, and Malvern Hill, all sites of battles during the 1862 Seven Days Battles, as well as the 1864 battles of Cold Harbor and New Market Heights.

Site provides a detailed map of Tennessee with locations of all the Civil War battles fought there. Hyperlinks to explanations of the battles are listed below.

Edward Moody McCook (June 15. 1833 - September 9, 1909) was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and Governor of the Territory of Colorado.

John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 - August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

(1813-1890) Fremont was an explorer and general. He was promoted to major-general during the Civil War. Fremond is also known as "Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains."

Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as Chief Justice of the United...

Salmon Portland Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Portrait of Lew Wallace in Civil War dress uniform.

Lyndon Baines Johnson became president on the heels of a national tragedy. Review his domestic and foreign policy using the following summary, questions for critical thinking, references for further study, and a question/answer section...

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was established in 1966 to promote equal rights, including equality of opportunity for women in employment.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the National Guard, how it came to be, and how it protects the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

The Selma Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama took place in March 1965 as part of the voting rights movement.

John Armstrong was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania.

An image of George McClellan.

An image of Mathew Brady.