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Comparing Confederate and Union Soldiers in the Civil War

Lesson plan uses primary sources as the inspiration for comparing and contrasting soldiers on either side of the Civil War. After examining uniforms and viewing two short video clips, students will ...
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Civil War Navies Compared

Access these resources as a member - it's free! Southern Utah University professor Laura June Davis taught a class about Civil War naval warfare, comparing the Union and Confederate navies. Southern ...
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Two Union soldiers posthumously receive Medal of Honor for carrying out daring mission behind Confederate lines

Two Union soldiers from the American Civil War were posthumously awarded with the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on Wednesday, more than 160 years after being executed for their part in a ...
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A Navy ship named for a Confederate victory now honors a Black Union hero

The U.S. Navy has finally shed the last two ship names that honored the Confederacy — and renamed one of them in honor of a man whose life story reads like an action movie hero. The USS ...