A Collection of Free* Civil War Video Lessons for Grades 4 and Up

Following on my American History Series, I’m including here my newest compilation of videos from Amazon Prime video streaming.  If you’re a prime member, you can view these excellent documentaries and reenactments for free. (Hence, the free*.)  Most come from New Dimension Media. I’ve seen videos from theirs a few times, they’re well made and pleasant to watch.

I’m looking forward to watching these videos with Super Hero as soon as we finish the American Revolutionary War video series.

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New Dimension Media videos on the American Civil War:

  1. First Blood: Cover three major battles of the Civil War: Fort Summer, Manassas, and Fort Donelson
  2. Killing Grounds: 1862 as the worst year of the war until Lincoln changed its nature with the Emancipation Proclamation
  3. The Confederate Resurgence: Major battles that led up to Gettysburg and Vicksburg, when the war finally turned in the North’s favor

I also found the series “The Great Battles of the Civil War,” from a different publisher.  I put the videos in chronological order so it’s easy for us, and for you, to follow 🙂

  1. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Manassas – July 21, 1861
  2. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Shiloh – April 6-7, 1862
  3. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Cedar Mountain – August 9, 1862
  4. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Cedar Mountain – August 9, 1862
  5. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Antietam – September 17, 1862
  6. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Franklin – April 10, 1963
  7. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Chancellorsville – April 30-May 6, 1863
  8. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Vicksburg – May – July, 1963
  9. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Gettysburg – July 1-3, 1863
  10. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Spotsylvania – May 8-21, 1964
  11. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Petersburg – June 1964
  12. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Atlanta – July 22, 1864
  13. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Bentonville – March 19-21, 1865
  14. The Great Battles of the Civil War – Appomattox – April 8, 1865

 

So there you have them. I tried to include all the videos in my list, but I you know of any other in these series that I missed, please drop me a line. I’d love for all of us to have the complete list in chronological order.

Happy history watching!

 

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