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Department of State

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission

Dr. Dale G. Caldwell, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

The Civil War and Reconstruction in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

Grades 5 through 8

Books, Articles and Teachers Guides

“Shades of Blue and Gray”
pp. 174-195, In ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ: A Mirror on America
John T. Cunningham. Andover, N.J.: Afton Publishing Co., 1976

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Legacy Teachers Guide
Program Six. Vistas of Democracy
David S. Cohen. Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission and ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network, 2001

Audio and Video

Civil War Shorts
A series of short subjects about the Civil War in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, produced by ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network

Vistas of Democracy
Program 6 in the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Legacy series
A 30-minute television documentary about the abolitionist and women's movements in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in the early nineteenth century. A co-production of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network and the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 2000

Documents


Army Life
Horrors of War
Opposing Viewpoints
Battles
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Volunteers
Ellis Hamilton's Letters ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

Grades 9 through 12

Books, Articles and Teachers Guides

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏans in the Civil War: For Union and Liberty
Jackson, William J. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2000

Jersey Blue: Civil War Politics in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 1854-1865
Gillette, William. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1995

“The Political Front in Civil War ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ”
pp. 209-221. In A ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Anthology, edited and compiled by Maxine N. Lurie.
Tandler, Maurice.Newark: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Society, 1994

“A State Divided”
(Civil War and Reconstruction)
pp. 43-53. In Reshaping ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ: A History of Its Government and Politics
Stanley N. Worton. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History Series. Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 1997

“Marcus Lawrence Ward”
InThe Governors of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner.
Hermann K. Platt, Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 1982 (online publication), pp. 135-137

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Legacy Teachers Guide
Program Six. Vistas of Democracy
David S. Cohen. Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission and ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network, 2001

“Charles S. Olden”
InThe Governors of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner.
William C.Wright. Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 1982 (online publication), pp. 129-132

“Joel Parker”
InThe Governors of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays
Edited by Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner
Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 1982 (online publication), pp. 132-135

Audio and Video

Vistas of Democracy
Program 6 in the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Legacy series
A 30-minute television documentary about the abolitionist and women's movements in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in the early nineteenth century. A co-production of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network and the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission, 2000

Documents

³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Legacy Teachers Guide
Program Six. Vistas of Democracy
David S. Cohen. Trenton: ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Historical Commission and ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Network, 2001.
Thirteenth, Fourth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, pp. 81-82

Words That Make ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History
Edited by Howard L. Green. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1995
Former Governor Price Champions the Confederacy (1861), pp. 137-138
A Civil War Song (1861), pp. 139-140
A Republican Congressional Candidate (1862), pp. 141-143
Fight Secessionism in the Field, Abolitionism at the Ballot Box (1862), pp. 144-146
Soldiers Protest the Peace Resolutions (1863), pp. 147-148
Organized and Armed to Resist the Draft (1863), pp. 149-150
Black Troops Performed with Dignity (1865), pp. 151-153

 

 


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