EDUCATION

Events and battles

Confederate dead behind stone wall. The 6th Maine Infantry penetrated the Confederate lines at this point. More images from the Battle of Fredericksburg.

The Army of Northern Virginia defeats Union troops at Fredericksburg, Va., in December 1862.

The story

1. A Nation Divided

2. Events and Battles

3. Leaders

4. Daily Life

5. Aftermath

Activities

North or South?

Match the abolitionist

What would you do?

Name that leader

Study the artifact

Be a columnist

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