Civil+War+Battles+Assignment+(Pre-AP)

__**Civil War Battles - Pre-AP Assignment**__ Following is a list of important battles of the Civil War. Your mission is to research each battle, using the following websites. Then, you will create a website about one particular battle, which will be posted on the class website.

**__Directions__:**

 * To begin your research, log on to the following website, and complete the chart about the major battles of the Civil War.
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**__You may choose among the following battles for your entry on the class wiki__:**
· 1st Bull Run (1st Manassas) · // Monitor v. Merrimack // (Hampton Roads) · 2nd Bull Run (2nd Manassas) · Antietam · Fredericksburg · Chancellorsville · Fort Donelson · Shiloh · New Orleans · Chattanooga · Chickamauga · Vicksburg · Gettysburg · Petersburg · Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea · Wilderness Campaign

· Name of the battle ( 2 points) · Date(s) of the battle (2 points) · Location of the battle (2 points) · Winner of the battle (2 points) · Commanding general on the Union side (2 points) · Commanding general on the Confederate side (2 points) · Description of the major events of the battle (15 points) · Number of casualties (2 points) · 4-8 visuals (photographs, maps, charts, graphics, etc.) (6 points) o [] o [] · Bibliography on the bottom of your wiki – minimum of three sources. (6 points) · Visually appealing, creative, and organized (4 points) · Grammar, spelling, and mechanics (4 points) · Use of class time (5 points)
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