American Civil War Video Clips
The Civil War's Greatest Myth - was the war about slavery?
How the Civil War Got Its Start (Smithsonian, video)
How one piece of legislation divided a nation (video)
Brain pop Civil War movie for kids, free, 5 minutes
The Civil War in 4 minutes, followed by Crash Course
Infantry Tactics - Line of Fire (video, Civil War Trust, 4 minutes)
Civil War Drilling (video, Gettysburg National Park)
The Civil War (pbs, videoclips & full episodes)
Civil War (US National Park Service video clips)
A collection of American Civil War video clips for teachers and students
Heart of the Civil War (Maryland Public Television, 56 minutes)
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