A terrific video of the geographic extent of the Confederacy as it changed with time, with key battles highlighted, is here. Alternate YouTube link.
View the animated history of Union units from Pennsylvania, and Confederate units from Virginia, here.
Via Pharyngula.
Other posts in the Map Graphics series
- Downloadable Large-Format Historical Maps
- Online Map Collections
- Maps Of War
- Free Blank/Colored Map Graphics
- More Online Historic Maps
- Virtual Version Of The Field Museum’s Map Exhibit
- Animated US Civil War Maps
- List Of Libraries With Map Resources
- Historical Nautical And Civil War Maps
- Online Historical Atlas Of Canada
- High-Resolution Mexico Road Maps
- Physical Map Of The World


Sure enjoyed the animated map of the Civil War. It really shows the strategy used by the Union. Thanks.