"Brings to Life"

"You’re going to want to share HistoryAnimated. The site brings to life those dashed and dotted line maps to depict key naval and land battles using graphics, text, sound, and animations."

School Library Journal
"One of my favorite US History resources"

"One of my favorite US History resources.....my students absolutely loved the animations complete with their sound effects and marching visuals."

Free Technology for Teachers
"Something Different"

"These animations can be used in many ways from providing students with something different than just reading about a battle to using them as discussion starters on why a battle happened the way it did."

Teaching the Civil War with Technology
"Surprisingly detailed depiction .... and really well done"

"this is a surprisingly detailed depiction... and really well done....The site is really professionally done and will appeal to anyone who is new to a particular battle or campaign. The moving animation provides a teaching tool which is more difficult with only text and still maps. "

TOCWOC - A Civil War Blog.
"Read Several Books and never get the same comprehension"

"You could read several books and never get the same comprehension of the overall battles as with these animations."

Armchair General Magazine
"Start Exploring"

"Get the children excited. Let them start exploring the Civil War sites before you even hit the road. Check out civilwaranimated.com to preview the battlefields."

USA Weekend Magazine

Forts Henry and Donelson

At the beginning of the war, the Confederates place control of their western army in the hands of General Albert Sydney Johnston. He spreads his forces out across Kentucky and Tennessee. A new Union general, Ulysses S. Grant, sees the opportunity to strike at the Confederate weak spot - two forts built to protect the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers from being used by Union forces. Grant plans a combined water and land assault on the fort using a tiny flotilla of ironclad gunboats commanded by Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote. Waiting for Grant at Fort Donelson are four Confederate generals and a new cavalry colonel named Nathan Bedford Forrest.