READ-ALOUD PLAYS ABOUT
... on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stage for the activities. Activities At the end of each play are four classroom activities. The activities are meant to be used in conjunction with the plays, but by no mea ...
... on what they have just read and also reinforce the themes and historical facts that have been presented. They also help set the stage for the activities. Activities At the end of each play are four classroom activities. The activities are meant to be used in conjunction with the plays, but by no mea ...
Episode 3, 2006: Vicksburg Map Tucson, Arizona
... have been shrouded by the thick smoke of battle. So it would be a bloodbath on the Confederate side of the line. Tukufu: On the Confederate side, they are suffering casualties. These Union guns are hammering relentlessly because the siege is only going to last a few more days. These men are preparin ...
... have been shrouded by the thick smoke of battle. So it would be a bloodbath on the Confederate side of the line. Tukufu: On the Confederate side, they are suffering casualties. These Union guns are hammering relentlessly because the siege is only going to last a few more days. These men are preparin ...
John Hunt Morgan`s Christmas Raid
... County so Duke assumed command and quickly threw up three companies as a defense: one to the center, one to the right and one to the left. All were sheltered from Harlan’s fire by a natural depression provided by the river and trees. With Harlan’s guns giving notice of his arrival and his slow and d ...
... County so Duke assumed command and quickly threw up three companies as a defense: one to the center, one to the right and one to the left. All were sheltered from Harlan’s fire by a natural depression provided by the river and trees. With Harlan’s guns giving notice of his arrival and his slow and d ...
The American Civil War: A War of Logistics
... historians focus instead upon the battlefield. The works which do exist on this topic suffer largely from one of two flaws. The first type are very broad in scope, and as a result suffer from a lack of depth. The second type are focused upon a single topic in the war, such as looking at how the war ...
... historians focus instead upon the battlefield. The works which do exist on this topic suffer largely from one of two flaws. The first type are very broad in scope, and as a result suffer from a lack of depth. The second type are focused upon a single topic in the war, such as looking at how the war ...
Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War.
... professional armies by promotions, and volunteers and draftees by punishments. Battle police or even men’s commanding officers have stood behind them to prevent their running away. During the Second World War not only did Stalin’s armies have special detachments who formed a second line to shoot at ...
... professional armies by promotions, and volunteers and draftees by punishments. Battle police or even men’s commanding officers have stood behind them to prevent their running away. During the Second World War not only did Stalin’s armies have special detachments who formed a second line to shoot at ...
The Case of Cyrena and Amherst Stone
... of miles behind the Confederate lines in the rebel city of Atlanta, and deliberately concealed information that might lead Confederate authorities to her or her allies. I The story continues with a novel. Entitled Goldie's Inheritance, A Story of the Siege ofAtlanta, written by Louisa Bailey Whitney ...
... of miles behind the Confederate lines in the rebel city of Atlanta, and deliberately concealed information that might lead Confederate authorities to her or her allies. I The story continues with a novel. Entitled Goldie's Inheritance, A Story of the Siege ofAtlanta, written by Louisa Bailey Whitney ...
Book - National History Day
... research with an emphasis on forming an interpretation of the past supported by extensive research of primary and secondary sources. The Civil War can be explored from a variety of perspectives, and lends itself to countless questions. It is a flexible topic of study, and thus appropriate for nearly ...
... research with an emphasis on forming an interpretation of the past supported by extensive research of primary and secondary sources. The Civil War can be explored from a variety of perspectives, and lends itself to countless questions. It is a flexible topic of study, and thus appropriate for nearly ...
Text Analysis
... downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, however, the sincerity of the great mass of those who were ...
... downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse. I do not question, however, the sincerity of the great mass of those who were ...
"Forever Free" to "A New Birth of Freedom"
... A Republican probably best summed up the attitude of the general population when he wrote, “After a year and a half of trail and a pouring out of blood and treasure, and the maiming and death of thousands, we have made no sensible progress in putting down the rebellion…The people are desirous of som ...
... A Republican probably best summed up the attitude of the general population when he wrote, “After a year and a half of trail and a pouring out of blood and treasure, and the maiming and death of thousands, we have made no sensible progress in putting down the rebellion…The people are desirous of som ...
Chapter 11 PP
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
... Lee won the battle on the first day, but by the third day the Union was better positioned. The Union (blue) was located on high ground south of the town. Confederate (red) General George Pickett heroically led his men to roust the Union. They failed. ...
reminiscences of the civil war
... general who, when he was in command, or when he led a charge, had never been defeated or repulsed, and that general was John B. Gordon. At Appomattox, just before the surrender, when Lee's army had "been fought to a frazzle" and was surrounded by the enemy, General Gordon, under the most discouragin ...
... general who, when he was in command, or when he led a charge, had never been defeated or repulsed, and that general was John B. Gordon. At Appomattox, just before the surrender, when Lee's army had "been fought to a frazzle" and was surrounded by the enemy, General Gordon, under the most discouragin ...
Knoxville: The Heart of the Civil War in East Tennessee
... particularly in East Tennessee. They must show two primary and two secondary sources that they used to help write their letter. If students are writing individually, they can get into groups with those who wrote about the same person and compare and peer edit. If not, the students may get together a ...
... particularly in East Tennessee. They must show two primary and two secondary sources that they used to help write their letter. If students are writing individually, they can get into groups with those who wrote about the same person and compare and peer edit. If not, the students may get together a ...
by Nick Bolash - College of William and Mary
... that fighting in the war had literally been pushed to Broadway Landing’s doorstep. The Union’s trip across the James and Appomattox rivers first required some preliminary exploration of the area they would inhabit while attacking Petersburg. Butler’s campaign in Bermuda Hundred had been costly, and ...
... that fighting in the war had literally been pushed to Broadway Landing’s doorstep. The Union’s trip across the James and Appomattox rivers first required some preliminary exploration of the area they would inhabit while attacking Petersburg. Butler’s campaign in Bermuda Hundred had been costly, and ...
Combat, Supply, and the Influence of Logistics During the Civil War
... available texts deal with the Civil War in the east while the war in the TransMississippi West receives little attention. While grand armies marched across Virginia with over 100,000 soldiers, colonels moved with regiments across the Indian nations. That is not to say that Indian Territory was not a ...
... available texts deal with the Civil War in the east while the war in the TransMississippi West receives little attention. While grand armies marched across Virginia with over 100,000 soldiers, colonels moved with regiments across the Indian nations. That is not to say that Indian Territory was not a ...
Rules of Play
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
... The future of slavery in the territories caused a series of political crises. These crises drove a series of legislative compromises designed to assuage Southern fear that slavery would be abolished. These compromises were designed to maintain a tentative Southern equality in the Senate. The South b ...
Economic Activity Following the Civil War Indexed by Postal Money
... There is a relationship between population and money order inflow/outflow in both the former Union and Confederate states. Our data provides evidence that as population increases in the North (Union States), the inflow of money order funds also increases. From 1870 to 1900, the population increased ...
... There is a relationship between population and money order inflow/outflow in both the former Union and Confederate states. Our data provides evidence that as population increases in the North (Union States), the inflow of money order funds also increases. From 1870 to 1900, the population increased ...
Reluctant Freedom Fighters: Coercion and Negative Recruitment
... the black Civil War experience, is James M. McPherson’s The Negro’s Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union, published in 1965. McPherson’s goal is mainly to disprove the commonly held belief that “the slave was a passive, docile, uncomprehending recipient of freed ...
... the black Civil War experience, is James M. McPherson’s The Negro’s Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union, published in 1965. McPherson’s goal is mainly to disprove the commonly held belief that “the slave was a passive, docile, uncomprehending recipient of freed ...
1864: The Decisive Year
... for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more than a week in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. While all this was going on, the Union columns in the Valley and ...
... for the next month, disengage and move south and east, keeping Richmond in its crosshairs. Lee caught up near Spotsylvania Court House, where the armies slugged it out for more than a week in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. While all this was going on, the Union columns in the Valley and ...
The American Civil War Begins
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
The American Civil War Begins Basics
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
... Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 and 1863. In October, 1863 he commanded all the United States armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War. This is a cropped version of an image taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) in 1864. This image is courtesy of the Librar ...
The American Rifled Musket
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
... considerable amount of force, and with a particular state of the atmosphere, the weapon became so foul after a few rounds that it was almost impossible to force the ball to its proper position.”16 Rapid firing was thus unfeasible, which also greatly reduced the rifle’s utility at closer ranges. For ...
Mosby`s Horse Artillery - Historic Fairfax City, Inc.
... The stockade that Mosby hoped to destroy was manned by approximately 170 men of the Union’s 16th New York Cavalry and commanded by a Captain Joseph Schneider, possibly a German mercenary. Mosby’s initial stop was approximately at the hill on Little River Pike overlooking Accotink Creek, and what is ...
... The stockade that Mosby hoped to destroy was manned by approximately 170 men of the Union’s 16th New York Cavalry and commanded by a Captain Joseph Schneider, possibly a German mercenary. Mosby’s initial stop was approximately at the hill on Little River Pike overlooking Accotink Creek, and what is ...
VOCABULARY-AND-COMPREHENSION
... 9. When did the Union Army begin to openly encourage the recruitment of black regiments? (1 key idea) 10. What did Colonel Robert Gould Shaw volunteer to do in July of 1863? (2 key ideas) 11. What frightening challenges did this present to the recruits of the 54th Massachusetts? (5 key ideas) 12. Al ...
... 9. When did the Union Army begin to openly encourage the recruitment of black regiments? (1 key idea) 10. What did Colonel Robert Gould Shaw volunteer to do in July of 1863? (2 key ideas) 11. What frightening challenges did this present to the recruits of the 54th Massachusetts? (5 key ideas) 12. Al ...
THE ORIGINS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MARINE BRIGADE: THE FIRST
... The United States experienced one of the most difficult periods in its brief history when, in the mid-nineteenth century, the rebellious Southern states of the attempted to secede from the Union. This attempted splitting of the United States led to Civil War, which had profound effects on all aspect ...
... The United States experienced one of the most difficult periods in its brief history when, in the mid-nineteenth century, the rebellious Southern states of the attempted to secede from the Union. This attempted splitting of the United States led to Civil War, which had profound effects on all aspect ...
Battle of Fort Pillow
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal troops (most of them African American) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, ""Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history.""