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Civil War Journal Assignment
• You need:
– 5 sheets of paper
– Fold hamburger style (3 staples along the side)
– Create a cover page which represents you and your side
(Union or Confederate)
– Write your name and period on the back page
• Each Journal entry will need to be at least a paragraph entry
and an illustration!
Entry #1
• Identify who you are and where you come
from. Describe your excitement for joining
the war.
Entry #2
• Describe the conditions of camp life. What
types of things you see, hear, and smell on a
daily basis? Has you enthusiasm changed
about going to war?
Entry #3
• Identify some of the new technologies that were
used during the war. What was it like to see them
for the first time and what kind of an impact did
they have on the war?
Entry #4
• You have just been involved in your first real
major battle (Battle of Shiloh), explain what
happened there. Explain what General Sherman
meant when he said, “The scenes on this field
would have cured anybody of war.”
Entry #5
What was the effect on the South when they
lost New Orleans to the Union? How did that
fit into the Union’s plan for war?
Entry #6
Describe the battle of Antietam. How did
you feel when you found out about the
finding of Gen Lee’s plans? What should
Gen McClellan have done?
Battle of Antietam
Entry #7
• How did the news of the Emancipation
Proclamation make you feel? Did Lincoln make a
good decision by issuing this document? What
does this document mean for the war?
Entry #8
What was the 54th Massachusetts
regiment? What did they do that made
them famous? What happened to
African American enlistment as a result?
Entry #9
• What role did women play in this
war? Should they have done
more? If so, what could they have
done?
Entry #10
You were captured by the opposing
army and sent to a prison camp.
Describe your experience. What
did you see, hear, smell…
Entry #11
What happened at the Battle of
Gettysburg? Comment on the effect of
Pickett’s Charge.
Entry #12
What did the siege at Vicksburg do for the
Union? What is the possible outcome of
the war for your side?
Entry #13
Union soldier = you were under the command of
Gen. Sherman. What types of tactics did you
use when Sherman marched to the sea? How
did you feel about performing those acts?
Confederate soldier = you just heard about what
Sherman did in the South, describe how you
feel. What concerns do you have?
Entry #14
Ulysses S. Grant has just taken over the
Union Army. Describe what you know of
this general and how you feel about his
new appointment.
Entry #15
You just heard about Lee’s surrender. How
do you feel about this news and what do
you think is going to happen next?
Entry #16
• The 13th Amendment has just been
announced. What did it do and how do you
feel about it?
Closing
• What does life hold in store for you now?
What are your future plans? Will you be able
to put this war behind you?