It was a beautiful here in central Pennsylvania last weekend so we decided to head to Gettysburg for the day. In addition to packing a lunch, we grabbed my copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide and my Flip video camera and set off. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things.
Here is the third of several videos and photos that we took. In this one, we are in the area near Devil’s Den and my daughter Sarah (aka @civilwarsallie) is reading about some of the more difficult rock carvings to find on the battlefield.
Here are a couple of photos of my kids looking for the carvings. They were very hard to see.
If you are like me and enjoy exploring the Gettysburg battlefield (especially with kids), I highly recommend JD’s book: The Complete Gettysburg Guide
It was a beautiful here in central Pennsylvania last weekend so we decided to head to Gettysburg for the day. In addition to packing a lunch, we grabbed my copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide and my Flip video camera and set off. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things.
Here is the second of several videos and photos that we took. In this one, we are in the Rose Woods and my son Josh is reading about one of the more obscure rock carvings found on the battlefield.
Here is a short video I did with Gary Adelman who is the Director of History and Education for the Civil War Trust. I shot this video a while back and just found it so I thought I would share.
I filmed this video last summer in Gettysburg and never got around to editing it and uploading until now. In the video the soldier is showing us how to play Faro which is a period card game. According to Wikipedia, Faro came to the US in the 19th century to become the most widespread and popularly [...]
Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I talk a bit about how you can use YouTube to teach and learn about the Civil War Feedback on the show? email me at podcast@teachthecivilwar.com Follow Me on Twitter Music is by Mark Ferguson and is [...]
On Monday, May 30, 2011, the History Channel will air a new Civil War film on Gettysburg. This film is produced by Tony and Ridley Scott. The trailer for the movie looks good so this is something that I am looking forward to watching. If you are teaching the Civil War at this time of [...]
Today, I am sharing some links to some additional videos available via the Internet. Antietam – Civil War Artillery Demonstration (1:31) Firing a Civil War Musket (:44) Civil War Battle Reenactment, Spokane, WA (4:15) PBS: The Civil War (5 videos of various lengths) Shiloh Reenactment (14:08) The Civil War (14:37) The Civil War at Home [...]
I have found a few more videos on YouTube that I would like to share with you. The first two were done by Tapsbugler (those familiar with the hobby will know who this is) and the first video is Field Musicians of the Civil War and the second video is Brass Bands of the Civil [...]
Here are a few more short videos related to the Battle of Gettysburg for you to view: Three related to the story of Wesley Culp, Jack Skelley and Ginny Wade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2PcQR-SdU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBi_Vgt2MWs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jaJyJKY3s Story about Spangler’s Spring: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-mWP_H8P8 Just another great way for you to bring subject matter experts into your classroom. Enjoy
Well, 145 years ago the Battle of Gettysburg was raging and would become what some would call the turning point of the Civil War. Recently, I was bored and started searching around YouTube for Gettysburg related videos and came across the following video and just had to share. I present, The Civil War: Gettysburg Day [...]
I have to admit right up front that I am not a big user of YouTube. I have viewed some clips that people have sent me but I’m not a regular user. That being said, someone sent me a link the other evening to a video of a Civil War Fife & Drum group playing [...]
Park Rangers at the numerous Civil War battlefields are a wealth of information. Unfortunately, it is difficult (if not impossible) and expensive for classes of students to venture out to a Civil War battlefield. So, how about bringing a Park Ranger to your classroom? Well, here is one way to do just that. Many of [...]
Various types of music played key roles throughout the Civil War from the fife and drum to the bugle calls which rallied the soldiers and directed them on the parade ground and in battle. There were sentimental and patriotic songs which soldiers sung in camp in order to pass the time while remembering the homes [...]
The following is from The Lincoln Log website and gives you an idea of what Lincoln’s day was like on November 19, 1863 prior to giving his famous speech. If you plan to have your students recite the Gettysburg Address for class, this should help provide some background information about the event. Check out this [...]
