by TeachCivilWar | Dec 24, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The above illustration by Thomas Nast is entitled “Christmas Eve, 1862” and is from an 1862 issue of Harper’s Weekly. On the right side of the illustration is a Civil War soldier on duty sitting next to a fire on a cold night. In addition...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Hello Everyone, Just a note to say that I’ve been nominated for a 2009 EduBlog Award as the Best Resource Sharing Blog. I would greatly appreciate it if you take a moment to vote for my blog I would greatly appreciate it. While you are there, Civil...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 1, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Edublog Awards 2009 are open for nomination! This is a chance for educators to nominate and celebrate the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology. Here...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 10, 2009 | Book Reviews, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
I recently received a copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide by J.D. Petruzzi and Steven Stanley and I wanted to share my thoughts on the book. To begin, this is by far one of the best guides to the Battle of Gettysburg that I have read. In addition...
by TeachCivilWar | Oct 24, 2009 | Civil War Related Videos, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
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...
by TeachCivilWar | Oct 8, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Just a quick post to share that the July 2007 issue of U.S. News and World Report had a special section called The Secrets of the Civil War. The articles pretty good and there are some great resources that can be used in your classroom including a multimedia timeline...
