by TeachCivilWar | Jul 25, 2012 | Lesson Plans, Teaching the Civil War
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...
by TeachCivilWar | Feb 7, 2012 | Civil War Related Websites, Lesson Plans
Kevin Honeycutt has developed an excellent website for integrating technology to teach the Civil War. This collaborative learning project is focused around the H.L. Hunley, the famous Confederate submarine. This website is provides an in depth look into...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 18, 2011 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Lesson Plans
Ever wonder how newspapers during Civil War covered the battles? Are your doing any research into an aspect of the Civil War and need a great primary source? Well, the Son of the South website has digitized versions of Harper’s Weekly online for your review....
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 17, 2011 | Lesson Plans
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following post is contributed by Beth A. Twiss Houting, Senior Director of Programs & Services, Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It talks about Civil War related topics for the National History competition. With a new school year...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 8, 2011 | Lesson Plans
EDITORS NOTE: This is a guest post about a website that I recently found and thought was very interesting. Let me know what you think and how you can have your students create a newscast from a part of the Civil War. A casual study of history teaches our...
by TeachCivilWar | May 24, 2011 | Civil War Related Websites, Lesson Plans
As part of the 150th Civil War celebration, the Washington Post has created a special Civil War 150 website to share articles and resources related to the Civil War. One of these is resources is an interactive map that shows battles and casualties from the war....
