by TeachCivilWar | May 5, 2017 | Teaching the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg Reunion of 1913 From June 29 to July 6, 1913, 50 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, Union and Confederate flags flew side by side when more than 50,000 Civil War veterans converged on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for a grand reunion. The...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 4, 2016 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Teaching the Civil War
Colorizing original photographs of the Camp of Captain John Hoff Recently I spent some time doing colorizations of a series of photographs of the Camp of Captain John Hoff. Captain Hoff was the Commissary of Subsistence during that time and was in charge of...
by TeachCivilWar | Oct 3, 2016 | Famous Civil War People
A Vision Place of Souls On October 3, 1889, General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain once again returned to Gettysburg for the dedication of the Maine Monuments. During the event, the now general gave a very moving speech that you can read online. I decided, on this...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 19, 2016 | Civil War Related Websites
I recently learned about a new interactive timeline tool called HSTRY and I thought I would try it out. Signing up was easy with my Google Account and it took me through a brief guided tour on how I could add classes and create my first timeline. From...
by TeachCivilWar | Apr 7, 2015 | Civil War Related Videos, Teaching the Civil War
Family Fun Finding Rock Carvings in Gettysburg National Military Park The kids had the Monday after Easter off and it was a beautiful day so we packed a lunch and headed to Gettysburg for the day. While there, we did a lot of walking around Devil’s Den,...
