by TeachCivilWar | Oct 16, 2009 | Teaching the Civil War
Editors note: This is the first in a series of posts by the Civil War Preservation Trust on all of the wonderful educational resources they have to offer. Enjoy!...
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...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 19, 2009 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Famous Civil War People
There is a very good book called Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails by Tom Wheeler that I encourage everyone to read. The book discusses how President Lincoln used technology, in this case the telegraph, to stay connected with his troops in the field. In today’s...
by TeachCivilWar | Aug 1, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites
Thanks to a recent comment from a reader, I was directed to check out a website called TimeLines. This website is pretty cool for education and it allows you to “Discover, Record and Share History” via TimeLines. You can view the numerous timelines that...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 30, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites
The U.S. Army has created an excellent website related to the Battle of Gettysburg. When you click the Launch Battle button it takes you to a multimedia presentation of the events leading up the to battle. In addition to the spoken narrative, there are also numerous...
