Welcome to the Civil War [Portrait of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S

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The Civil War

• Project byJane Luzietti

http//etc.usf.edu/clipart/5600/5645/civil_war_1.h
tm
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An Internet Project for 5th Grade

• The Civil War was one of the most important
  events in American history. Three million
  Americans fought in it and more than 600,000 died.

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Portrait of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, officer
of the Federal Army, Brady National Photographic
Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Between 1860 and
1865. LC-B8172-6371
Portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, officer of the
Confederate Army, Julian Vannerson, 1863.
LC-B8172-0001

• Get ready to go back in time to when Americans
  were divided a time our country will never
  forget.

Welcome to the Civil War
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Imagine

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War. You may pretend to be any of the
  following
• Union Soldier
• Confederate Soldier
• Northern Woman
• Southern Woman
• Female Abolitionist

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Union Soldier

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War.
• You are 18 years old.
• You enlisted in the Union Army, leaving a widowed
  mother, a six-year-old sister and a
  twelve-year-old brother at home.
• You hope to marry your childhood sweetheart after
  the war.

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Confederate Soldier

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War.
• You are 18 years old.
• You and your father enlisted together.
• You have twin brothers, fifteen years old, who
  would like to fight in the war however, they are
  needed to help your mother run the farm.

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Northern Woman

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War.
• You are 18 years old.
• You are newly married to a man from North
  Carolina. His parents still live there.
• You live in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Southern Woman

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War.
• You are 18 years old.
• Your father, your older brother, and your fiancé
  have enlisted in the Confederate Army.
• You, your mother, and the slaves are running the
  plantation.

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Female Abolitionist

• You are living in America during the period of
  the Civil War.
• You are 30 years old and your husband recently
  died in an accident.
• You live on a large farm in Pennsylvania with
  your two girls, ages 4 and 7.
• You are in the process of helping six slaves
  escape to the North.

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Description of Your First Task

• Write a one-page journal entry telling about your
  life as the Civil War is beginning. Include at
  least five facts about some important issues of
  the time and express some opinions as well.
• Read some examples of real journal entries at
  http//www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/links6.htmDiarie
  s or http//valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/.
• Get some real facts about the Civil War at
  http//sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html or
  http//civilwar.si.edu/brady_intro.html

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Next, A Letter...

• In a one-page letter written to or received from
  a loved one, describe one of the following
  battles
• The First Battle of Bull Run (Virginia, 1861)
• Antietam (Maryland,1862)
• Shiloh (Tennessee, 1863)
• Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, 1863)
• Chattanooga (Tennessee, 1863)

(Follow directions on next slide.)
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About the Battles...

• After clicking on Battle map a short movie will
  play and then a map of the United States will
  appear.
• Move the cursor to the state where your battle
  was fought. Click on the hand that appears at
  your battle site. The National Park Service site
  will appear.
• Use this site to gather facts for your letter.
  Choose at least 5 facts to include in your
  letter. Include some opinions too.

• Battle map

When finished, close Park Service site (x) and
minimize (-) Internet screen to return to
project.
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Photos with Telling Details

• The Civil War can be viewed through photography,
  which was coming of age at the time of the war.
• First look at Telling Details. When finished,
  be sure to close site (X), and minimize Internet
  (-) to return to project.

Go to next slide
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Photos with Telling Details

• Next, choose a photograph that would be
  significant to your character at
  http//memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/ or
  http//www.pbs.org/civilwar/cwimages/portraits/ind
  ex.html
• Analyze the photograph using the Photograph
  Analysis Worksheet. http//www.archives.gov/digita
  l_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/photo.html

http//memory.loc.gov/pnp/cwp/4a40000/4a40800/4a4
0861r.jpg
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Music from the Civil War

• Songs sung during the Civil War entertained and
  told various stories.
• Choose a song your character would find
  meaningful and then tell why. Visit
  http//www.civilwarpoetry.org/

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The War Ends

• General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.
  Grant at Appomatox on April 9,1865.
• In a final journal entry, tell how you felt when
  you heard the news. Describe the reaction of
  others around you too. Tell how your life will
  change.

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Back to Reality

• You will need to hand in the following
• Beginning Journal Entry
• Your Battle Letter
• Copy of Photo You Analyzed
• Completed Photo Analysis
• Print-out of your Song Your Characters
  Thoughts about the Song
• Final Journal Entry

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Resources

• Photographs
• Shea, John, G. The Story of a Great Nation.
  (New York Gay Brothers Company, 1886)
  http//etc.usf.edu/clipart/5600/5645/civil_war_1.
  htm.
• Portrait of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, officer
  of the Federal Army, Brady National Photographic
  Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Between 1860 and
  1865. LC-B8172-6371. (April 11, 2005).
• Vannerson, Julian. Portrait of Gen. Robert E.
  Lee, officer of the Confederate Army. 1863.
  http//memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/
  LC-B8172-0001. (April 11, 2005).
• Morris Gallery of the Cumberland, Nashville,
  Tenn., photographer. Portrait of a Boy Soldier.
  between 1860 and 1865, re-photographed 1961.
  Library of Congress, Prints Photographs
  Division, LC-B8184-10573 DLC (intermediary roll
  film). http//memory.loc.gov/pnp/cwp/4a40000/4a40
  800/4a40861r.jpg. cwp 4a40861 Reference
  American Memory edition timeline. No. 1087.
  (April 15, 2005).

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Resources

• Clip Art
• Stars Stripe Banner http//www.angelfire.com/c
  a7/hypertext0verview/logo-display/stars-stripes.gi
  f
• Soldier with cannon page 2. Microsoft/clipart
• Crossed Flags http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipart
  gallery/2flags.gif
• Flags http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipartgallery/
  clipart1.htm
• Union Colonel Official Military Atlas Of The
  Civil War. http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipartgall
  ery/colonel.jpg http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipar
  tgallery/clipart2.htm
• Confederate Colonel Official Military Atlas Of
  The Civil War. http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipart
  gallery/ccolonel.jpg. http//civilwarclipart.com/
  Clipartgallery/clipart2.htm
• Sad Women http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipartgall
  ery/sadnews.gif. http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipar
  tgallery/clipart2.htm

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Resources

• Clip Art (continued)
• Woman with umbrella Tramel, Chris. 1998.
  Savage/Goodner Camp 1513 SCV http//tennessee-sc
  v.org/Camp1513/ http//tennessee-scv.org/Camp1513
  /belle.gif
• Camera Image Provided by Classroom Clipart.
  November 12, 2000.
• Battle Scene http//civilwarclipart.com/Clipartg
  allery/battlecry.gif. http//www.civilwarclipart.c
  om
• Map of America http//www.clipartforteachers.com
  /guest/SOCIAL_STUDIES/Maps/Civil_War/CivilWar_L.jp
  g. Mythic Wave Productions, Inc.
• Grant and Lee at Appomattox. http//civilwarclipa
  rt.com/Clipartgallery/grant_and_lee.gif

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Resources

• Soldiers Background
• http//www.angelfire.com/ca7/hypertext0verview/log
  o-display/2-soldiers-bg.gif
• Sound
• Howe, Julia Ward. The Battle Hymn Of The
  Republic. 1862. Poetry and Music of the War
  Between the States. http//civilwarpoetry.org/
  (April 22, 2005).
• Graphic of Song Sheet
• Matthews, S. Music for the Union. c1863.
  "We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!" Sheet Music about
  Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the
  Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana.
  http//memory.loc.gov/rbc/lprbscsm/scsm011/scsm01
  11/001q.gif (April 22, 2005).