The following image provides an excellent insight into all of the clothing and equipment that a Confederate soldier would have worn. This “kit” is an example of a sergeant of from Company A, 24th Virginia infantry circa mid-1863. 1 – Jeancloth...
I have always been a fan of having kids “do history” and to think like historians. One way to do that is to get their hands dirty and create models of objects from the past. With today’s 3D printing technology, models can be designed on a...
During the Civil War, there were no cars, planes or other fancy transportation. While the cavalry rode their horses between battlefields, the infantry walked. The question is, how fast did they walk and how much ground could they cover? In the Official...
The Mütter Museum Links High School Classroom to Untold Civil War Stories Today’s classroom is full of Civil War stories, but very few explore the impact the war had on the future of medical advancements in the United States. The Mütter Museum, America’s...
Bringing Civil War Photos to Life with Color As you know I am a huge fan of having students use primary sources in the classroom. This is especially true when comes to using photographs from the Library of Congress. I have blogged about using images in the...
Using original photographs and Google Earth to Explore the Battle of Gettysburg In an effort to continue my exploration of original Gettysburg photographs using Google Earth, I have created a new video on exploring some of the famous locations in Devil’s Den....
