by TeachCivilWar | Mar 1, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Discovering the Civil War Online – Live Webcast from American Public University Best practices and tips from the experts for researching original Civil War documents online Have you ever handled a document over 150 years old? The American Civil War left behind a...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 22, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The National Civil War Museum here in Harrisburg is a great place to visit to see all of the wonderful artifacts and exhibits. Well, from February 6th to the 20th, it will also be a great time to visit and talk to a living historian who will be experiencing life...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 4, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
As many of you already know, Google has begun to scan and make books available online, including full versions of books. These books are copyright free and can be downloaded for your reading pleasure. In addition to these books, there are also some books where the...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 24, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The above illustration by Thomas Nast is entitled “Christmas Eve, 1862” and is from an 1862 issue of Harper’s Weekly. On the right side of the illustration is a Civil War soldier on duty sitting next to a fire on a cold night. In addition...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Hello Everyone, Just a note to say that I’ve been nominated for a 2009 EduBlog Award as the Best Resource Sharing Blog. I would greatly appreciate it if you take a moment to vote for my blog I would greatly appreciate it. While you are there, Civil...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 1, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Edublog Awards 2009 are open for nomination! This is a chance for educators to nominate and celebrate the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology. Here...