by TeachCivilWar | Mar 16, 2011 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d do a quick post on 4 Irish-related Civil War Items. #4 – Civil War Steeplechase by Edwin Forbes: This sketch is from March 17, 1863 and shows a “Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, Army of the...
by TeachCivilWar | Feb 21, 2011 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The following is from WITF here in Harrisburg: “(Washington, D.C.) — Just in time for President’s Day, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank has released a national report card on U.S. history standards in kindergarten through 12th grade....
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 3, 2011 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
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by TeachCivilWar | Dec 30, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Taking a moment to wish all of my readers a Happy New Year. I also wanted to give you a heads up on some upcoming posts: Part 3 of Teaching the Gettysburg Address A review of some iPod Touch/iPad apps More on getting kids to act like historians A book review Some...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 10, 2010 | Civil War Related Videos, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Foreign Policy Research Institute held the Teaching about the Military in American History: A History Institute for Teachers on March 24-25, 2007. One of the great aspects of this is that the lectures are available as streaming video from their website. Click on...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Hello Everyone, Just a note to say that the blog is now back online. I had some issues for a few weeks but they seem to be resolved. New posts coming soon. Thanks for staying tuned in… Jim
