Several years ago, my family and I had the opportunity to stop by Rob Gibson’s Photographic Studio in Gettysburg. He was gracious enough to spend some type teaching us about how Civil War era photographs were taken and developed. I finally got around...
Regimental brass bands of the Union and Confederate armies served many purposes throughout the war. One of their more important roles was of morale booster. Brass bands would play various tunes and songs in camp and on the march to help brighten the soldiers’...
Google Tools for Teaching the Civil War The more popular Google tools like Search, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Forms, are known to most teachers. But there are a ton of other incredibly cool Google tools that we should be using that frequently fly under the...
On December 22, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman presents the city of Savannah, Georgia, to President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman captured the city after his famous March to the Sea from Atlanta. Savannah had been one of the last major ports that remained open to...
Confederate General Robert E. Lee Dies After Suffering a StrokeOn this day in 1870, General Robert Edward Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, dies peacefully at his home in Lexington, Virginia. He was 63 years old.The following photograph...
