by TeachCivilWar | Oct 8, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Just a quick post to share that the July 2007 issue of U.S. News and World Report had a special section called The Secrets of the Civil War. The articles pretty good and there are some great resources that can be used in your classroom including a multimedia timeline...
by TeachCivilWar | Oct 5, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The following was originally posted by Antietam National Park Ranger Hoptak on his 48th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Blog and is reproduced here with permission from Ranger Hoptak. This post provides some insight into the educational programs available to...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 14, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Update: August 2016 – This website is no longer available and the links below go to archived pages. Sykes Regulars, a Civil War reenacting group, have an excellent collection of resources and research in the School of Instruction section of their website. One...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 12, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites
I am sure that most of you are familiar with Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Love it or hate it, Wikipedia is a part of our students’ world. But what is a wiki? A wiki is a web page or website that is setup to allow anyone to easily contribute to or...
by TeachCivilWar | Aug 29, 2009 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Civil War Related Websites
The unfortunate Civil War soldier, whether he came from the North or South, not only was in the army when the killing power of weapons was being brought to a brand-new peak of efficiency; he enlisted in the closing years of an era when the science of medicine was...
by TeachCivilWar | Aug 16, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics, Teaching the Civil War Blog
Eric Langhorst, over at the Speaking of History Blog presented at the METC 2008 Conference on Hardtack to Hard Drives. The presentation is related to Eric’s use of the book Guerrilla Season in order to integrate blogs into his classroom. What really got me...
