The National Park Service has created a series of lesson plans known as Teaching with Historic Places and one of those historic places is Gettysburg. Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg is one such lesson plan.

This lesson plan starts with an inquiry question that asks the students to examine a photo of the Trostle Farm littered with dead horses and debris.

The lesson then presents the events leading up to the battle and has the students locate information on a few maps. The lesson presents some great readings on events that occurred with accompanying discussion discussion questions for the students to consider. The lesson contains three activities for the teacher to use with their students, each with a different perspective on the battle.

Finally, the Supplementary Resources of the lesson provides links to some excellent digital resource centers such as the Valley of the Shadow Project.