Civil War Days

Connersville Middle School Remembers

A Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration
1861-1865 ~ 2011-2015

Remembrance Day - April 8, 2011

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Newton

Connersville Middle School's 8th graders spent the day traveling back in time to 1861 and those beginning days of the Civil War. Civil War reenactors from both Northern and Southern units came together at Elmhurst, the "Little White House," and former home of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of Interior, Caleb Smith, to muster in and train the students.

Our 7th graders joined us in the afternoon to watch the battle where the 8th graders took on the role of Northern and Southern soldiers on the front lawn battlefield at Elmhurst.

Following the battle, Mr. Lincoln (Dean Dorrell), presented the Gettysburg Address.

Images from Camp Emhurst and The 2011 Battle of the Estate.

Guidelines and Schedule
(Word document file)
NewsExaminer Coverage
April 9, 2011 Page 1
April 9, 2011 Page 2
Thank you to our Civil War Reenactors and Volunteers
Thank you to our hosts:
the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star members at The Elmhurst
Mr. Newton's Computer Class Scavenger Hunt

North vs. South

The Northern Unit
49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
'Company F'
(Based in Indianapolis, IN)
http://www.49thindiana.com
The Southern Unit
Kirkpatrick's Battery Army of Northern Virginia
(Based in Richmond, IN)
http://www.Amherstartillery.com

Northern Unit (3 Media)

Southern Unit (3 Media)

Other Images

3D Civil War Images
http://www.civilwar.org/photos/3d-photography-special
National Archives - Mathew Brady photographs
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brady-photos
Selected Civil War Photos
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

Indiana Connections

Civil War - Indiana
http://civilwarindiana.com
Civil War Rosters for Indiana
http://civilwarroster.com/cw/cw-in.html
Indiana Civil War Sesquicentennial - includes newspapers, letters, journals, links, and calendar of events
http://www.in.gov/history/CivilWar.htm
Union Regiments - Cavalry, Artillery, and Infantry
http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionin.htm

Civil War Days

Angola
http://www.angolacivilwardays.com/Welcome.html
Hartford City
http://www.angelfire.com/in3/34IN
Princeton
http://www.princeton-indiana.com/pages/civil-war.htm

Resources

THE COST IN LIVES

Casualties

EVERYDAY LIFE

Gettysburg National Military Park --Living in camp, existing day to day, battling boredom, images
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/index.htm

GAMES TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Quia - Hostetter History

IN THEIR OWN WORDS (Primary Sources - Music, letters, poetry, slang)

Civil War Songbook -- Sheet Music
http://tinyurl.com/7poxt94
Letters from an Iowa Soldier
http://www.civilwarletters.com/index.html
Library of Virginia -- Soldiers' letters, newspapers, other texts from that time
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/civilwar
Music (images)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html
Music Files -- midis
http://www.pdmusic.org/civilwar.html
Poetry and Music -- Union Poetry, Union Music, Confederate Music, Popular Music (text)
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org
Slang
http://tinyurl.com/74h5etm (PDF)
Words from the Homefront -- Women's diaries, spy letters, slave narratives
http://guides.library.duke.edu/content.php?pid=41224&sid=303304

MAPS

Animated Atlas -- Includes audio; move the slider to the time period needed
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html
Maps (including animated and battle maps)
http://www.civilwar.org/maps
Interactive Battle Map
http://www.civilwar.com/component/option,com_battlemap
Interactive Map -
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/civilwar/lesson1

PEOPLE

Biographies
http://www.civilwarhome.com/biograph.htm
Confederate Leaders -- About.com, detailed
http://tinyurl.com/7n6adta
Important People -- Lists affiliation, battles, and has images
http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/people/list.cfm
Union Leaders -- About.com, detailed
http://tinyurl.com/7k3pg5m

TEACHERS' MATERIALS

American Memory from the Library Of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/civil-war
Civil War Curriculum
http://cwpt.pub30.convio.net/education/teachers/curriculum/index.html#8th_Grade
Civil War Kits
http://www.flowofhistory.org/lessons/kit_teachers_guide.php
Lesson Plans
http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans
Medical Hacersack (PDF)
http://www.flowofhistory.org/lessons/cd_kit/files/section3.pdf
PowerPoints
http://americanhistory.pppst.com/civilwar.html
Soldiers' Aid Society Package - Information on contents of packages from the "Loyal Ladies of America"
http://www.flowofhistory.org/lessons/cd_kit/files/section2.pdf
Soldiers' Haversack - Letters, recipes, documents (PDF)
http://www.flowofhistory.org/lessons/cd_kit/files/section1.pdf
Teachers' Resources
http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers

TECHNOLOGY

Civil War Technology in History - The History Channel, includes video
Repeaters, Balloons, Submarines, Telegraph, Medicine, Railroads, Photography
http://www.history.com/topics/civil-war-technology
Civil War and Industrial and Technological Advances (Scroll down)
http://www.bookrags.com/research/civil-war-and-industrial-and-techno-aaw-02
Technology in the Civil War - Railroads, medicine, guns
http://www.hackman-adams.com/guns/Technology.htm

TIMELINE AND OTHER MEDIA

Eyewitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm
NewYork Times - Interactive timeline, slideshows, and other interactives
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/opinion/20101029-civil-war.html
Timeline of the Civil War
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html

in partnership with the
Fayette County Foundation

A registered event with the
Indiana Civil War Sesquicentennial
Committee

a recipient
of a 2010-2011 and 2011-2012
RIF grant

CMS is a recipient of
"A More Perfect Union" Bookshelf
grant