Cool Websites
Civil War.com- A lot of great facts about the war
History Channel- AWESOME interactive some facts about the Civil War
Civil War Matching, Concentration, and Word Search: Check out these cool facts!
Civil War 150- AWESOME!
Jeopardy- Test Review
Letters
Christie Letters- In 1861, two brothers, having just purchased a farm in Southern Minnesota, enlisted in the First Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery. Although neither expected a long tour of duty, William and Thomas Christie served in the First Minnesota Battery through June 1865. Their younger brother, Alexander, enlisted in an infantry regiment in fall 1864.
All three brothers were excellent writers, and each wrote extensively while in the Army. Their letters, full of revealing observations on war, society, and contemporary politics, are contained within the James C. Christie and family papers at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Other Letters you can choose from:
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania: David Demus to Mary Jane Demus, November 8, 1863 and February 23, 1864. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browsemod?id=F3060
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=F3009
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania: Letters of E. and Fannie Hunt, December 1, 1861
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=F0647
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=F0648
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania Samuel M. Potter to Cynthia Potter, December 10, 1862 and July 20, 1863.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=F0013
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=F0020
• Augusta County, Virginia: Brooks Family Letters,
Andrew Brooks to Mary Susan Brooks, January 23, 1861 and May 28, 1861
(http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/cwbrookslist.html).
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=
Bro1e28.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=
/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div1)
• Augusta County, Virginia: Letters of the Cochran Family
John H. Cochran to his mother, December 11, and December 21,1860
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=A0572
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/civwarlett-browse?id=A0573
Civil War: Reporting Beyond the Front Lines
Mrs. Tjaden's Lesson plans from Ford's Theater