Teaching the Civil War

At the Battle of Antietam, 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after 12hrs of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle ended the Army of Northern Virginia's invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I'm not on here much, but again thanks for sharing with me.

My latest colorization. "Falmouth, Virginia. A muss at headquarters, Army of the Potomac" by James Gibson taken in April 1863.

Gettysburg PA https://kathi-isserman.pixels.com/featured/historic-cupola-kathi-isserman.html

Historic Cupola at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg

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♠️ ♦️ Union-themed playing cards carried by a U.S. soldier.

Credit: From the Collection of the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia on loan from Gettysburg Foundation

Happy Juneteenth! 160 Years ago today, U.S. Major General Gordon Granger issued a series of orders at his newly established headquarters at Galveston, Texas. His third (G.O. No. 3) announced to the public the abolition of slavery based upon the Emancipation Proclamation. #juneteenth #juneteenth2025

From Decoration Day to Memorial Day Each year, on the last Monday in May, Americans pause to remember the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to the United States. But how did this

From Decoration Day to Memorial Day - www.teachthecivilwar.com/from-decorat...

It seems to work, yes.

May 7, 1863 front page of the Daily Patriot and Union (Harrisburg, Pa) sharing the "Soldier's Song".

Teachers: Share this primary source with students and have them explain the lyrics and then have them try to perform it.

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May 6, 1863 edition of the Daily Patriot and Union (Harrisburg, Pa) newspaper proclaiming "The Latest War News" from Fredericksburg Heights.

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Google Earth Tour of the Lincoln Assassination You know that I am a huge fan of Google Earth. Lately I have really enjoyed creating tours of various locations like the Rose Woods and Devil's Den in

Google Earth tour of the Lincoln Assassination

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My latest colorization - Union Captain George A. Custer posing for a photograph with his former West Point classmate and captured Confederate prisoner, Lieutenant James B. Washington, at Fair Oaks, Virginia in 1862.

Day 21: The #MathArtMarch prompt is "font". Fonts with fixed width make ASCII art much easier. Here is Abraham Lincoln constructed from the Gettysburg Address.

Making more progress on my colorization of Ford's Theater

Great "bell ringer' image to show kids, especially today. Students can use SCIM-C or KWL chart to start conversations about what is going on in the image. Great way to integrate primary sources in to the classroom. #edusky

Hey #GoogleEdu and #EduSky friends, looking for ideas or a presentation on using Google Apps in the social studies. Suggestions?

My colorization of a photo from the 1913 Battle of Gettysburg reunion showing the carriage of Union General Dan Sickles.

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Interrupting my social media break to wish everyone a happy holiday season.

Same with PSU. They have played no one and are #4 or something

Yes and always reference it during my presentations. I event mentioned it as part of my dissertation in 2008!!!

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A4: You can also have them do a greenscreen video and be a reporter from a famous location. Put a photo of the Battle of Gettysburg aftermath and then they can be an on the scene reporter. #tlap

So easy to do. #tlap

A3: Project ANY image or artwork from history and have students make some inferences. My fav is Washington Crossing the Delaware. Then you can have students write a letter as one of the soldiers, or ask questions like would the sun be coming from that direction or why is Washington posing? #tlap

A4: You can teach the Virginia Reel for Civil War era dances. For acting / performing, I have shown teachers how to do interviews with historic figures. Have one student research a character and then have another interview them. Promotes research, writing and speaking. #tlap

Henry G. Milans Hi there, this is the digital home of the letters of Henry G. Milans. Henry was my Great-great-great grandpa (on my grandma's side) and he was a Union Soldier in the US Civil War. The content of th...

Hey #sschat teachers - check out this collection of primary source Civil War soldier Henry G. Milans' letters put together by @lizdamnit.bsky.social

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Great way to integrate primary sources into your curriculum.

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I'd be delighted! sites.google.com/view/henrygm...

I'm slowly working thru these myself so please feel free to ask questions, etc.

That's awesome. Can you share some photos or background?

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and followers.

A Civil War Thanksgiving Proclamation Today is Thanksgiving and it is a holiday steeped in tradition. I wonder how many of you know that it was Abraham Lincoln who, on October 3, 1863, proclaimed

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