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The student must study the lay out of the battlefield. They need to know the geography of the battlefield. Tell me in a paper the dimensions of any civil war battlefield, and how these aided the soldiers

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Over the course of three long days in the summer of 1863, 165,000 men met a Gettysburg and fought one of the most dramatic battles in Americans history, engaging in a fierce struggle over what kind of country the United States should be. Today, visitors can walk in the footsteps of the brave soldiers who fought and died at such iconic places as Little Round Top, Devil's Den, Cemetery Ridge, and Culp's Hill. While you're there, make sure to pay your respects at the Soldiers National Cemetery and visit the David Wills House, where Abraham Lincoln stayed the night before he delivered his Gettysburg Address. The Civil War Trust is proud to have saved more than 900 acres of hallowed ground at numerous key sites at and around Gettysburg, including the site of Lee's Headquarters on Seminary Ridge.

Ulysses S. Grant is sometimes remembered as a blundering butcher. Those who study his audacious campaign against Vicksburg know better. Over the course of three months in the summer of 1863, Grant carried out one of the most brilliantly executed campaigns in the annals of military history, ultimately capturing the "Gibraltar of the South" and severing the Confederacy in two. Today, visitors to the Vicksburg National Military Park can walk the trenches and scenes of battle where Lincoln's great general changed the course of the Civil War. Be sure to also visit the USS Cairo ironclad warship, recovered from a river bottom and on display.

When President Abraham Lincoln learned of the Union defeat at Fredericksburg in December 1862, he responded, "If there is a place worse than hell, I'm in it." Lincoln's horror was understandable. At Fredericksburg Confederate General Robert E. Lee won one of his most decisive victories, inflicting massive casualties on the Union Army despite being heavily outnumbered. Almost a century and a half later, the Civil War Trust won a victory at Fredericksburg almost as decisive, successfully preserving more than 200 acres of hallowed ground at the Slaughter Pen Farm. Thanks to the efforts of the Trust, visitors can follow the Union's attack on Lee's Army of Northern Virginia from beginning to end.

On October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia, General George Washington shocked the world when he secured the surrender of British General Charles Lord Cornwallis . While the war that started at Lexington and Concord in 1775 would officially continue until the signing of the war-ending Treaty of Paris in 1783, the decisive victory of the Americans and their French allies at Yorktown ensured the success of the United States' movement for independence. Today, visitors to Colonial National Park can see with their own eyes the site of Washington's most decisive victory.

Early on the morning of April 19, 1775 a shot rang out in Lexington, Massachusetts. While historians do not know who fired that shot, its significance cannot be over overstated. Not only did the shot fired at Lexington inaugurate a day of combat that would ultimately claim 122 lives, but it also ignited a war that forever changed the world, bringing into existence a nation dedicated to the proposition that all human beings are equal. Today, visitors to Minute Man National Historic Park can discover the story of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and walk in the footsteps of men who changed the world.

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Over the course of three long days in the summer of 1863, 165,000 men met a Gettysburg and fought one of the most dramatic battles in Americans history, engaging in a fierce struggle over what kind of country the United States should be.

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Students must draw a soldier and what they would be carrying.

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Kids Will have to get in groups and make meals that would have been used in the civil war.

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Brief Description

Students prepare foods, including hardtack, that were among the staples of a Civil War soldier's diet.

Objectives

Students follow recipes to create foods that were common foods of the Civil War era.

Civil War, food, recipe

Materials Needed

flour, water, salt, rolling pin, knife, fork, baking sheet (for the hardtack recipe); other materials as needed

Lesson Plan

One of the staples of a Civil War soldier's diet was hardtack, a hard biscuit- or cracker-like bread. Students follow simple recipes to make hardtack and other foods that were common during Civil War times.

The recipe for hardtack is as follows:

Mix together 2 cups of flour, cup of water, and six pinches of salt.

Flatten dough to a uniform thickness of about inch.

Cut the dough into 3- or 4-inch squares.

Poke four rows of four holes (16 holes in all) in each dough square.

Bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F.

Turn dough over and bake for another 30 minutes.

Turn off the oven, but leave hardtack in the oven until it cools.

Enjoy!

For additional Civil War recipes, see the following Web sites:

Assessment

Observe students as they follow recipe directions.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

National Standards

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facebookbadge] Brief Description Students prepare foods, including hardtack, that were among the staples of a Civil War soldier's diet. Objectives Students follow recipes to create foods that were common foods of the Civil War era.

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Self Paced Research Project

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i would love for the students to read Gods and Generals. They will need to give me a summary on how the major battles changed the war.

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The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War.

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I would love the students to study a battle in depth. The student must reenact the movement of confederate and union soldiers from one of the major battles. They must display this in front of the class using other students as soldiers.

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Home Reenactments Military Units Beginner Info Sutlers/Sponsors Reenacting FAQs Reenactment Gear Civil War Books Advertise

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On April 27, 1813, Americans stormed Fort York, in present-day Toronto, defeating the British and Ojibwa Indians defending what was at the time the capital of Upper Canada. Though an easy win for the Americans at the time, the victory came at a high cost and had little strategic benefit.

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Make sure you look at this song. It has very deep meaning to confederate soldiers. Give me 3 examples of how this song refers to the soldiers, and their desires to return home.