Teaching the Civil War
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Providing lesson plans, resources, videos, tools, tips, and strategies for teaching the American Civil War. https://www.teachthecivilwar.com
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.
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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.
My latest colorization. "Falmouth, Virginia. A muss at headquarters, Army of the Potomac" by James Gibson taken in April 1863.
August 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My latest colorization. "Falmouth, Virginia. A muss at headquarters, Army of the Potomac" by James Gibson taken in April 1863.
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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Teachers: Share this primary source with students and have them explain the lyrics and then have them try to perform it.
#EduSky
May 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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.
#EduSky
Teachers: Share this primary source with students and have them explain the lyrics and then have them try to perform it.
#EduSky
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.
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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.
Making more progress on my colorization of Ford's Theater
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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
January 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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
My colorization of a photo from the 1913 Battle of Gettysburg reunion showing the carriage of Union General Dan Sickles.
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January 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My colorization of a photo from the 1913 Battle of Gettysburg reunion showing the carriage of Union General Dan Sickles.
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#gettysburg
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Interrupting my social media break to wish everyone a happy holiday season.
December 17, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Interrupting my social media break to wish everyone a happy holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and followers.
November 28, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and followers.
Watching the @TheHersheyBears and working on this colorization...
November 23, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Watching the @TheHersheyBears and working on this colorization...
My son's award
November 21, 2024 at 12:18 AM
My son's award
On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled through Hanover Junction to the dedication ceremonies for the Gettysburg National Cemetery. A series of photographs taken around this time are believed to have captured Lincoln standing on the station's platform.
November 18, 2024 at 11:41 PM
On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled through Hanover Junction to the dedication ceremonies for the Gettysburg National Cemetery. A series of photographs taken around this time are believed to have captured Lincoln standing on the station's platform.
Happy Birthday to Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner who was born #OTD in 1821.
Learn more about Gardner at: www.teachthecivilwar.com/happy-birthd...
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Learn more about Gardner at: www.teachthecivilwar.com/happy-birthd...
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October 17, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Happy Birthday to Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner who was born #OTD in 1821.
Learn more about Gardner at: www.teachthecivilwar.com/happy-birthd...
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Learn more about Gardner at: www.teachthecivilwar.com/happy-birthd...
#civilwar
Quick "Then & Now" combination of Mort Kunstler's Distant Thunder and my image of the Cashtown Inn
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October 14, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Quick "Then & Now" combination of Mort Kunstler's Distant Thunder and my image of the Cashtown Inn
#Gettysburg
#Gettysburg
The Daughters of Charity cleaned wounds and soothed dying soldiers. Those who worked at St. Francis Xavier became popular with the wounded. In recognition of their work, the Parish installed a plaque on the front of the church and a stained-glass window depicting the Sisters at work.
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July 5, 2023 at 1:17 PM
The Daughters of Charity cleaned wounds and soothed dying soldiers. Those who worked at St. Francis Xavier became popular with the wounded. In recognition of their work, the Parish installed a plaque on the front of the church and a stained-glass window depicting the Sisters at work.
#gettysburg
#gettysburg
"The bursting shell scattered death wherever its fragments flew, and the shrill shot overhead or bounding madly across the field would both alike dip through a line of prostrate men and tear away with a wail to the rear, leaving a wide track of blood behind"
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July 3, 2023 at 5:45 PM
"The bursting shell scattered death wherever its fragments flew, and the shrill shot overhead or bounding madly across the field would both alike dip through a line of prostrate men and tear away with a wail to the rear, leaving a wide track of blood behind"
#gettysburg160
#edusky
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Shells "by thousands came bounding, skipping, racing and chasing each other over the hill, hissing, scoffing, spitting and moaning like relentless demons as they dashed through the detachments and went onward to crash among the reserves far back in the rear."
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July 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Shells "by thousands came bounding, skipping, racing and chasing each other over the hill, hissing, scoffing, spitting and moaning like relentless demons as they dashed through the detachments and went onward to crash among the reserves far back in the rear."
#gettysburg160
#edusky
#gettysburg160
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"No sound of roaring water, nor wind, nor thunder, nor of these combined, ever equaled the tremendous uproar, and no command, no order, no sound of voice could be heard at all above the ceaseless din of thousands of shrieking shot and shell falling thick and fast"
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July 3, 2023 at 5:44 PM
"No sound of roaring water, nor wind, nor thunder, nor of these combined, ever equaled the tremendous uproar, and no command, no order, no sound of voice could be heard at all above the ceaseless din of thousands of shrieking shot and shell falling thick and fast"
#getttysburg160
#edusky
#getttysburg160
#edusky
At 1pm on July 3, 1863 the stillness in Gettysburg was suddenly broken and the "men startled by the discharge of a couple of signal guns fired in quick succession" and then, "while the echo was yet rolling along the distant hills an uproar began as wonderful as had been the previous silence"
#edusky
#edusky
July 3, 2023 at 5:42 PM
At 1pm on July 3, 1863 the stillness in Gettysburg was suddenly broken and the "men startled by the discharge of a couple of signal guns fired in quick succession" and then, "while the echo was yet rolling along the distant hills an uproar began as wonderful as had been the previous silence"
#edusky
#edusky
Good morning. Testing out this app since the other failed. Anyone hungry?
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July 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Good morning. Testing out this app since the other failed. Anyone hungry?
#gettysburg
#EduSky
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These Confederate soldiers who were killed on July 2, 1863 in the Rose farm in Gettysburg, would lie in the open fields for days before being buried.
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July 3, 2023 at 12:14 PM
These Confederate soldiers who were killed on July 2, 1863 in the Rose farm in Gettysburg, would lie in the open fields for days before being buried.
#gettysburg160
#EduSky
#gettysburg160
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