This is a true story of survival during the american civil war. A community project for an index of civil war terms and their definitions. They bring us a history that is personal, sometimes even private, yet always revealing. Sometimes it is a negative description, sometimes it is playful. Discover librarianselected research resources on u. The battle was said to have been fought in or around the town of gettysburg between union. Encyclopedia of the american civil war a political, social, and military history. Ask the civil war collector appraisal of civil war. Asked in us civil war you are making a civil war abc book and you need a word that starts with a y. During the civil war, and even after the war came to an end, yankee was a term used by southerners to describe their rivals from the union, or northern, side of the conflict. During the war he issued the emancipation proclamation which freed all slaves in the south.
A civil war letter researched and written by teresa anne fortenberry this entire article is about one confederate letter. Abraham was also the person that gave orders to the union army generals through the telegraph that used morse code. This extraordinary electronic collection includes 100,000 pages of rekeyed and indexed text, including 4,000 facsimile pages of previously unpublished manuscript material. The civil war letters of a confederate artillery officer col. Civil war letters published in new book roc published 12.
Words for civil war abc book effingham county school. Abcs of missouri coloring book missouri secretary of state. Social studies abc book created by junie monroe eled 412 summer 2014. He is related to the civil war because he contributed a great deal to the union wins. Lees report concerning the attack at harpers ferry, written on october 19, 1859, states that lee arrived on the night of the 17th instant. The american civil war was a civil war in the united states from 1861 to 1865, fought between. This fascinating anthology commemorates the 150th anniversary of the civil war with heartfelt letters by union and confederate sympathizers and soldiers of all ranks. As you read through this letter with me, i will attempt to explain. Write everything in pencil first then go over it with pen. April 1, 2001 the following excerpt comes from the new book war letters.
Shippensburg digital history museum started 2009 by shippensburg university tch 560 in collaboration with ship historical society. Assassination when a person is murdered for political reasons. Hood j stonewall jackson the military leader of the union during the war. Letters and diaries knits together more than 400 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs, to provide fast access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the war. An escaped slave was the florence nightingale of indianas civil war regiment.
Overall family civil war letters family letters passed. Personal letters from the civil war american civil war. The have many duties including making laws, collecting taxes, coining money and regulating its value, and. Although the title may give the impression that this is a basic abc book, id guess its actually suited to readers up to age 8, as not all of the. Fox, a historian, were 360,222 from the north and 258,000 from the south. You may use crayons, markers or colored pencils for your drawings. Encyclopedia of the american civil war abcclio corporate. Civil war causes from the questia online library, including fulltext online books. History civil war abolitionist a person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery. Common words and slang of the period, technical terms, biographical information, weapons, battles, nicknames, medical terms, and reenactment terminology are all defined. Used in letters and reports, instant referred to a particular day in the same month. Civil war abc book directions use these stepbystep directions to complete your civil war abc book. Bbattle of gettysburg during the american civil war, the battle of gettysburg was fought in pennsylvania from july, 1863. His gerrysburg address help inspire the union to victory abolitionism as a principle was far.
The ongoing remembrance of the beginning of the civil war will no doubt bring forth an avalanche of new books on the era. Yet for soldiers during the civil war, the letters written and received were a lifeline to loved ones at home. Lees fivepage letter to south carolina wartime gov. Civil war abc book project for grades 38 by sims safari tpt. Alyssa denney the war for secession the appomattox courthouse is the place where general lee, of the confederate army, and lieutenant grant, of the union army, met to discuss the surrender that would end the civil war on april 9, 1865. American battlefield trust postpones public events scheduled through june 10. The slavery quarrel and the american civil war by donald j.
Choose a vocabulary word for each letter of the alphabet from this book and other related books. They were allowed to work with a partner, but most were so excited that. Colonel frank huger, the son of controversial confederate general benjamin huger, was one of the souths most accomplished artillery officers during the war, playing a key role in several major battles, such as chancellorsville and gettysburg. During the civil war, if a soldier was wounded or injured in battle he may have been treated with a xanthorrhiza. Toffenetti has also done the abc book project with second graders. In all, we spent six 40minute sessions practicing writing, finding nouns, and developing fluency with the camera. This collection of letters has been passed down through the overall family. T the battle of thompsons station was a battle of the american civil war, occurring on march 5, 1863 in williamson county, tennessee. Words for civil war abc book a is for abraham lincoln b is for freemens bureau c is for confederacy d is for jefferson davis e is for emancipation f is for fort sumter g is for gettysburg h is for hardtack i is for ironclad j is for john brown k is for kepi l is for robert e. This battle occurred between july 1st through july 3rd in 1863.
It was often used to describe the united states before the civil war. July 21, 1861 today was my first experience in battle. Civil war abc book directions effingham county school. As a class, watch in dreadful conflict, a dramatization of an 1865 letter from a woman living in a wartorn area to her son and daughterinlaw in california. J judicial branch this branch is composed of the federal court system. Most were written by her husband, isaac overall, during his service in the union army of the civil war. In this age of email and instantaneous access to people half way around the globe, the concept of the handwritten letter may seem antiquated. Authentic illustrations accompany insightful missives by lincoln, several generals including grant, lee, butler, jackson, and sherman, walt whitman, jefferson davis, and many of their contemporaries. The first battle of the civil war was fought at fort sumter, a tiny little island just off the coast of charleston, south carolina. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The station was the site of the westernmost engagement between union and confederate troops during the american civil war. Artillery large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
Hodges, lincoln explained his belief that if slavery is. A civil war soldier writes to his sweetheart, and her eccentric family gets involved. Written in april of 1862, this is a letter from gasua fortenberry to his nephew, willis jackson fortenberry who was a private during the civil war. Fascines could also be used to make revetments, field magazines. Soldiers and civilians, whites and blacks, women and men. He served during the civil war and was assassinated shortly afterwards. The confederate troops suffered a great loss during this battle that cost them the war. This bestselling product is a cumulative project that students create during and after a study of the civil war. Bayonet a long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
Pbs kids and popular childrens book character, arthur, offers examples of different letter forms and the parts of a letter. It tells of the difficult life on a midnineteenth century minnesota prairie homestead for a mother and her three young children while her husband is away, having answered lincolns call for volunteers to help preserve the union. Each student wrote and illustrated their letter and then we all got a copy of the book. Display a larger image and more item information when the pointer pauses over a thumbnail. Students are asked to create an abc book about the civil war, in these parts. After looking at lots of abc books, the students each chose a topic, says toffenetti. The civil war from a to z american civil war forums. James robert montgomery letter death and the civil war duration. Glossary of civil war terms american battlefield trust. Letter from the headquarters in raleigh, nc, june 1865 civil war letters of the richard john harris family civil war. If you have a civil war item that you cant identify or something you want to know the value of, contact john mail. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. A is for abraham lincoln b is for c is for d is for e is for f is for g is for h is for i is for j is for k is for l is for m is for n is for o is for p is for q is for r is for s is for t is for.
I think that its brevity and the balance of letters from enlisted men, generals, president lincoln, and family members at home make it ideal for the general reader. Encouraging students to explore our school in this way reinforces both a sense of community as well as selfexpression. Extraordinary correspondence from american wars, by andrew carroll editor and douglas brinkley introduction. Civil war vocabulary and commonly used civil war terms. This was considered the bloodiest battle of the american civil war. But before the american civil war yankee was used by the british to refer to the american colonists. Dear rebecca civil war letters and a hope for peace duration. I enjoyed this concise and diverse collection of civil war letters and the illustrations that accompany it. Letter from the chief quartermasters office, october 18, 1864 civil war letters of ransom hawley. Diary of weather, daily events, private in massachusetts volunteers. The civil war lasted for four years and left over 600,000 soldiers dead. Far more books have been written about the civil war than about any other event in american history, and lincolns stack of books towers over that of any other american figure. Abraham lincoln was the president during the time of the civil war.
Gettysburg, pennsylvania was the famous location where the turning point of the war occurred. They were saved by jane overall who lived in gallia county, ohio chambersburg during the 1860s. Union in its fight against the confederacy in the american civil war, the union a b c. He was also well known for writing the emancipation proclamation. We are able to learn much about the feelings of a person heading into battle, their feelings for a loved one. In the nineteenth century, abc books became a way to teach children the alphabet and introduce them to new subjects, such as types of animals or the names of common household items. Any recommended reading list therefore has to be highly selective and at least somewhat arbitrary. The rest make no mention of the slavery issue and are often brief. Lee m is for march to the sea n is for nurses o is for officers. Each letter of the alphabet is printed with the stars and stripes, and is accompanied. E xploring the theme of community, my 1st grade students wrote and designed an abc book wherein each letter in the alphabet relates to a noun about our school. This book should look like a picture book that a student might read for information. Civil war letters and diaries contemporary accounts of the american civil war by ordinary americans on both sides of the conflict. The letter mentions a number of historical events and describes the difficulties of life during the war.