Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 4: Mississippi
Infographic #4: The Civil War in Mississippi
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1. During the Civil War, Corinth was called the “Crossroads of the Confederacy.” Take a walk through this Mississippi town to discover why it was important. Go to Facts: Corinth, Mississippi, 1861-1865.
http://www.corinth.org/html/body_facts.html

With your teacher, read the facts about Corinth during the Civil War.
Write down important facts as you discuss them in class.
Click Home and then, Walking Tour.
Click 7 on the map and read about the Old Tishomingo Hotel.
At the bottom of the page, click Exhibit 8.
Click each exhibit through Exhibit 13 in the same way.

Online Activity: Historic Corinth
Use the facts about Corinth and the picture descriptions to match each fact to the correct word.
Click two cards. Wait to see them turn over. Try again until you find all of the matches!

2. Now that you’ve learned about the Battle of Corinth, it’s time to travel south and discover more about Civil War battles fought in Mississippi. At this site, you’ll learn about two battles, one was a Confederate victory, and the other, a Union victory. Go to CWASC Battle Summaries.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/MSmap.htm

Click Brice’s Cross Roads.
Take notes on this Confederate victory as you read. Then click the Back arrow.
Click Vicksburg and read about this Union victory. Take notes as you read.

Offline Activity: Civil War Reporter
Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter working during the Civil War. Using the information from the site, write two newspaper articles, one about the battle at Brice’s Cross Roads, and the other about the Battle of Vicksburg. As you write, include the answers to the questions who, what, when, where, and how.