Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 5: United States
Infographic #8: The Civil War
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1. Read letters written by young soldiers who fought on opposite sides in the Civil War at Civil War Writings.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/HIUS403/letters/home.html

Click Letter and Diaries at the bottom of the opening letter.
Under "Franklin Collections," click Peter Boyer Collection.
Read about Peter Boyer. Then click and read the letter from December 29, 1862. Click the Back arrow; then click and read May 15, 1864.
Click the Back arrow twice.
Under "Augusta Letters," click Adam Kersh Collection. Read about Adam Kersh.
Then click and read the letters from February 4, 1862 and May 12, 1864.

Online Activity: Letters to Home
The statements below are facts about Boyer and Kersh. Click and drag the statement under the person to whom it refers. If the words refer to both men, drag the statement under "Both".

2. How many words from the Civil War glossary do you know? Learn about the meanings of words used during the Civil War at History Center and Classroom.
http://www.civilwar.org/library_and_classroom.htm

Look under "History Center." Click Glossary.
Scan the list. What words are new to you?
Choose ten words used in relation to the Civil War. Write the word and its definition.

Offline Activity: Civil War Glossary Game
Make a set of Civil War Glossary flashcards. Write the words you have taken from the glossary on ten note cards. Write the definitions of the words on ten different cards. Play the game with a partner by shuffling yours and your partner’s cards, then arranging them upside-down on a desk or table. Take turns turning over two cards. If the word and the definition cards match, pick both up from the table. The person holding the most correct cards when all have been picked up is the winner.