The Civil War in Tennessee Follow-up Lesson Plans created and presented by the Education Outreach Staff at TSLA (to be completed after viewing documentary.

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The Civil War in Tennessee Follow-up Lesson Plans created and presented by the Education Outreach Staff at TSLA (to be completed after viewing documentary video)

The sites we visited and studied: Fort Negley, Nashville TN website: Stones River Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN website: Carnton Plantation, Franklin, TN website:

General Civil War reading for kids Rebel in Petticoats by Nancy Gentry Turn Homeward, Hannelee by Patricia Beatty Nightjohn by Gary Paulson Billy and the Rebel by Deborah Hopkinson From Slave to Soldier by Deborah Hopkinson Moon over Tennessee: A Boys Civil War Journal by Craig Crist-Evans How I Found the Strong by Margaret McMullan Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne Gentle Annie by Mary Francis Shura Reluctant Witnesses: Childrens Voices from the Civil War by Emmy E. Werner

Fort Negley Questions: 1. Why is Tennessee important in Civil War history? 2. What evidence of the American Civil War can still be seen in Tennessee? 3. Why is there a fort in downtown Nashville? 4. Who built the fort and where did its design come from? Why is shaped this way? (see next slide for a drawing of its design) 5. Is Fort Negley similar to other forts in Tennessee or other states? 6. How big is the fort and what type of defenses did it have? How far could the cannons shoot? 7. What happened to the fort after the Civil War? Was it rebuilt the way it looks today? 8. What is the future and significance of the Fort Negley park?

Stones River Study next slide for this activity. What information can you find in this map? What information would you like to have known? Where might you find other Civil War maps like this? How does this map compare with other maps you have studied in the past?

Carnton Plantation Creative writing: (see next slide) Given what you have just learned, write a story about what it would have been like to watch the Battle of Franklin from the back porch of Carnton Plantation. Use details from this presentation to build your story.

Pension Rolls What is a pension? What kind of Civil War era pension records are available at TSLA? Explore the TSLA website to locate more information about Civil War pensions – when and why were they issued? What can you learn from them? Go to:

Pension Rolls: Widows Pension filled out by M. A. Klinck See next slide Where did this womans husband die? What do you know about this battle? What kind of information can you learn about this woman and her husband from her application?

Pension Rolls: Confederate soldier pension application of Thomas Yancey See next two slides What happened to this man during battle? What other information can you find out about Thomas Yancey? What questions should have been asked in this application, but were not?

Civil War Questionnaires See next slide to view item What types of questions would you have liked to ask? Why? Which questions and responses were not what you expected? Why? What might be the purpose of taking a survey like this? How can researchers use this information?

Civil War Questionnaire: Questions about William Jesse Gregory Where was he from? Locate this on a map. How did he describe his family life? In what way does he discuss slavery? What kind of experiences did he have during the Civil War? What battles did he fight in? How does his experiences compare with those of other men you have read about?

Civil War Questionnaire: Questions about John S. Howell Locate on a map where in TN he was from Describe his childhood Discuss his perceptions of slavery How does he describe the Battle of Stones River? Who filled out this form? Why might that be important?

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