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Gettysburg National Military Park |
Message to Students:
You are going to embark on a great journey.
A little corny, huh? Not really. Your class is going to have the chance to visit the Gettysburg Battlefield before the battle starts. You are not going to just see the battle, but experience it through the eyes of a soldier, a real soldier who marched to Gettysburg in 1863.
There will be a list of 35 men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War and who fought at Gettysburg. Your teacher will assign one of these soldiers to you, and you will follow him via the internet, from his camps in Virginia, across the Potomac River, and into Pennsylvania. You'll live the life of a soldier, share in his thoughts and hopes, read his words, and experience the Gettysburg Campaign as perhaps, he may have seen it.
This is a unique chance for you to experience the Civil War, not just the battle. You'll find out what the soldiers were thinking about their officers, the causes of the war, and why these young men did what they had to do. This really is a great journey... through time
So how do you get ready for this trip? Ask your teacher to help you prepare your journal for your soldier. You must keep a daily log on your soldier and where he will be. Starting April 3, we will publish a new edition of two newspapers, which will give you information on what is occurred in 1863 as well as the progress of the armies in their march to Gettysburg. A new edition will be published every Monday until May 3, so be certain to look at The Yankee Gazette and The Southern Defender once a week until the broadcast. Follow your soldier's march to Gettysburg!
Why did they fight the Civil War, anyway?
 Johnny Reb |
After the broadcast to your school on May 3, 2000, there will be a follow up post on our website for you to check out. This is when you'll find out whether your soldier survived the terrible three days at Gettysburg or not. Was he wounded? Was he captured? Was he killed? You'll have to check back to find out!
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Billy Yank |
1863: A Grim Year- Newspapers North and South. Follow your soldier to Gettysburg!
Soldier Biographical Sketches- Biographies of 35 Soldiers who marched to Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325