Curriculum Materials
(National Park Service)
TEACHER GUIDES FOR RANGER-GUIDED Lesson preparation booklets for our ranger-guided field programs are easily adaptable for the classroom, even if you are unable to visit Gettysburg. Explore these Cirriculum Materials for lessons on Gettysburg subjects and for further details on these ranger programs, visit our While at the Park page. "CIVIL WAR PERSPECTIVES" Four themed programs designed to provide students with a focused story about the soldiers who served during the Civil War, the harsh reality of medical treatment at this time, the civilian experience at Gettysburg, and the importance of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Download the Care of the Wounded Program Guide (pdf, 20.8mb)* Download the Impact of War Program Guide (pdf, 8.85mb)* Download the Civil War Soldier Program Guide (pdf, 5.75mb)* Download The Unfinished Work Program Guide (pdf, 21.9mb)*
"BATTLEFIELD FOOTSTEP PROGRAMS" Download the Pickett's Charge Program Guide (pdf, 18.37mb)* Download the Battlefield Footsteps Program Guide (pdf, 4.04mb)* 
On the road to freedom.
(Harper's Weekly)
The War For Freedom: A Curriculum Gettysburg is the best-known and most visited Civil War battlefield in America and for many of our visitors has become a touchstone of the symbolic struggle that decided the future of our nation as one "dedicated to the propostion that all men are created equal." Gettysburg's African Americans, who most likely understood the roots of the conflict better than the town's white residents, were suddenly thrust into the center of a battle that threatened not only their property, but their freedom as well. MORE |
The Gettysburg School Bus
The Civil War: 150 Years
Did You Know?
The statue of General Robert E. Lee atop the Virginia Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park was sculpted by F. William Sievers. A similar equestrian statue of Lee is located on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia.