Field Trips

Artillery & Teamwork: The 9th Massachusetts Battery AND
The Round Tops: A Critical Look

Grade Level:
Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Subject:
Social Studies
Common Core Standards:
9-10.RH.3, 9-10.RH.4, 9-10.RH.10, 11-12.RH.2, 11-12.RH.3, 11-12.RH.4, 9-10.SL.1.a, 11-12.SL.1, 11-12.SL.1.a, 11-12.SL.1.c, 11-12.SL.1.d
State Standards:
PA State Standards 8.1-8.2-8.3

Overview



Artillery & Teamwork--Train in teams on the loading and firing procedure of Civil War artillery before being put into the position of the 9th Massachusetts battery near the Peach Orchard; retreat by prolonge to the Trostle Farm and to their battery monument. This program was once known as "Courage and the 9th Massachusetts Battery," which was part of our character-driven "Battlefield Footsteps" education programs at Gettysburg National Military


The Round Tops: A Critical Look: --Hike Big Round Top, in the path of the flanking movement of the 15th Alabama Infantry on July 2, 1863. Take position then as the 20th Maine Infantry, defening Little Round Top at all costs. 

Materials

This Teachers' Guide is to be used in conjunction with the Park Ranger-led "Battlefield Footsteps" student educaiton program at Gettysburg National Military Park. It contains necessary pre-visit activities, instructions for the date of your on-site visit, as well as suggestions for post-visit activities.

Download Teachers' Guide: "Artillery & Teamwork: The 9th Massachusetts Battery" AND "The Round Tops: A Critical Look"

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Last updated: July 31, 2024