Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Civil War


Ellen G. White Writings on the Civil War






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Civil War Names and Places - Research Topics on Civil War
Research these names and places from the Civil War.  Choose one for an individual presentation.

Union
Abraham Lincoln
Lacey Springs, Virginia
General Ulysses S. Grant
General William. T. Sherman
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
West Point, New York (United States Military Academy)
Emancipation Proclamation
General Franz Sigel
Winchester, Virginia
54th Pennsylvania Regiment
New Market Gap
Yankees

Confederacy
General Robert E. Lee
The Army of Northern Virginia
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
VMI Cadets
May 15, 1864
Staunton, Virginia
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (VMI Teacher) "Do not take counsel of your fears."
Thomas Jefferson's Grandson VMI Cadet
Moses Ezekiel
Jews - Pharaoh/Blacks - Slavery
General John Breckenridge (V.P. of USA) "Send the boys in.  May God forgive me!"
Shenandoah Valley "Breadbasket of the Confederacy"
The Valley Pike
Jacob Bushong's Farm
The Rebel Yell
Jefferson Davis
Richmond, Virginia

Town of New Market Civil War History Tour on Monday, May 9

Some New Market Civil War Street Names
Investigate the story of each street name?

West Lee Highway
East Lee Highway
Confederate Street
Stonewall Street
Cadet Road
Congress Street
Dixie Lane
Breckenridge Road
Stuart Street
Ashby Lane
Early Street

Film "The Field of Lost Shoes"