Gettysburg
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Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg - This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file "Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District" and several primary and secondary sources. It was written by John Andrews, former supervisory park ranger, Gettysburg National Military Park. The lesson could be used in units on the American Civil War or in geography or ethics courses. Students will study the actions of the armies in the Battle of Gettysburg and the wrenching personal choices made by some of the participants. (M)
The Gettysburg Address Teacher Resource Guide - From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (M, O)
The Gettysburg Address: An American Treasure - Students will find evidence of the development of the ideals expressed in the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln’s speeches and letters, and in Republican Party statements. In a persuasive speech, they will borrow one or more of the ideals Lincoln used in the Gettysburg Address and then apply them to the current political, social, and/or economic realities of the 21st century. This lesson focuses on 1859 to 1865. (O)
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Gettysburg - The battle through the eyes of those who lived through it (M, O)
Battle of Gettysburg Overview - From Gettysburg National Military Park (NPS) (M, O, T)
Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point of the American Civil War - A detailed learning project about Gettysburg from Thinkquest; navigate through the background and battle information from the main links, but don't miss the little navigation symbols in the top right that lead to a map, timeline, and glossary. (M,O)
Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg - Lesson plan from the National Park Service's Teaching with Historic Places series; the lesson could be used in units on the American Civil War or in geography or ethics courses. Students will study the actions of the armies in the Battle of Gettysburg and the wrenching personal choices made by some of the participants. (M, O)
Drafting the Gettysburg Address - Students compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln's drafts and final version of the Gettysburg Address. (M,O)
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum - The museum is the adult home of Joshua L. Chamberlain and his family. Chamberlain was the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg during the Civil War, Governor of Maine, and President of Bowdoin College. Guided tours explore Chamberlain's life, family and career. (Y, M, O, T)
Gettysburg National Military Park - A New Birth of Freedom - The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy", it was the war's bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address. (Y, M, O, T)
