The Civil War – Serving In A Regiment History, Time, Continuity, and Change

1. The Civil War – Serving In A RegimentHistory, Time, Continuity, and Change A WebQuest for Grade 6 By Marcia Klicko EMA 410 – Social Studies & Multicultural Education Marian University Summer 2008

2. Introduction INTRODUCTION You a successful newspaper writer at the end of the Civil War . You have been asked to do an article about a particular regimen which served during this time. You want to learn as much as you can about the regimen and the men who served in it.

3. Task TASK Pick one of the regiments from the resource page. Write a newspaper article about the regimen. Include photos and individual stories to personalize the article.

4. Process PROCESS Choose, one regiment and write a story about its history. What historic figures might have served with or commanded this regiment. Write an engaging newspaper article about the regiment. Visit the websites on the resources page for more information.

5. RESOURCES Resources Pick One of the Regiments below: • The 26th North Carolina Regiment • http://www.26nc.org/ • The 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry • http://www.17thcvi.org/ • The 1st Alabama Calvary • http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/ • The 1st Main Heavy Artilary • http://www.cwoodcock.com/firstmaine/

6. Evaluation EVALUATION

7. Conclusion CONCLUSION Your journey is now complete. What have you learned about the regiment? Would you want to serve with this regiment? Is this a period of time you would have wanted to live in? Was the Civil War hurtful or helpful to our country? Whatever your feelings, it was certainly an adventure in time!! Congratulations!!

8. Credits CREDITS Dodge, B. (2007) Webquest portal. Retrieved on June 14, 2008 from http://webquest.org/index.php Michlowski, A. (2008, June) Powerpoint webquest template. EMA 410 – Social Studies, Marian University Appleton Center.