Life as a Soldier
What was life as a soldier like during the Civil War? How was it different from soldiers of today?
Read the following 2 pages from your textbook. You may read them here, or you may use your physical book. You may also use the screen reader feature or Chrome extension to read the information for you. See the teacher for help if you need it!
Practice:
Using the venn diagram maker below, create a comparison between soldiers of the Civil War and soldiers of today. How are they different? How are they similar?
Here is an example of what it will look like when you begin:
Venn Diagram example. Yours may look different.
Go to the following link and look over the photos of Civil War stationary.
When you are finished looking click and print the google doc below.
Mini Project:
Suppose you are a Union or Confederate soldier. Using the stationary that you just printed, write a letter to your family telling of life in your army camp. Be prepared to share this letter with your classmates.