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Autor/inn/en | Potts, Gregg; Bergeron, Arthur W., Jr. |
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Institution | National Park Service (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. National Register of Historic Places. |
Titel | The Siege of Port Hudson: "Forty Days and Nights in the Wilderness of Death." Revised. Teaching with Historic Places. |
Quelle | (2002), (39 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Civil War (United States); Heritage Education; Historic Sites; History Instruction; Material Culture; Middle Schools; Primary Sources; Secondary Education; Social Studies; United States History |
Abstract | This lesson describes and discusses the U.S. Civil War Siege of Port Hudson (Louisiana). Based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Port Hudson Battlefield," the lesson cites objectives and lists materials for students, and provides information for a site visit. It contains eight sections: (1) "About this Lesson"; (2) "Getting Started: Inquiry Question"; (3)"Setting the Stage: Historical Context"; (4) "Locating the Site: Maps" (The Mississippi Valley; Port Hudson and Its Defenses); (5) "Determining the Facts: Readings" (The Setting for Siege; The Mule Diet at Port Hudson; The Account of Pvt. Henry T. Johns; The Letters of John William DeForest); (6) "Visual Evidence: Images" (Confederate Cannon inside Port Hudson; Confederate 'Rat Holes' within the Fort; Confederate Earthworks; Federal Siege Camp in a Ravine; Federal Artillery Battery; African-American Troops at Port Hudson); (7) "Putting It All Together: Activities" (The Life of a Soldier; The Hero; Debating Siege Warfare; Your Community Under Attack); and (8) "Supplementary Resources." (RJC) |
Anmerkungen | Teaching with Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Suite NC400, Washington, DC 20240. For full text: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/. |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |