February+&+March+-+Civil+War

You choose! The Civil War was a defining time in the history of the United States. The youngest soldier was just nine years old, and some women dressed as men so that they could fight too. Now imagine that you live during this time. Will you enlist on the Confederate side or the Union side? Visit this site and choose! **[]** ** Leap Back in Time ** It is time to put yourself in someone else's shoes! Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live someone else’s life? You could be from a different country of origin, race, or social class. Click the link below to take a trip back in time. Choose each of the five 19th-century children, and learn what kind of work you would have had to do, what kind of home you would have lived in, and what your everyday life would have been like **[]**
 * Civil War Soldier **

** Trail to Freedom ** What would you do? You are a slave on a South Carolina plantation. The plantation owner dies and all of his property is going to be sold. Knowing that families were often split up when slaves were sold to different owners, you decide to run away. Visit this site and make your choices. **[]** ** Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy ** by Seymour Reit (Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 2001) ISBN: 0152164278 Paperback According to the estimates of some historians, as many as 400 women fought in the Civil War disguised as men. One such woman was Emma Ed monds, 21 years old and Canadian born. She felt fiercely patriotic towards her adopted country, and was deter mined to fight for the Union. Not only did she serve as a field nurse, tending the wounded at the battle sites, but she also served as a Union spy. Reit has used Emma's own published memoirs (long out of print), research from the National Archives, and U. S. Army records

Untold Stories of the African American Presence in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Several short articles about court cases, the Civil War, and slavery itself. []
 * Slavery **