Alison's+Final+Local+History+Project

=__Alison Mayer's Local HIstory Project: The Civil War and the "Land of Lincoln"__ FINISHED! = = =

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Illinois, also known as the "Land of Lincoln," was one of the 23 that remained loyal to the Union after the southern states seceded to from the Confederate States of America in 1861. While the land in Illinois was not the setting for any of the fighting of the Civil War that followed secession, the citizens of Illinois rallied together to contribute to the Union victory in numerous ways.=====

Task
You, a 10th grade U.S. History student in McLean County, will be transformed into a Pantagraph newspaper war correspondent. To do so, you will examine a variety of primary sources dating from the 1860s to better understand the experiences of the Illinois soldiers fighting to preserve the Union during the Civil War. You will report your findings in your written newspaper article to be published by the Pantagraph upon your return to McLean Country.


 * **Local Written Document Collections**
 * [] The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Collection.
 * [] 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment of Volunteers Company C Collection.
 * [] Kent Slack 33rd Illinois Infantry Research Collection.
 * [] The Underground Railroad in McLean County Collection


 * **Posters**
 * [] Recruitment broadside


 * **Political Cartoons**
 * [] “Breaking that Backbone”


 * **Maps**
 * @http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassas-maps/bull-run-animated-map/bull-run-animated-map.html Animated Battle of Bull Run map
 * @http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/placesinhistory/archive/2011/20110711_extrasessionofcongress.html "Extra Session Union Resources Map"


 * **Photographs**
 * [] Portrait of Pvt. Charles H. Halstead and unidentified soldier, Company A, 52nd Illinois Infantry.
 * @http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(cwp+4a40904)) Portrait of Sgt. James W. Travis, 38th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
 * @http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(cwp+4a39540)) Antietam, Md. Gen. Randolph B. Marcy with officers and civilians at Army of the Potomac headquarters
 * [] 3-D Civil War photograph collection
 * @http://www.civilwar.si.edu/weapons_intro.html This Smithsonian collection of pictures shows and describes different weapons used by soldiers during the Civil War.
 * @http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/maps/imageviewz.cfm?id=5 "Dead Soldiers" from the battle of Antietam.


 * **Audio Recordings/Sheet Music**
 * @http://www.civilwarmusic.net/display_song.php?song=battlehymn "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
 * @http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm_n1463/ "God Save the Nation"
 * @http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/sheetmusic,26420 "To Volunteer, Or Is It My Country's Call"

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 * 2) For each //type// of primary source, pick one primary source to examine more in-depth. In total, must go in-depth with 6 primary souces (each from a separate //type// of source). Of those 6 primary sources to examine, 3 must be analyzed using the SEA worksheet, and the other 3 must be analyzed using the NARA worksheet. Be sure to read the Evaluation section of the webquest to better understand what is expected of you by downloading the rubric for the SEA and NARA worksheets.**=====


 * [[file:SEA Worksheet.pdf]]


 * Blank NARA Woksheets
 * [[file:Written Document NARA.pdf]]
 * [[file:Political Cartoon NARA.pdf]]
 * [[file:Map NARA.pdf]]
 * [[file:Sound Recording NARA.pdf]]
 * [[file:Photograph NARA.pdf]]
 * [[file:Poster NARA.pdf]]


 * 3) Write a newspaper article as if you were the Pantagraph's war correspondent assigned to report to the citizens of McLean County about the experiences of local men serving the Union. Download the template below if you want some structure, or make a brand new document with your own design. Be sure to read the Evaluation section of the webquest to better understand what is expected of you by downloading the rubric for the newspaper article.**


 * [[file:Pantagraph Newspaper Template.doc]]

You will be evaluated on the completion of the following products:

 * =====3 SEA Worksheets and 3 NARA Worksheets - [[file:Primary Source Analysis Rubric.docx]]=====
 * Newspaper Article - [[file:Newspaper Rubric.docx]]

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Hopefully the McLean County residents who subscribe to the Pantagraph will enjoy your newspaper article about their boys serving the Union! After reading it, they should all be much more informed about what is going on in the Civil War and about the experiences of those involved in the war effort. Look for your editor to publish an editorial praising your brave journalism!=====


 * Bibliography**
 * **Library of Congress @http://www.loc.gov/index.html**
 * [] “Breaking that Backbone”
 * @http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/placesinhistory/archive/2011/20110711_extrasessionofcongress.html "Extra Session Union Resources Map"
 * [] Portrait of Pvt. Charles H. Halstead and unidentified soldier, Company A, 52nd Illinois Infantry.
 * @http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(cwp+4a40904)) Portrait of Sgt. James W. Travis, 38th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
 * @http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(cwp+4a39540)) Antietam, Md. Gen. Randolph B. Marcy with officers and civilians at Army of the Potomac headquarters
 * **National Archives @http://www.archives.gov.index.html**
 * [] Recruitment broadside
 * **Civil War Trust @http://www.civilwar.org/**
 * @http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassas-maps/bull-run-animated-map/bull-run-animated-map.html Animated Battle of Bull Run map
 * [] 3-D Civil War photograph collection
 * **Ohio State University Department of History eHistory @http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/default.cfm**
 * @http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/maps/imageviewz.cfm?id=5 "Dead Soldiers" from the battle of Antietam.
 * **Duke University Libraries @http://library.duke.edu/**
 * @http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm_n1463/ "God Save the Nation"
 * **University of North Carolina University Libraries @http://www.lib.unc.edu/digitalprojects.html**
 * @http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/sheetmusic,26420 "To Volunteer, Or Is It My Country's Call"
 * **The Civil War Music Site @http://www.civilwarmusic.net/**
 * @http://www.civilwarmusic.net/display_song.php?song=battlehymn "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
 * ======**Smithsonian Institution @http://www.civilwar.si.edu/collections.html**======
 * @http://www.civilwar.si.edu/weapons_intro.html This Smithsonian collection of pictures shows and describes different weapons used by soldiers during the Civil War.
 * **McLean County Museum of HIstory @http://www.mchistory.org/mcmh_research_archive.html**
 * [] The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Collection.
 * [] 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment of Volunteers Company C Collection.
 * [] Kent Slack 33rd Illinois Infantry Research Collection.
 * [] The Underground Railroad in McLean County Collection