This program gives an overveiw of how to bring Civil War programs and preservation into your classroom. Battlefields are the open air classrooms of America. This programs presents ideas for place based educational activities and promotes civic involvement for students in historic preservation activities.

1. Bringing Civil War Curriculum and Preservation to the Classroom Make History by Saving History !

2. MISSION The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) works to preserve America's significant Civil War battlefields by protecting the land and educating the public about the vital roles those battlefields played in directing the course of our nation's history. Born from the two leading Civil War battlefield preservation organizations, the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (APCWS) and The Civil War Trust, in 1999, CWPT has helped to save nearly 20,000 acres of Civil War battlefield land representing more than 81 Civil War sites in 19 states. With the help of 63,000 dedicated members, the Trust also promotes heritage tourism and nationwide education initiatives to inform the public about the war and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it.

3. Introduction

4. Mr. Bob Rinehart Southampton Middle School Bel Air, Maryland

5. 2004 Kentucky Council for the Social Studies

7. Local Historical Resources help kids make connections to our nation’s past and their future

8. Hallowed Ground, Fall 2003

9. “ In great deeds something abides. On great fields something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls. And reverent men and women from afar, and generations that know us not and that we know not of, heart-drawn to see where and by whom great things were suffered and done for them, shall come to this deathless field, to ponder and dream and lo! The shadow of a mighty presence shall wrap them in its bosom and the power of the vision will pass into their souls.” Joshua L.Chamberlain

14. As teachers of history we are a crucial and privileged link in our nation. A nation that has broken faith with the past cannot have a vision for its future. We need to teach our students not only what it means to be Americans but how we became Americans.

15. " One can never understand what the United States is until one understands what the Civil War was." James I. Robertson Jr.

16. The Lesson of E Pluribus Unum-- U.S. History before and after the Civil War How “We the People” Became One Out of Many

19. It Ain’t just grass. It’s History! Save history and make history with CWPT!

20. Teach Civil War History the Way it Happened – Primary Sources History Lost and Found: The Diary of C.D.M.B. Broomhall, 1 st Seargant Co.D 124 th P.V. on Antietam on the Web at http://aotw.org

21. Fundraising One of the ironies of the present– at Gettysburg, tourists leave Lincoln pennies for a Confederate General.

22. Student Service Learning Project Created by Bob Rinehart Southampton Middle School SMS Team 8B Service-Learning Project creator Bob Rinehart and Civil War Preservation Trust President, James Lighthizer http:// www.nfdc.net/home/sinak/sms8b/preservation.html

23. The Field Trip….. The Field Trip……

24. Invite a living historian into your classroom. CWPT classroom visitor listing: http://www.civilwar.org/historyclassroom/hc_classvisitors.htm

26. Annual CWPT Student Poster & Essay Contest 3 rd Place Winner for the 2003 Poster Contest Stacy Hongo, Grade 11, Shelton High School

29. Why I Teach The Civil War

31. Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to his Son’s Headmaster My son will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true, but teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader... Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend. It will take time, I know, but teach him, if you can, that a dollar earned is of far more value than five found...Teach him to learn to lose...and also to enjoy winning. Steer him away from envy, if you can, teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick...Teach him, if you can, the wonder of a book...but also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hillside. In school, teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat...Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong...Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the bandwagon...Teach him to listen to all men...but teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good that comes through. Teach him, if you can, how to laugh when he is sad...Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness...Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders, but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob...and to stand and fight if he thinks he is right. Treat him gently, but do not coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the courage to be impatient...let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind. This is a big order, but see what you can do...He is such a fine little fellow, my son!