Civil War and Tennessee

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Civil War and Tennessee

• Ted Kessler
• EDU 506-01
• July 22, 2002

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Lets take a walk through Tennessee during the
1860s. You will find that Tennessee was a very
interesting place. The state was very different
than it is today. There were lots of battles and
intriguing people. Lets find out what was going
on in Tennessee during the Civil War.
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Tasks

• Locate Tennessee and states within U.S.
• List ten facts about Civil War battles.
• Do a wordsearch on Civil War in TN.
• Compose a two-page article on Gov. Harris
  letter.
• Write a letter home using slang terms.
• Calculate how much the Confederate currency
  depreciated during Civil War.

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Process 1

• Look at your state within the U.S. borders
• Locate TN and the other states during the Civil
  War.

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Process 2

• There were many battles fought in TN
• Was there a battle near you?
• List facts about the two battles nearest you

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Process 3

• There are lots of terms associated with TN and
  the Civil War
• Find as many terms as possible in the wordsearch

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Process 4

• Isham Harris was governor of TN during the Civil
  War
• He was the only Confederate governor of TN

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Process 5

• There were lots of slang terms used by soldiers
  of TN
• Write a letter home using as many slang terms as
  possible

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Process 6

• During the Civil War, money was different from
  today
• Tennesseans used Confederate currency

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Conclusion
Lots of information was found about Tennessee
during the Civil War. Your state was a busy
place in the 1860s. Facts were discovered about
Tennessee people, battles, terms, places, and
money.