Using Blogs to Teach the Civil War

Today’s post will be used to list some blogs that talk about the Civil War and could be used within the classroom. You can view these blogs individually or add them to your RSS aggregator.

Civil War Photos: This blog has some excellent photographs from the Gettysburg National Military park and other Civil War battlefields around the country.

Civil War Memory: This blog contains the “reflections of a High School History Teacher and Civil War Historian” and was created by Kevin Levin. Kevin’s blog contains some great posts and links to various ways to teach about the Civil War.

Blog 4 History: This American History and Civil War History blog contains some great research articles that can be incorporated in numerous ways. I especially like the Demographics of the 11^th Wisconsin post and the Civil War in 90 Minutes or Less posts.

Civil War Bookshelf: This blog provides some very good reviews of books related to the Civil War as well as insights into authors and historians.

So, how will you be using blogs in your classroom? Let me know.