1: Civil War in Minnesota - 6th Grade

2: Guide Creation Information

Guide Author	Ann F. Woell
District	Moorhead Public Schools ISD 152
Date Created	06/20/2011
Guide Description	This is a guide to study primary resources and photographs of the Civil War in Minnesota. While it is designed for Grade 6, it could be used for 7th or 8th grades too.

3: Guide Characteristics

Title of Main Academic Standard used in Guide	Minnesota Draft K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies - Third Draft - April 29, 2011
Grade Level	6th Grade
Learning Level	Reinforced
National Holiday/Special Occasion (optional)	Could be used as part of a study with Veteran's Day and/or Minnesota Day
Source Format Emphasized	journal, letters, mixed material, speech, reports, document
Geographic Region Emphasized (optional)	Minnesota
Other Minnesota Reflections Guide(s) Related to this Guide (optional)

4: Main Standard Emphasized in Guide

Standard Title	Minnesota Draft K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies - Third Draft - April 29, 2011
Category	History
Strand	U.S. History
Sub-strand	Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Standard	Minnesota's people were affected by the national Civil War and the US-Dakota War of 1862.
Benchmark 1: standard number	6.1.7.1.1
Benchmark 1: text	Describe the events that led to the Civil War including how the debate over slavery and abolition played out in Minnesota.
Benchmark 2: standard number	6.1.7.1.2
Benchmark 2: text	Identify key events and political and military people of the era and describe the experiences of Minnesota soldiers and civilians.
Benchmark 3: standard number	6.1.7.1.3
Benchmark 3: text	Understand the reasons for the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and compare the perspectives of settlers and Dakota people before, during, and after the war.
Benchmark 4: standard number
Benchmark 4: text

5: Another Standard Emphasized in Guide (optional)

Standard Title	Minnesota Draft K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies - Third Draft - April 29, 2011
Category	History
Strand	U.S. History
Sub-strand	Expansion and Reform, 1792-1861
Standard	Territorial expansion, conflict, and reform in the United States affected Indigenous people and the settlement of Minnesota.
Benchmark 1: standard number	6.1.6.1.1
Benchmark 1: text	Describe the United States' settlement in the upper Mississippi River region and its impact on the cultural and physical landscapes.
Benchmark 2: standard number	6.1.6.1.4
Benchmark 2: text	Describe the process of how Minnesota became a territory and state; identify the key individuals and groups involved in the process.
Benchmark 3: standard number
Benchmark 3: text
Benchmark 4: standard number
Benchmark 4: text

6: Additional Standards and/or Skills (reading, math, media literacy, interdisciplinary)

Reading: standard number	6.5.6.6
Reading: standard text	Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Math: standard number
Math: standard text
Media Literacy: standard number	6.9.2.2
Media Literacy: standard text	Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
Interdisciplinary Connection

Minnesota Reflections Resources

7: Search Strategy

Things to Think About	This guide was designed to use primary sources of information regarding the Civil War and those involved.
Keywords	Civil War, Fort Snelling, Fort Ridgely, Company B First Minnesota Volunteers, Civil War Veterans
Other ideas (to assist with discovery)	There are many first hand accounts through letters. These correspondences alone could be explored.
Challenges to finding resources on this standard	There are many pages of information to sort through when searching information about the Civil War. Much of it is after the fact, but still interesting to read and study

8: Minnesota Reflections Top Picks

Title	Date created	Description	Format (photo, map, letter …)	"Cite the Item" link
Camp of the First Minnesota Regiment during the winter of 1861-1862	1861-1862	View of the plain filled with tents, wooden buildings, and tree stumps. Picture taken in Maryland on the Potomac River	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/macal,258
Letter from James George to his children	1862	James George wrote this letter from camp. the previous Sunday, they wee attacked by Rebel forces. He gives the details of this battle	letters	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/olms,990
Letter written by Rhonda George to her children	1862	Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon, Kentucky. She writes about events surrounding the Civil war and how this is affecting her family	letters	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/olms,998
Letter from James George to his children	1862	James George wrote this letter from camp near Nashville, Tennessee. He reports of things he has heard and experienced as a soldier in the Civil War	letters	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/olms,987
Portrait of soldier Ernst Bossling, Belle Plaine, Minnesota	1862	Studio portrait of Union Soldier, who was killed one year later in action. He is wearing a complete uniform with hat, rifle and sword	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/scott,112
Jacob Dieter	1862-1864	Jacob Dieter is photographed in his Civil War uniform. He enlisted in 1862 and served in Company F of the Ninth Minnesota regiment. His family accompanied him to Fort Ridgely. He died in Salisbury Prison in 1864 at the age of 38.	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/olms,771
Ledger of Documents Printed by St. Peter Tribune, Nicollet County, Minnesota	1870-1880	This large ledger served as a record of the business printing work that was done by the St. Peter Tribune newspaper. The document on this page contains information for Civil War veterans to receive land for their service. The page is titled "Flower and Castle."	document	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/nico,2652
Biographies of Members Company B 1st Minnesota Volunteers	1885-1929	Biographies of veterans of Company B, First Minnesota Volunteers, including detailed accounts of their lives before, during and after the Civil War. The record book also contains meeting minutes and details of Last Man's Club banquets	journal	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1728
Fort Snelling, 1889	1889	Fort Snelling, 1889	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/army,380
Student photo album - Edith Griffith	1896	A collection of photos collected and organized by Carleton college student, Edith Griffith, Class of 1896. Included in this album is a picture of Fort Snelling and the date the Old Tower was built (1820)	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/ccn,426
Civil war casualties by Battle Stillwater, Minnesota	1910?	Civil war casualties of various regiments organized by battle	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1719
The total number of Officers & Enlisted Men for the First Minnesota Regiment	1910?	Detailed report of the total number of officers and enlisted men in the First Minnesota Regiment and specific statistics for the dead and missing men of Company B.	reports	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1724
GAR Frank Blair Post with cannonballs, Big Stone County, Minnesota	1915	View of the Grand Army of the Republic Frank Blair Post members	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/bsc,2675
Fort Snelling	1915?	Round tower at Fort Snelling	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/ccu,232
Civil War Cannon, Pipestone, MN	1919?	Civil War cannon parked facing west on the far north side of the courthouse square	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/pipe,78
Letter to Survivors of Company B form Charles Tillinghast Straight	1924	Letter from Charles Tillinghast Straight summarizing his speech to Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Tower Post 17, with reference to Company B, 1st Minnesota	letters	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1880
Affidavit of C.M. Lockwood stating that the Stillwater Guards became Company B, 1st Minnesota Stillwater Volunteers, MN	1925	Affidavit of C.M. Lockwood stating that the Stillwater Guards became Company B, 1st Minnesota Volunteers and that the Last man's Club was composed of members of this unit	letters	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1723
The last Survivor to His Dead Comrades	1927?	Speech of the last survivor to his departed Civil War comrades	speech	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/spl,1725
CCC, camp Fort Ridgely, Near Fairfax, MN	1934	Panoramic view of Fort Ridgely in winter, near Fairfax MN.	photo	http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/irrc,2498

9: Specific Minnesota Reflections Collection(s) to Consider (optional)

Stillwater Public Library

10: Helpful Tips (optional)

Searching for specific military regiments or specific Civil War soldiers bring better results than searching the broad term, "Civil War."

11: Ideas for Lesson Plans Using this Guide (optional)

Reading and researching the Biographies of Veterans of Company B is a great starting point to understanding the people of the Civil War, where they came from and the battles that they were engaged in throughout the War. Students could research these men and plot maps as to where they lived and fought.

Reading the letters of the people fighting and the families affected by the Civil War would be a great research project, highlighting first-hand accounts.

12: Other Online Collections that Help Teach this Standard (optional)

The History Place http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

Smithsonian Institute http://www.civilwar.si.edu/timeline.html

Timeline of the American Civil War http://americancivilwar.com/tl/timeline.html