1. Gettysburg National military Park Civil war traveling trunk

2. The traveling trunk from Gettysburg contains 6 categories of items
These items will give you an idea of what the life of a soldier was like during the Civil War
Is Gettysburg in northern, southern, eastern, or western Pennsylvania?

3. Panther Valley
Middle School
Gettysburg, PA
Did you say southern?

4. Traveling trunks are provided by the National Park Service
More information about Gettysburg National Military Park can be found at
What is there to see at Gettysburg National Military Park?

5. What is a Cyclorama? A Museum Monuments, statues, and Battlefields
Cyclorama Building
What is a Cyclorama?

6. The "Cyclorama" was a popular form of entertainment in the late 1800's
The "Cyclorama" was a popular form of entertainment in the late 1800's. These massive paintings were displayed in circular auditoriums. They were enhanced with landscaped foregrounds sometimes featuring trees, grasses, fences and even life-sized figures. The result was a three- dimensional effect that surrounded the viewers who stood on a platform, literally placing them in the center of the great historic scene. 
The Gettysburg Cyclorama is 359 feet long, 27 feet high and weighs an estimated 3 tons

9. Civil war Timeline
1861 southern states begin to secede from the Union; eventually they will become the Confederate States of America
January 1863 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that all slaves in areas still in rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal government, free.

10. July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 1863 the Battle of Gettysburg
Civil war Timeline
July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 1863 the Battle of Gettysburg
November 19th, 1863 President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
2013 will be the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. How many years does a Sesquicentennial Anniversary celebrate?

11. The civil war timeline 1861-1865
April 9th, 1865 General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America met with Ulysses S. Grant and agreed on the terms of surrender ending the war
April 14th, 1865 as President Lincoln was watching a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat. Lincoln died the next morning.
A Sesquicentennial Anniversary is 150 years.

12. Traveling trunk contents
The next slides have questions for you to think about as you visit each station

13. Station 1 Clothing What did a soldier wear?
How could that hat be useful when it is carried upside down?
What is a brogan? And why is the left one exactly like the right one?

14. Station 2 accouterments
What is an accouterment?

15. Station 3 Pastimes
What did the soldiers do for fun?
Boxing

16. Station 4 photographs
Why aren’t there any action photographs of the war?

17. Station 5 music How could a drummer be helpful to marching troops?
What was the song “Taps” originally used for?
When is “Taps” played now?

18. Station 6 Literature
Where can I find great books about the Civil War?