Civil War Music | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources Civil War Civil War music John Brown Patrick S Gilmore Patrick Gilmore Union Army music
Subjects
History-Social Science The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Civil War Music | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources, including songs and photographs, focusing on the music of the American Civil War.

Thinking Questions

  • Write a sentence that describes the drummer boy.
  • How did music help the soldiers?
  • Why would the song about John Brown's failure encourage Union supporters?
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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