"EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY"
Use this activity to prepare students for their field trip. Several years ago the park produced a 12-min. video that provides a good overview to the First Battle of Manassas. Produced in VHS format only (no DVDs), these tapes were sent to all Northern Virginia area schools and libraries for checkout. The park retained a limited number of copies for loan (first-come, first-serve). If interested, please contacting the park Visitor Center at (703) 361-1339 or send an inquiry to: email us
"A CALL TO ARMS"
Through a study of the 27th Virginia Infantry, this pre-visit lesson takes a look at who joined the Union and Confederate armies and why. The focus of this lesson is on the motives for enlistment, origins/backgrounds of the soldiers and effects upon the communities from which they came.
The name cards for the 27th Virginia are designed to be printed on Avery #5389 Laser Post Cards (4" x 6"). The enlistment certificate is actually a copy of a standard Union enlistment form.
"RALLY ‘ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS!"
This pre-visit lesson looks at the importance of flags to the Civil War armies and the soldiers who served in the war.