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Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807. We are celebrating his birthday today as we were off from school on the 19th.
We will be doing this lesson plan about the Battle of Antietam and this lesson plan about Lee and Grant at Appomattox courtesy of PBS.
We will also be working on the Civil War in Your Town project we have started.
We are currently reading
- Mancat Monday ~ Celebrating Life
Today would have been Roscoe's 13th birthday. Join us in celebrating his life. Opus we know today has to be bittersweet for you as Roscoe has left you behind to embark on his "Great Adventure" but Happy 13th Birthday to You and MANY MORE!!!! ...
- The Original Focus Of The War Was Not To Free The Slaves, But To Preserve The Union.
EHT has a lovely post Did Lincoln Make a Deal With God? at American Presidents Blog. I am not surprised that the majority of people today think that slavery was the cause of the Civil War (War Between the States or whatever other name you want to call...
- What's Up In Alasandra's World
I loved Mother Crone's Whining Victims of Public Schools. We have all known parents like that. They would rather bitch, whine, and moan then actually do something to improve the situation. Although to be fair you pretty much either have to take your...
- Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Jan. 19, 1807. Websites on Lee Virtual War Museum From Revolution to Reconstruction The Sons of the South Southern Leader Stratford Hall Plantation (lesson plans) The Apotheosis...
- American Literature
Since I couldn't find an American Literature book I was happy with, I am going to devise my own for Lord Epa to use next year. Here is your chance to chime in with the American author you think MUST be included. Here is a partial list of what I have...
Animals
We Are Celebrating Robert E. Lee's Birthday Today
Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807. We are celebrating his birthday today as we were off from school on the 19th.
We will be doing this lesson plan about the Battle of Antietam and this lesson plan about Lee and Grant at Appomattox courtesy of PBS.
We will also be working on the Civil War in Your Town project we have started.
We are currently reading
- The Civil War A Narrative Fredericksburg to Meridian by Shelby Foote
- The Faded Banners Memorable Writings of the Civil War Edited by Eric Solomon
And of course no birthday is complete without cake, we are going to make the Civil War Fruit Cake found at Cooks.com
- Mancat Monday ~ Celebrating Life
Today would have been Roscoe's 13th birthday. Join us in celebrating his life. Opus we know today has to be bittersweet for you as Roscoe has left you behind to embark on his "Great Adventure" but Happy 13th Birthday to You and MANY MORE!!!! ...
- The Original Focus Of The War Was Not To Free The Slaves, But To Preserve The Union.
EHT has a lovely post Did Lincoln Make a Deal With God? at American Presidents Blog. I am not surprised that the majority of people today think that slavery was the cause of the Civil War (War Between the States or whatever other name you want to call...
- What's Up In Alasandra's World
I loved Mother Crone's Whining Victims of Public Schools. We have all known parents like that. They would rather bitch, whine, and moan then actually do something to improve the situation. Although to be fair you pretty much either have to take your...
- Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Jan. 19, 1807. Websites on Lee Virtual War Museum From Revolution to Reconstruction The Sons of the South Southern Leader Stratford Hall Plantation (lesson plans) The Apotheosis...
- American Literature
Since I couldn't find an American Literature book I was happy with, I am going to devise my own for Lord Epa to use next year. Here is your chance to chime in with the American author you think MUST be included. Here is a partial list of what I have...