Indiana and the Civil War

Educator Curriculum Packet

The Civil War contains incredible stories of sacrifice,

honor, horror, destruction and valor. These narratives

speak to people across the years and bring to contemporary

culture the feelings and thoughts of people

who lived, fought and died during the war. Our goal

in creating the Indiana and the Civil War Educator

Curriculum Packet is to give you, the teacher, a variety

of materials and ideas to bring people in the past to life

for students in the classroom. As Indiana’s Storyteller™:

Connecting People to the Past, the Indiana Historical

Society is committed to providing teachers and students

with access to the Society’s rich collections.

Developed for teachers and students in grades 6-12, this multimedia packet includes:

• 12 lesson plans that highlight primary sources from the Society’s collections

• Bibliography and timeline

• Well Done, Indiana, a 30-minute documentary-style DVD that recounts four important stories of Indiana’s role in the Civil War

• 16 printed reproductions of primary source documents such as photographic images, newspaper illustrations, broadsides, sheet music and personal letters

• A teacher’s guide that provides an overview of Indiana and the Civil War

• Essay on primary and secondary sources

Young Lincoln

The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln

Todd Gould

WFYI

&

The Indiana Historical Society

Made possible by a generous grant from The Lilly Endowment, Inc

In 1816, Abraham Lincoln’s family members left their home state of Kentucky and traveled to the Indiana wilderness looking for a new life with greater economic and social freedom. Seven-year-old Abe spent the next fourteen years, one quarter of his life, in the Hoosier State. His time in Indiana was filled with hardship, hard work, and a deep-seated passion for knowledge. The joys and trials of Lincoln’s boyhood formed his personality, shaped his early political notions, and molded his character. Join leading historians for a journey back in time to explore a little-known chapter in the life of one of America’s great leaders.

This DVD features interviews with noted historians, footage from Lincoln’s boyhood home in southern Indiana, and narrative excerpts from Lincoln’s own writings.

 Feature Run Time 26:34 Minutes • © 2005 • DVD

WELL DONE, INDIANA

Tales of the Tragedies & Triumphs of Indiana in the Civil War

At the start of the American Civil War in April 1861, the Federal government sent out a call to every state in the North, seeking volunteers to fight for the Union. Indiana was quick to respond. In total, about 200,000 Hoosiers volunteered to fight during the course of the war.

The enthusiasm and dedication of the Indiana troops impressed President Abraham Lincoln and members of his cabinet. The Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, sent a personal note to Governor Oliver P. Morton to recognize Indiana’s contribution: “Well Done, Indiana.”

Well Done, Indiana details the important military and political contributions Hoosiers made to the American Civil War.

Well Done, Indiana is a co-production of WFYI and the Indiana Historical Society. It is made possible by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Lilly Endowment.

DVD  (28:46 minutes)

The Life of Lincoln

Video & Interactive Group Learning Tools

Three Disc DVD Set

The Sanders Group

&

The Indiana Historical Society Press

Made possible by a generous grant from The Lilly Endowment, Inc.

The Life of Lincoln chronicles President Lincoln’s life from his early years to his assassination and its aftermath. An enhanced video explores Lincoln’s life through the Indiana Historical Society Lincoln collections and includes contemporary footage shot at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois; Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site; the Indiana Historical Society; and Lincoln’s Boyhood National Memorial in southern Indiana. Also included are interviews with Lincoln experts.

During the video, users are able to stop and examine selected topics in more depth, including conserving primary sources, Lincoln photography, political cartoons, a Civil War timeline, the Lincoln family, the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s deathbed, reporting the assassination, and Lincoln as icon.

The Life of Lincoln also includes a comprehensive, downloadable teacher’s guide with activities for the classroom. A special feature of the guide is structured activities that use primary resources analysis, including Lincoln’s second inaugural address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

50-minute enhanced linear video • 50-minute open captioned linear video • comprehensive 79-page classroom teacher’s guide • 11-page facilitator’s guide for use with adult groups

© 2005 Indiana Historical Society • Three Disc Set

Casper and Catherine Move to America

An Immigrant Family’s Adventure, 1849-1850

Brian Hasler

Illustrated By Angela M. Gouge

Published By

IHS Press

Join Casper and Catherine on their great journey to America and read about their many adventures! Told by Brian Hasler, an Indiana state representative from Evansville, as his father told it to him when he was a young boy.

This book introduces young readers to oral traditions and helps them learn to investigate their own family stories.

© 2003 • cloth • Children’s fiction • ISBN: 0-87195-168-1

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****Complimentary curriculum guide accompanies book upon request. Lessons highlight lineage, the use of census material, oral history and family stories, photographs and mapping activities. Use Casper and Catherine Move to America to help your students see that history begins with their own families! Teacher’s, please place request in membership number and notes.

Constitutionally Speaking

Teaching About Indiana’s Constitutions

JoAnn Fox, Brian Fultz, Chris McGrew, and Nancy Wolfe

Published By

Indiana Historical Society

&

The Indiana Department of Education

The following pages offer a potpourri of activities and lessons to help students learn about Indiana’s past and in particular the early growth of the state and provisions made to accomadte societal changes. The lessons begin with the basics of government , the constitution. Following this are several lessons highlighting and explaining the changes that took place in Indiana from statehood to the mid 1800s. These lessons explain why Indiana needed to change its constitution. The constitutional convention of 1850 is explored through the delegates to the convention. Finally, lessons explain important issues facing Indiana citizens in 1851. These issues include education and suffrage. Following the lessons is information regarding resources and biographical material for both teachers and students.

79 pp.  paper

Frontier Indiana

Focus on the frontier period of Indiana History (1700-1800). Explore encounters among the indigenous tribes (in particular the Miami and Potawatomi), the French, the English, and the Americans.

   *  Includes CD-Rom, Teacher’s Guide, and Poster. 30 Minutes. VHS

    © 2002

Nineteen’s 19

1778 to 1850

Indiana Historical Society

Indiana State Archives

Indiana State Library

Indiana Historical Bureau

The Nineteen’s 19: 1778 to 1850 sourcebook is a companion to Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service, published in cooperation with The History Channel, National History Day, the National Archives, and the USA Freedom Corps. The Nineteen’s 19 publication features nineteen documents that are representative of Hoosier life, culture, politics, and economics from the territorial period to 1850. Lesson plans highlighting three of the documents are also included.

43 pp • © 2004 • paper

Pioneer Indiana

Follow the transformation of Indiana from a frontier into a settled state in the period from 1800 to 1851. This video begins with consideration of the treaties with the Indians and their removal from Indiana. Review the Constitution of 1816 and the later settlement and growth of the state.

*Includes CD-Rom, Teacher’s Guide, and Poster.  45 minutes. VHS

© 2002

The Real Stuff:

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

Published By

Indiana Historical Society

This packet provides you with and introduction to primary sources, categories of primary sources with examples, practice exercises to use in the classroom, analysis worksheets for various forms of primary sources, and a variety of support materials, including Web sites, bibliographies, and recommendations from the Library of Congress.

Please note- the materials were developed with the middle and high school students in mind. However, they are designed to be flexible and can be used with elementary classes as well. You should feel free to adapt the exercises and worksheets to best accomadte the needs of your classroom.

67 pp. paper