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Petersburg National BattlefieldIllustration of Union soldiers advancing on Ft. Stedman
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Petersburg National Battlefield
Prisoners of Petersburg
 

These lessons explore the daily life of a soldier. What was it like to be in the army during the Civil War? How did you eat? Where did you sleep? What did you wear? Soldiers tell you in their own words the difficulties of fighting in the Civil War and how they survived for nine-and-a-half months at Petersburg.


Pre-Visit Lesson Plan

Post-Visit Lesson Plan
tents with white walls surround grass and wooden walls twice as tall  

Did You Know?
Fort Stanwix has two names. Named for Gen. John Stanwix, this was the fort's name under the British. When the Americans rebuilt it was then named for Gen. Phillip Schuyler. However, there were several other Fort Schuylers in New York at that time, so the name never really stuck due to the confusion.
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