Field Trips

(1860s) Supplies, Survival and Success: Civil War Quartermaster

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Social Studies
State Standards:
NATIONAL/STATE STANDARDS:Kansas SS Standards Fourth Grade Standards 1,5
Kansas SS Standards Seventh Grade Standard 4
Kansas SS Standards Eighth Grade Standard 4
Missouri SS Standards 3 and 4

In this lesson, students will learn about the role that Fort Scott played as a wartime Army supply depot and the logistics involved in transporting storing, and distributing those supplies. The class will then compare that to modern supply delivery methods. During this program, students will have the opportunity to gain insight and appreciation of the critical role of supply functions in both historic and modern times.

This program can be offered as part of A Sweep Through History or can be given separately at other times of year, providing that staffing is available.. Program is fifteen to thirty minutes in length.

Contact

Fort Scott Education
email us
620-223-0310

Lesson Plans

Last updated: February 4, 2024