I'm creating an album to help students understand the role of California in the Civil War. I'd like to include the topics of the Compromise of 1850, antislavery sentiments in the state and the threat of war in the state. The reason I chose this topic is because I lead education programs at Fort Point National Historic site which is recreated to look like it appeared during the 1860s.
The sources in the album are geared towards teachers and/or 8th grade students. I'm hoping to find ways to engage learners who might not think Civil War history is relevant in California or in their lives.
- Johnson's new military map of the United States showing forts, military posts &c. with enlarged plans of southern harbors; Map 20-21, listed in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 13.96.
- LC copy imperfect: Brittle, with losses and repairs on edges. Half title and title page detached.
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Image of a partial map of the United States with shaded areas indicating Union and Confederate territory changes during the Civil War through late 1864; text published by the National Union Executive Committee printed below the map discusses the occurrences that shaped the beginning of the war, states and territories seized with area and population, and an outline of the war's progress. Date based on item text. "Published by the National Union Executive Committee, Aster House, New York."--text, bottom center margin. "Who Commenced the War? ... Have we made any Progress in Crushing the Rebellion?"--text headings, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 47.63 x 30.16 cm (18 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Maps--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Relief prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Broadsides. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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