Choose a person from the Civil War Era. Write about how they impacted History. Creative option: Post about the Civil War from their perspective. You can talk about any aspect of the Civil War, but you must look at it from your character’s perspective. In other words, you are no longer living in the 21st century, but have been transported back to the 1860s. Make sure to include Historic facts and why your person shaped the Civil War Era. ***Be sure you are adding Historic information and content. Do not just be creative in your post. Traditional Option: Write about how your chosen person impacted the Civil War Era. Focus on 2 aspects on how they impacted the Era. Who were they? ***Be sure you have historic information and analysis on how the person impacted History not biography. You are to respond to three of your peers by Sunday. Below are some historical figures from the Civil War Era you may choose. You may also choose a figure not listed. A Southern woman A Northern woman A slave A free black An African-American soldier A Confederate soldier A Union soldier Clara Barton Belle Boyd Jefferson Davis John Brown Sarah Edmond Ulysses S. Grant Elizabeth Van Lew Mary Bowers Rose O’Neil Green how Stonewall Jackson Andrew Johnson Newton Knight Robert E. Lee Winfield Scott Hancock George Custer George Meade Joshua Chamberlain Philip Sheridan Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln James Longstreet John Bell Hood Brampton Bragg William Sherman Robert Smalls Alexander Stephens Jen Stuart Mary Edward Walker William Sill Sarah Malinda Richard Block If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using end notes, footnotes, or parenthetical citations. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information. Use College level scholarly sources.
