Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/28/2010
Soldiers who were held prisoner faced enormous boredom. They would often find debris and use it to make objects to pass the time.
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During the Civil War, Libby Prison held over 125,000 men, mostly Union officers. This knife,...
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Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human f...
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