http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Blog Post: A Closer Look at a Civil War Watch"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=5531http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=5531<p>This website features the diary of Civil War nurse, Amanda Akin. In April 1863, Akin left her home in Quaker Hill, NY, to serve as a nurse at Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. During her 15 months at Armory Square, Akin wrote long letters to her sisters and recorded her daily activities in diaries. Nearly 50 years later, Akin drew on these written records to publish an account of her wartime role in a book, <em>The Nurse of Ward E</em>.</p>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:36:03 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3661http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3661<p>In this interactive game, students select a mystery character from the Civil War and examine objects that hold the key to their identity,&nbsp;video footage, first person reenactments, oral history interviews, and lesson plans.&nbsp; This resource was developed&nbsp;in conjunction with the exhibition&nbsp;<em>The Price of Freedom: Americans at War.</em></p>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:05:24 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3957http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=3957<p>This is the type of jacket that would have been worn by a Confederate medical officer.</p>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:16:52 GMT