We are studying the Civil War.
To examine the three-day battle of Gettysburg, we recommend reading Killer Angels and then viewing the movie Gettysburg. The special emphasis on the formidable Union officer Joshua Chamberlain at Little Round Top, and then the catastrophic outcome of Pickett's Charge, provide a centered way to grasp what can easily become an overwhelming subject.
Chamberlain might make the subject of an essay about heroism, and what it truly entails, for we throw that word around a lot in this society.
To begin, if you think you know a great deal about the Civil War, can you pass this fourth grade Jeopardy-style quiz?
