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In this activity students will create a hospital flag and learn about the medical practices of this time period.

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In this lesson plan students will write a brief news story to accompany the featured photograph.

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Martin Robert Allen, Pvt., was born November 27, 1844, in Fort Bend County, Texas. He was 16 when he joined Company C on October 7, 1861 in Georgetown, Texas, and he had his 17th birthday shortly after.

His parents were Texas Revolution veteran…

Match Case, Bryant & May Limited. This metal match case is inscribed with the brand "Bryant & May Limited" on the front. It is approximately 1.5 inches x 1 inch.

Mill and Store at Gabriel Mills. This early photograph features a mill and store at Gabriel Mills in Taylor. The operator, Mr. Beckman is standing in the doorway. This building was built in 1860 and withstood the Civil War. It stood until its…

Miniature Domino Set. These small dominos are only measure .5in x .2in.This small 28 piece set is made of bone and is housed in an accompanying wooden case with a sliding lid.

Many soldiers used free time at camp to play games such as dominos and…

Ames brand light cavalry sword, dated 1864. The base of the blade is engraved with "US MM 1864" and on the other side, "Chicopee, Mass.". This was the most common cavalry sword at the time, with 200,000 being produced by Ames by the end of the Civil…

This .44 caliber New Model Remington Army Pistol was manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons around 1863.
These pistols were highly prized by both Union and Confederate soldiers for their significant firepower and accuracy. For the Union it was…

Photograph Album. This Civil War-Era photograph album has a leather cover and a brass hinged latch. It holds dozens of early photographs of women and children.

Photograph albums were first popularized during the Civil War, as photographs became…

This piece of wood features a .58 caliber minie ball deeply embedded in a piece of wood. Invented by the French army officer Claude-Etienne Minié in 1849, minie balls revolutionized battle. They were smaller than the diameter of the rifle and thus,…