The Life of a Civil War Soldier” Traveling Trunk - npsgov英文精品课件.pdfVIP

“The Life of a Civil War Soldier” Traveling Trunk TEACHER’S GUIDE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK In 1864, before the American Civil War had even ended, the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association was formed. Its primary goal was to acquire and preserve significant land sites that witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863. The Association performed these duties for over 30 years. In 1895 the United States War Department became the next official caretaker of the battlefield. At that time the government land holdings at G