Teacher’s Guide
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Civil War Music Teacher's Guide (PDF, 2.18 MB)
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Primary Sources
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(1.4 MB)When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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(3.8 MB)When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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(1 MB)When the Boys Come Marching Home
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(1.3 MB)Bacon's Military Map of U.S., 1862
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(16.5 MB)Map of the United States, 1864
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(17 MB)Washington, D.C. Infantry, May 1865
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(235 KB)Portrait of Pvt. John White, drummer boy, Virginia Regiment, C.S.A.
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(232 KB)Portrait of a musician, U.S. Cavalry
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(199 KB)Bernard Bluecher Graves, Corp., C.S.A.
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(2.9 MB)Letter from Joseph F. Green to Juliana Smith Reynolds, January 2, 1863
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