The Civil War Trust's Director of History and Education, Garry Adelman, talks about the kinds of things you can do at one of our Generations events.

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Traveling Trunk Resources
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Teacher Resources
- In the Classroom
- In the Outdoor Classroom
- Professional Development
Links to help teachers prepare for their week with the Traveling Trunk
Basic guidelines
- Teacher's Manual
- Traveling Trunk Inventory
- Traveling Trunk Inventory with Photos
- How to Use the Traveling Trunk Video
Lesson plans and activities (not included in the trunk)
- American Battlefield Trust Traveling Trunk Lesson Plans
- Remembering Slavery Lesson Plan
- Union Documents
- Confederate Documents
- Clothing and Accoutrements
- Canister Model Guide
- Over 18
Fact sheets, pamphlets, and other resources
- Union and Confederate Flag Guide
- An Introduction to Small Arms of the Civil War
- The Language of Nineteenth Century Etiquette Books
- "Smoke Not" - Pamphlet on the drawbacks of smoking
- "Weeping, Sad, and Lonely" - Mourning in the nineteenth century
- Fife Guide, Finger Chart, and Music
- Reference List for Assorted Replica Documents (assorted replica documents included in the trunk)
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The American Battlefield Trust's Field Trip Fund helps teachers plan and pay for Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 field trips.
Find out what teachers are saying about the American Battlefield Trust's Traveling Trunk.
Bring replica artifacts and other Civil War resources to your classroom for free with a Traveling Trunk brought to you by the American Battlefield Trust.
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