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Interview a Monument: Exploring the Monuments of Andersonville National CemeterySocial Studies · US History · Grades 6–8Lesson plan

(s) At the end of the activity, the students will be able to: Students will learn how survivors of Andersonville and other groups memorialized Andersonville after the Civil War. Students will examine how the development of monuments in Andersonville National Cemetery reflected the development of the United States from 1890-1920. Overview " This is sacred ground, consecrated by the suffering of men who here gave the last full measure of devotion ." - Governor A.T. Bliss at the dedication of the Michigan monument, 1904 In the late 1800s and early 1900s several states, along with organizations li

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