Civil War Character Role Paper - Camp
What: Character Role Paper
To Do: You are to research a real life soldier of the time from the list of Letters and Diaries below (try to choose a Wisconsin Soldier first). When you choose that role you will acquire that name and portray that role at Camp Belleville.
You are then to write a 2 page paper typed, 12 font, using that name and in 1st person.
LIST OF ROLES YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM:
Surgeon Calvary-Horse Ambulance Sharpshooter Nurse Young Boy/Girl
Photographer Captain Infantry Soldier Musicians Artillery Spy
Sulter
Research = You can find many personal letters and diaries form the following web sites and Reenactors from this list. You can choose a Union or Confederate. Try to select those from Wisconsin first.
WISCONSIN SOLDIERS:
Decendants of soldiers of the 28th Wisconsin
Stories from Camp
Find out if you have an ancestor who was in the war
OTHER WISCONISN HISTORY
Wisconsin Civil War -Camp Randall
CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DIARIES
Famous Personal Biographies of the War
Confederate letters = ??
GENERAL INFO
Civil War Information on everything you want to know about the Civil War
DRILLING:
REENACTORS TO E-MAIL (Choose 2 or 3 to make sure you get a response
Questions: Bob Gentilli - Belleville Middle School - Gentillb@belleville.k12.wi.us
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