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What Would Historians Write About Thomas Garber?

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Based on: Mason, C. L., & Carter, A. (1999). The Garbers: Using digital history to recreate a 19th-century family. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 11-14.

SOURCES Framework Analysis Sheet

Scrutinize the Fundamental Source(s)

     Thomas Garber to Addie Garber, August 15, 1862
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0806
  • SOURCES Analysis Sheet

     Essential Question - What Would Historians Write About Thomas Garber?
Organize Thoughts

     What do students know about the topic?

     KWL or Concept Map (Foldable)
  • What did you learn about Thomas Garber from reading this letter?
  • What does this tell you about the life of a Civil War soldier?
  • What else would you like to know about Thomas Garber?
  • How could you find the answers to these questions?
  • Do you think Thomas was afraid?
  • Do you think Thomas missed his family?
  • What do you think was Thomas' job in the army?
  • How old do you think Thomas was when he wrote this letter?
  • Was Thomas killed in the war?
  • Did Thomas have other brothers and sisters?
  • Who were Thomas' parents?
  • Was he afraid?
  • What was life like during the Civil War for the average family?

Understand the Context
     Children's literature
  • Pink and Say—by Patricia Polacco
  • Now or Never: 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery—by Ray Anthony
  • Shepard
  • Soldier Song: A True Story of the Civil War—by Debbie Levy
  • John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story)—by E. F. Abbott
  • Louisa May’s Battle: How the Civil War led to Little Women—by Kathleen Krull
  • Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil War Hero—by Marissa Moss
  • The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg—by Rodman Philbrick
  • I’ll Pass for Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War—by Anita Silvey
  • Two Girls of Gettysburg—by Lisa Klein
     Discussion
     Think, Pair, and Share

Read Between the Lines


     Thomas Garber to Addie Garber, August 15, 1862
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0806

     Guiding Questions
  • What more did you learn about Thomas Garber from rereading this letter?
  • What else would you like to know about Thomas Garber now?
  • Do you wonder where Thomas traveled during the American Civil War?
  • Did you consider whether he survived the war?
  • Do you think that Thomas was afraid or had fears related to serving in the Confederate army?
  • What are you thinking about the Garber family or individuals in the family?
  • How could you find the answers to these questions?

Corroborate and Refute

     1860 U.S. Population Census (p.#150) (Thomas)
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/population_census

     Asher Harman to Albert Garber, September 24, 1862
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0808
      Thomas Garber to Albert Garber, September 25, 1862
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0809
      Thomas Garber to Addie Garber, December 6, 1862
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0811
      Thomas Garber to Albert Garber, April 15, 1863
  • https://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0813
      Thomas Garber to Addie Garber, May 29, 1863
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0812

     M. G. Harman to Albert Garber, June 20, 1863
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0814

     1870 U.S. Population Census
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/population_census

      Lewis Harman to Addie Garber, July 20, 1863
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/papers/A0816
 
     Garber Letters
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/VoS/personalpapers/collections/augusta/garber.html

     Staunton Vindicator: July 3, 1863
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/news/rv1863/va.au.rv.1863.07.03.xml

     Staunton Vindicator: May 11, 1866
  • http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/news/rv1866/va.au.rv.1866.05.11.xml#03

     The American Battlefield Protection Program: Upperville
  • http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va038.htm
      Virginia Civil War Map of Battles 1863
  • http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/va63.html
      Upperville - Trappe Road
  • http://www.johnsmilitaryhistory.com/aldie4.html
      Upperville Park
  • http://www.civilwarfieldtrips.com/stuart/pages/22upperville.html
      Battle of Upperville (Image)
  • http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/july/upperville-battle.htm
  • http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/july/battle-upperville.htm
      Forty years of active service - By Charles Triplett O'Ferrall (p.79)
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=b5S7Vu8FvUQC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=
upperville+thomas+garber&source=bl&ots=P1fzGPSbxB&sig=9IfG_dI7ywx5hehO
U6W6B-ZsJs4&hl=en&ei=4_TSTKmnE8qr8AbthNlk&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result
&resnum=8&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false


Thornrose Cemetary
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=garber&GSfn=thomas&
    GSmn=m&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=3817
    4593&df=all&
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6588078
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Garber&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2810&GScntry=4&GSob=c&GSsr=241&GRid=10458655&df=all&

Establish a Plausible Narrative

  • Create a historical marker for Thomas Garber at the location of the Battle of Upperville or in his hometown
  • Write a letter to a local historical society outlining why Thomas Garber should be remembered
  • Create a documentary film
  • Write a piece of children’s literature or a graphic novella

Summarize Final Thoughts

     Discussion
  • How do I know what I know?
  • What do historians do?
  • Did I replicate what historians might do?
  • What questions still exist?
  • Is it okay that questions still exist?
  • How might I answer questions that still exist?

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