Letters will look authentic if they are on white stationary. Each letter should be headed with a date and the place from which the letter is written. They will be “mailed” in envelopes with the name and address of the fictitious person being written to. The envelopes from this area that have been archived in the national archives, measure approximately 3 x 5 1/2 inches and are printed or embossed with caricatures, allegories, slogans, portraits, etc. relating to Civil War events and personalities. Letters can be tea-stained to make them look old.
Round 3 Topics: Thanksgiving, 1863
· President Lincoln initiates a national day of Thanksgiving the last Thursday of November. Experience of this day in the North; reaction in the South.
· Gettysburg Address delivered on November 19th. Whom did you know who fell at Gettysburg? What do Lincoln’s words mean to you? Quote a few of the words in the address and comment on them.
· The Battle of Chattanooga fought October-November as you either experienced it or heard about it.
· Blockade running the South, stories and rumors
· Enlistment of African American soldiers; work of African American women.
· Experience of a hospital either as a patient or nurse (if you have not written about one yet).
· Ongoing personal news about family and friends you know, health and finances, hopes, dreams, and fears for the future.
· Your revised predictions for the future of the war
Enclosure: A keepsake to be remembered by your correspondent (Be creative: lock of hair, tear-stained poem)
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