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Standard 8.3.E

8.3.E - Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the effects of the Civil War within South Carolina and the United States.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Burning of Columbia | Palmetto Heritage

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Burning of Columbia | Palmetto Heritage
This reenactment is based on excerpts from Emma LeConte’s diary. Emma, then seventeen years old, kept a diary for several months in 1865 chronicling the approach, occupation and burning of the city of...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1868) was a South Carolinian from Laurens County who led the effort to restore and preserve Mount Vernon, George Washington’s ancestral home in Virginia. She served as...
Sherman’s March | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women - Episode 110 Mary Boykin Chesnut 111

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Mary Boykin Chesnut
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 11 - Conclusion The conclusion of the Mary Boykin story. Her life story is shared along with several more of her diary entries.
Sherman’s March | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women - Episode 110 Stories from the War | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 108

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Stories from the War | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 8 - Stories from the War Mary's Diary Entries (1862) - Mary relays the story of Willie Taylor who claims he saw an apparition of Albert Rhett, who foretold Willie would die...
The Civil War Begins | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 102

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The Civil War Begins | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 2 - The Civil War Begins Mary's Diary Entry: April 8, 1861 - Mary speaks of the beginning of the Civil War in Charleston. Her husband was the first to make contact with Fort...
Meeting John Darby | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 103

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Meeting John Darby | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 3 - Meeting John Darby Mary's Diary Entry: May 25, 1861 - Mary’s interactions with John Darby show the volatility of both sides in the Civil War. Backstory: One New York...
War Hospitals | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 105

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War Hospitals | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 5 - War Hospitals Mary's Diary Entry: Augsut 1861 - Mary speaks of the pain and misery in the war hospitals. Backstory: Disease was the number one killer of soldiers in the...
Sherman’s March | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 110

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Sherman’s March | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 110
Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 10 - Sherman’s March “I’m going to march to Richmond…and when I go through South Carolina it will be one of the most horrible things in the history of the world. The devil...
Jefferson Davis | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 104

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Jefferson Davis | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 4 - Jefferson Davis Mary's Diary Entry: June 27, 1861 - Jefferson Davis speaks with Mary of the difficulties the war will bring. Backstory: Both North and South offered...
Supplies and Clothes | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 106

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Supplies and Clothes | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Mary Boykin Chesnut, Part 6 - Supplies and Clothes Mary's Diary Entry: August 27, 1861 - Mary reflects on the need for supplies and clothes in the Southern Army. Backstory: Eighty percent of the...