Library of Congress Student Name: __________________________________ CLOTHING OF THE CIVIL WAR SOLDIER1. List at least two of the soldier items you see at this table and explain how they were used. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Choose one item from the table to further explore. What questions do you have about it? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Compare the soldier’s shoes (brogans) with the shoes you are wearing. List how they are the same and yet different. Choose another piece of clothing and compare it as well. Item=Shoes
Item= ______________________
4. As you try on a piece of clothing think of the following feelings a soldier might have. Circle the words from the word bank below that would express your feelings if you were that soldier. What other “feeling” words can you add to the list? Word Bank
angry sad happy excited afraid sweaty
anxious proud exhausted patriotic 5.What do you suppose it is like to wear a uniform like this one for each of the four seasons (Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall)? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why would a woolen uniform be issued to a soldier during the American Civil War? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. What might be another use of the forage cap other than to cover a soldier’s head? Hint: Look up the word “forage” in the dictionary. Why is the cap so deep? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ |
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