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Writing about the Civil War

Famous Folks from the Civil War

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You will be writing an interview between you and a well-known person from the Civil War. You may choose from the following "folks":

Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Confederate Army
Ulysses S. Grant, Commander of the Union Army
Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad "Conductor" and Union spy
Clara Barton, Founder, Red Cross
Mathew Brady, Famous Civil War Photographer and father of photojournalism
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate General
Frederick Douglass, Former slave, public speaker, and author
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abolitionist and author



Use the "Interviews" form in your paper packet to write your questions for you interview. Research your answers using the websites below and write a believable and interesting interview. Remember to make the focus of your interview about how that person played an important role in the Civil War.

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