1. To explain the physical features of the area that brought the armies to Manassas; 2. To describe how the fighting of July 21, 1861 affected soldiers and the local population, both immediately and in the months and years following the battle; 3. To describe how the impact of the battle changed the way Americans of the time--military and civilian--viewed the Civil War; 4. To discover the effects of the Civil War on their own community, as well as communities around the nation.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Why Manassas? Geography and the Road to Battle
2. The Human Cost: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Shock of Battle
3. Changing Views: The War's Wider Impact on American Communities