I found an interesting civil war article in the Military History section of the Washinton times. Click here to go to a copy of the article. The article is about a black man that had joined the US Colored Troops. He was captured by Forrest and was held as a servant by Forrest's surgeon. He escaped and lived near the battlefield of Stone's River for many years.

Yesterday my family and I visited Andersonville National Park and The National Prisoner of War Museum. What a powerful experience! It had been some years since I had visited Andersonville. To me, this is one of the must see places of the Civil War. The Park Sevices has done an admirable job of perserving and enhancing the site.

When you first enter the site the signs direct you to the Visitor Center and the National POW museum. This is a very moving experience with information on all POWs and not just a Civil War experience. There is a very well done 30 minute movie with many stories from POWs including Senator John McCain.

We did not get to spend much time in the museum because we wanted to make sure we had enough time for the tour of the Andersonville Prison site and the tour of the Andersonville Military Cemetery. The Park Service provides and tape or CD for the tours for $2. It is a must if you want to do the tour. The tour took us a little less than an hour and we stopped and got out of our car several times.

The experience is very moving and makes you proud to be an American. It makes you think of the suffering and sacrifice that the men at Andersonville and all POWs have gone through in the history of our country. It is very sad to see all the graves of the young men that died there.

The Best of History Web Site:

I recently came across an interesting history Web Site  It is called the Best of History Website.  It is created by Thomas Daccord (B.A. Princeton University, M.A. Universite de Montreal), Academic Technology Advocate for the Humanities and a history and technology teacher at the Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. Mr. Daccord is also the President of the Center for Teaching History With Technology, created to help history educators integrate technology into their curriculum. He is also the creator and webmaster of Teaching Literature & Writing With Technology.

The Website covers many different types of history including such topics as American History, Medieval History, European History, etc. Under each topic there are list numerous website with descriptions and ratings.

Along with the website listing are numerous resources for teaching history such as lesson plans and presentations. There is much good material here.