The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 (edited by J. E. Croon): A Comprehensive Curriculum Guide for Teachers

This complete curriculum guide assists educators in bringing LeRoy Wiley Gresham to life in the middle or high school classroom. Use his “Young voice of the old South” to guide your students through a comprehensive Civil War study, as he did in his diary, starting at the age of twelve, and ending with his death at seventeen years old. This resource includes rigorous, standards-aligned ELA and history lessons, Common Core Standards, extensive interdisciplinary connections across various cont...