Pretend that you have been sent by President Lincoln to report on sentiment
in Augusta County in March, 1861. File a report that describes what you have
learned, and make recommendations regarding whether Lincoln should try to
hold Fort Sumter or not.
Write an essay that compares the articles in Augusta County's newspapers
with the Richmond Enquirer at the same time.
Write profiles of Augusta County's three delegates to the Virginia state
convention on secession: Alexander H. H. Stuart, John B. Baldwin and George
Baylor. Search all of the
public records and use the newspaper
abstract search page.
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for Technology and Teacher Education,
University of Virginia,
This module
created by Alice Carter of the
University of Virginia..