Battle of Olustee - Comparing Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

The Civil War pitted, brother against brother, friend against friend, and neighbor against neighbor. Many technological advances were made during this war including the repeating rifle, rail travel, and improved communications. In this module students will read a firsthand account of the Battle of Olustee from the position of a Confederate soldier in a letter home to his mother.  They will also read a secondhand account of the same battle written from the view of a historian.  Students will analyze the differences and commonalities of these accounts to better understand primary and secondary sources and to also differentiate the author's view points.