Hello 4th Grade!

Thank you for the birthday wishes and recording your responses on FlipGrid. IF YOU DID NOT DO THAT LAST WEEK’S ASSIGNMENT, please take a moment to go back and let me know what you thought about our books this trimester. I will confirm with Mrs. Midkiff, but I believe this is the last library class. 🙁 

I made two more stops last week on the Civil War trail. Ironically, both of the sites we visited had “stuff” happen during May! Be sure to click on the blue links for more information.

As mentioned several times, where we live in Beaverdam, Virginia from the Depot to where we actually live, there was civil war activity. Parts of our property extend to the North Anna River and my grandfather found buttons from uniforms when walking around near the river. Chris and I stopped at the North Anna Battlefield Park , which is about 8 miles southeast of us and took a couple of pictures.I used to walk out here when Chris was a toddler while we were waiting for Brandon while he was being tutored in math one summer.  It was crowded, so we didn’t walk around.  Normally, not many people are around, but now that people are forced to stay home, they are looking for ways to get outdoors and exercise, and heading to this park is one way they can do that. In May of 1864 at Ox Ford, the Confederates turned around Union attacks taking place near the river. 

I also went to Mr. Steinberger’s home in Guinea, Virginia, which is about 16 miles north of where we live, and a fairly  short drive from the Academy. The Steinbergers live in walking distance of the Jackson Death Site.  General Stonewall Jackson died of his injuries on May 10, 1863. Here is what Mr. S had to share with us! Chapter 7 from Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run is below that.