Gettysburg and Joshua Chamberlain

Today we began with 20 minutes of rough housing. Then we had our workout and recited the Pledge and our class rules and affirmations.

We then reviewed a bit from last week and introduced our hero- Joshua Chamberlain. 

We read the book Voices of Gettysburg which I highly recommend.  After reviewing the battle’s highlights and Robert E Lee’s mistake (hubris or too much pride), we went over Chamberlain’s heroism. He was a college professor who cared so much about abolitionism that he joined the Union Army, even though he didn’t have to (rare- most of the men were drafted and fought reluctantly once the emancipation proclamation was written.). 

He had only read about war but read everything he could find and so, when faced with what seemed an impossible situation he thought outside of the box and saved his men.  His heroics saved the battle for the Union Army by preventing them from being flanked.

Then we re-enacted Gettysburg with an uphill nerf battle, letting the boys take turns being the North and the South. We finished with an all out nerf battle.