History in characters

The Washington Post is tweeting the Civil War. Here some information on the tweets.

The Post is tweeting the Civil War in the words of the people who lived it - from journals, letters, records and newspapers.

CivilWarwp Atty Gen Edwd Bates: "Pres Lincoln's 1st Cabinet Council--intended, I suppose 2 b formal & introductory only--in fact, uninteresting." about 16 hours ago via HootSuite

This would be a great way for students to learn about the Civil War. To learn more, click on the tweet above.