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2004

Civil War Soldier

Client: Manassas National Battlefield Park

Civil War Soldier is a WebRanger activity.*

Originally commissioned by the Manassas National Battlefield Park, this interactive activity gives young people a glimpse of what it might have been like to be a Union or Confederate soldier during the Civil War. Manassas was the scene of two major Civil War battles. This activity provides an abundance of historical information to expose the learner to the Civil War in general and the First Battle of Manassas in particular.

The activity opens with an historical review of the events surrounding the causes of the Civil War. United States maps from the 1860s give a geographical view of the involvement and activities by state. Discussion of soldier demographics and motivations to go to war lead the user to choose sides; become a Confederate or a Union soldier. After choosing sides, the user goes through the enlistment process and is assigned to a regiment. The story of the Battle of Manassas is recounted and a comparison of deaths for all wars fought during the last century is presented.

The Manassas National Battlefield park rangers prepared the initial storyboard, outlining the information to be presented. d’Vinci’ Interactive worked closely with the rangers to perfect the storyboard. d’Vinci created all custom graphics and performed all programming using Flash.

*WebRangers is a National Park Service website devoted to educating children age six years and older about their national parks. The site includes over 45 activities that involve solving mysteries and puzzles, playing games, and taking part in stories. Children have their own personalized ranger stations which keeps track of the activities they have completed and from which they can share stories and pictures. A system of rewards is associated with completed activities leading up to the WebRanger Patch.