Life and Times of a Civil War Spy from Missouri (Grades: 9 to 12)
Program Type: History to Go
Learn what it was like to be a Confederate prisoner of war held right here in St. Louis. Relive the experience through the words and mental pictures evoked by one of Gratiot Street Prison's former inmates as he relates the hardships of prison life and the absurdities of Civil War–era justice. Hear how the people of St. Louis treated the prisoners and also of the life and seemingly unbelievable exploits of convicted Confederate spy Absalom Grimes.
(GLE: CA 3, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 1.1, 1.2; SS 1.6, 1.8, 1.1, 2, 3, 1.9, 1.5)
Learn what it was like to be a Confederate prisoner of war held right here in St. Louis. Relive the experience through the words and mental pictures evoked by one of Gratiot Street Prison's former inmates as he relates the hardships of prison life and the absurdities of Civil War–era justice. Hear how the people of St. Louis treated the prisoners and also of the life and seemingly unbelievable exploits of convicted Confederate spy Absalom Grimes.
(GLE: CA 3, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 1.1, 1.2; SS 1.6, 1.8, 1.1, 2, 3, 1.9, 1.5)