This document provides instructions for an activity where students work individually or with partners to create the front page of a newspaper covering the battles of Virginia and Maryland from 1861 to 1862. The newspaper front page must include important people, dates, locations and battles from pages 516-519, at least two articles discussing battle results like casualties and strategies, one political cartoon/picture/map, and one quote/interview from an eyewitness. Students must choose to report from the perspective of the Union or Confederate side.