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Confederate oppression… there seems to be a trend here…
Just sayin’… …for all the talk in Civil War “memory” about how wicked and oppressive the men in blue were, there seems to be convenient forgetfulness when it comes to how wicked and oppressive the men...
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“they’re not strangers… and they stay as they lay…”
There’s something that struck me long ago, while watching Last of the Mohicans (the newest version), but not necessarily in relation to that time period. Specifically, I’m talking about the marking or...
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50 Most Powerful Images of the Civil War…. hmmm; methinks some are missing
The Atlantic put out a series of images from the Civil War that they consider among the most powerful. Certainly, I agree with some, but I think their list also falls short. In fact, there are several...
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“I don’t think there were really that many”
Not so much a matter of content delivery this morning, and more about a thought that’s been lingering with me for a bit… About a month ago, a friend of mine attended a reenactment, here in the Valley...
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Civil War Monuments and the beauty of their flexibility in interpretation
There’s been lots discussed lately about the need to keep Civil War monuments standing, and I wholeheartedly agree. Despite what some say, they should not come down. They serve a purpose, and there are...
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USCT, 54th & 55th Massachusetts men in Mercersburg, Pa
My first tour stops for the day…Filed under: American Civil War, CW "forgetfulness", Visualizing History Tagged: 54th Massachusetts, 55th Massachusetts, U.S.C.T.
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Civil War Monuments and the beauty of their flexibility in interpretation
There’s been lots discussed lately about the need to keep Civil War monuments standing, and I wholeheartedly agree. Despite what some say, they should not come down. They serve a purpose, and there are...
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