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“All Hope Is Banished”: Life In Andersonville Prison, Megan A. Sutter
“All Hope Is Banished”: Life In Andersonville Prison, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Libby Prison in Richmond became known for its horrible conditions; however, no prison during the war can compare to the cruelty at Andersonville Prison. It was built in February 1864, fourteen months before the end of the war, and in that short time devastating atrocities occurred which made Andersonville the most infamous of the Civil War prisons. [excerpt]
Commemoration, Past And Present: An Interview With Emmanuel Dabney In Three Parts, Part Three, Valerie N. Merlina
Commemoration, Past And Present: An Interview With Emmanuel Dabney In Three Parts, Part Three, Valerie N. Merlina
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Emmanuel Dabney, one of the Civil War Institute Summer Conference speakers, is a park ranger at Petersburg National Battlefield. At the Summer Conference, “The War in 1864,” he will give a lecture titled, “Catching Us Like Sheep in a Slaughter Pen”: The United States Colored Troops at the Battle of the Crater. In anticipation of the Institute, Emmanuel Dabney answered questions on intepretation, Petersburg, and the future of the Civil War. This is the final installment in a three part series. [excerpt]
Complicating History: An Interview With Emmanuel Dabney In Three Parts, Part One, Valerie N. Merlina
Complicating History: An Interview With Emmanuel Dabney In Three Parts, Part One, Valerie N. Merlina
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Emmanuel Dabney, one of the Civil War Institute Summer Conference speakers, is a park ranger at Petersburg National Battlefield. At the Summer Conference, “The War in 1864,” he will give a lecture titled, “Catching Us Like Sheep in a Slaughter Pen”: The United States Colored Troops at the Battle of the Crater. In anticipation of the Institute, Emmanuel Dabney answered questions on intepretation, Petersburg, and the future of the Civil War. His responses will be posted in a three-part series. [excerpt]
Spotsylvania Undercover: An Interview With Dr. Keith Bohannon, S. Marianne Johnson
Spotsylvania Undercover: An Interview With Dr. Keith Bohannon, S. Marianne Johnson
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Dr. Keith Bohannon, one of this summer’s Civil War Institute Conference speakers, is an Associate Professor dealing in the subjects of the American Civil War, Reconstruction, Southern U.S. History, and Georgia History at the University of West Georgia. During the upcoming Institute Conference, Dr. Bohannon will be speaking on Sherman and the Atlanta Campaign and giving the tour for the Wilderness & Spotsylvania battlefields. [excerpt]
Clark Gardner: The Curious Case Of Mr. Rich And Mrs. Gardner, Brianna E. Kirk
Clark Gardner: The Curious Case Of Mr. Rich And Mrs. Gardner, Brianna E. Kirk
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
The story of Clark Gardner, his double amputation, and his pension records are still surrounded by two other clouds of ambiguity concerning his neighbor and friend, Edward A. Rich, and Gardner’s wife. Rich relayed information to a special examiner about the nature of Gardner’s injuries. He claimed to know Gardner before the war began, revealing that Gardner had running sores on his right leg prior to enlisting in the 10th New York Heavy Artillery. This made the amputation he received in 1879 a result of this pre-existing condition instead of the sickness Gardner claimed to acquire from Staten …
Of Causes And Casualties: Safeguarding The Legacy Of The American Civil War, Bryan G. Caswell
Of Causes And Casualties: Safeguarding The Legacy Of The American Civil War, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
750,000 and rising. 2.5 percent of the population. Greater than all other American wars combined. No matter how one describes them, the casualties incurred as a result of the American Civil War are nothing short of astounding. To those who study this devastating conflict, the numbers of the fallen can seem old friends, as the cost of great battles such as Antietam or Gettysburg are burned into memory. Yet is it possible that disproportionate emphasis has been placed on the bloody toll of the Civil War? [excerpt]
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: William B. Mccreery’S Pow Memoir, Megan A. Sutter
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: William B. Mccreery’S Pow Memoir, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Episode Two of Special Collections Roadshow at Gettysburg College explores Colonel William B. McCreery’s Prisoner of War memoir and uses the text as a segway to discuss Libby Prison and POW experience. Filmed and edited by Val Merlina, ’14
Folly At Fredericksburg: A Wound To The Pride Of The 127th Pa, Kevin P. Lavery
Folly At Fredericksburg: A Wound To The Pride Of The 127th Pa, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
After three months in Washington, the Dauphin County Regiment was at last headed south. Resentment in the ranks at the last-minute transfer had been replaced by enthusiasm for the coming battle. At last, the men were to see the fight they had enlisted to join. [excerpt]
War Beyond The Battlefield: From The Potomac To The Rappahannock, Kevin P. Lavery
War Beyond The Battlefield: From The Potomac To The Rappahannock, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
“Be careful what you wish for.” Had the volunteers of Dauphin County’s 127th Regiment heard the old adage before marching off to war in the summer of 1862? Undoubtedly. even if they had, it was far from their minds as they drilled and waited and guarded the perimeter of Washington. These men had enlisted to fight, but now they found themselves consigned to guard duty for their first three months in the Army. Their fortunes would soon change, however, for better or for worse; unbeknownst to them, the Battle of Fredericksburg lurked in their future. [excerpt]
Warriors Of Dauphin County: The 127th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Kevin P. Lavery
Warriors Of Dauphin County: The 127th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
When Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin charged the men of his state to enlist in July 1862, he was desperate for soldiers to fill the federal quota set for Pennsylvania. Heeding the call, William Jennings – citizen of Harrisburg and then the Adjutant of Camp Curtin – approached the governor to proffer his services to state and nation. Curtin acceded; if Jennings could form a regiment, the ambitious young officer would be granted its colonelcy. [excerpt]
Prisoner Experiences: Memoirs Of Libby Prison, Megan A. Sutter
Prisoner Experiences: Memoirs Of Libby Prison, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Numerous books have been written on the contested topic of Civil War prisons and prisoners of war. Scholars struggle with who to blame for the outrageous and horrible conditions of the prisons. Some speculate that the Southerners were crueler to their captives while others say the opposite. As well, scholars question whether the conditions of the Southern prisons were better or worse than the prisons in the North. [excerpt]
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: 37th New York Infantry Kepi, Valerie N. Merlina
Special Collections Roadshow At Gettysburg College: 37th New York Infantry Kepi, Valerie N. Merlina
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Val Merlina uses a Civil War kepi as a gateway to discuss immigrant culture in America during the 1860s.