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The Virginia Monument’S Meaning In Memory, Jonathan Tracey
The Virginia Monument’S Meaning In Memory, Jonathan Tracey
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In the early 1900s, many people began to advocate for Confederate monuments on the battlefield at Gettysburg. However, different motivations were present. Many Northerners saw Confederate monuments as a way to further unity, while Southerners instead used the monuments to preserve a separate identity. The Virginia Memorial is a clear case of this.
Ms-219: Michaela Pyle Mamie Eisenhower Collection, Jeffrey L. Lauck
Ms-219: Michaela Pyle Mamie Eisenhower Collection, Jeffrey L. Lauck
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The collection includes stories and interviews collected by Michaela Pyle as part of her unfinished biography of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, as well as news stories, correspondence, and artifacts related to her interactions with the Eisenhower family in Gettysburg and her work for the biography. Pyle’s interviews with and recollections of Mamie Eisenhower are unique and detail the former First Lady’s time living in Gettysburg, especially after the death of her husband and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Much of the collection focuses on the last years of Mamie Eisenhower’s life and the reactions to her death in 1979, but …