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Gettysburg's Other Unknown Soldier, John M. Rudy
Gettysburg's Other Unknown Soldier, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
We all know the name Amos Humiston. We know he was found on the first day's field. We know he clutched the image of his three children, an unknown soldier until his wife Philinda Humiston saw her children peering back at her from a copy of that picture. We know his drama and the agony of Philinda, we know the heartbreak and horror.
But who's buried next to him? [excerpt]
Two Kosciuszkos: Fighting For Liberty, John M. Rudy
Two Kosciuszkos: Fighting For Liberty, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I got in trouble down in the District of Columbia before Christmas. I made the mistake of asking friend and fellow blogger Aaron Urbanski why I should care who Thaddeus Kosciuszko was. He went mildly ballistic. Aaron has a soft spot in his heart for the old Polish general, partially because his last name is Urbanski. I can't begrudge him that.
So the name "Kosciuszko" has been rattling violently around in my head since December. Recently it broke free. And it was because of the Civil War, Gettysburg and a Pennsylvanian general that I found out why Thaddeus Kosciuszko might …