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One Year On: Obliterated By Degrees, John M. Rudy
One Year On: Obliterated By Degrees, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
The battle anniversary loomed in the waning days of June. And Gettysburg was preparing. Aside from the feasting in the Spangler Meadow on the 4th, the holiday would undoubtedly see tourists swarming the fields and hills where just a few dozen weeks before time had stood still and Death held a grand carnival. [excerpt]
Gettysburg's Tragedy In Virginia, John M. Rudy
Gettysburg's Tragedy In Virginia, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Jacob and John Kitzmiller were brothers-in-arms, fighting through the thickets of Virginia with the 138th Pennsylvania. And spring of 1864 was one hell of a slog.
The two boys were the youngest members of their family. When the war erupted, their mother and father, Samuel and Jane, lived alongside their daughter Catharine. Jacob was an apprentice blacksmith in B.G. Holabaugh's shop. John still lived at home with his parents. [excerpt]