Abraham Lincoln: Making A Man Of A Legend,
2018
Dominican University of California
Abraham Lincoln: Making A Man Of A Legend, Owen Martinelli
Senior Theses
Abraham Lincoln’s legacy has been in a near-constant state of flux since his death. Despite his status as one of the most notable presidents of American history, modern day historians have been unable to develop a complete understanding of Lincoln’s character. In various biographies of Lincoln throughout history, he has been portrayed in every way from a melancholic, faithless, and depressed nobody who fumbled his way into crisis after crisis, to a puritan driven by God to abolish an evil institution. Public views of Lincoln have varied dramatically from veneration to disgust, and everywhere in between. In this essay, I …
Shirley D. Lemley,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Shirley D. Lemley
African American Funeral Programs
Shirley_D_Lemley.pdf Funeral program
Christopher Allen Usher,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Did Hollywood Take Theatre "By Hook Or By Crook?",
2018
Missouri State University
Did Hollywood Take Theatre "By Hook Or By Crook?", Catherine S. Wright
Graduate Theses/Dissertations
Hollywood and Theatre have been partners in producing entertainment for over 100 years. The relationship was fruitful for both parties, but Hollywood moguls and playwrights battled over ownership of the work and crafting of its creative nucleus, story and character. Theatre was the dominant entertainment right before the rise of motion pictures. Once Hollywood’s talkies closed the curtain on silent films, playwrights had a high creative worth to movie makers. In the cinema, story and dialogue were essential for its survival and growth. Playwrights were courted by the Hollywood studio heads but were not offered equal partnership as they were …
A Hidden History: Alexandria’S Slave Pen And The Domestic Slave Trade,
2018
Gettysburg College
A Hidden History: Alexandria’S Slave Pen And The Domestic Slave Trade, Savannah Labbe
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Historical objects often have dark and horrible stories hidden just beneath their unassuming and innocent visage. The picture above is one such example of this type of object. At first glance the photo seems to depict a simple brick building; however, this building is anything but simple. It was used as a slave pen in the 19th century. Slave pens were buildings in which slaves were imprisoned and prepared for sale. The one pictured above was located in Alexandria, Virginia, the site of a major slave-trading center. While this photo’s association with the slave trade makes the photo a deeply …
Col. Francis Nash's Revolutionary War Encampment On Little River Neck, Horry County, South Carolina,
2018
Coastal Carolina University
Col. Francis Nash's Revolutionary War Encampment On Little River Neck, Horry County, South Carolina, John Benjamin Burroughs
HCAC Research
This article gives details about the encampment of Revolutionary War troops, commanded by Col. Francis Nash, on Little River Neck in December 1776. It contains excerpts from the account of Hugh McDonald. Little River Neck is private property located in the northeastern corner of Horry County, South Carolina.
Betty "Belle Starr" Price,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Mrs. Lessie Mae Douglas Griffin,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Mrs. Lessie Mae Douglas Griffin
African American Funeral Programs
No abstract provided.
Almarita Tremble Donaldson,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Mr. John Rawls,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Mr. John Rawls
African American Funeral Programs
Funeral Program for Mr. John Rawls at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Nov. 24, 2018
More Than A Stereotype?: A Reflection On The Life Of Benjamin Watkins Leigh,
2018
Gettysburg College
More Than A Stereotype?: A Reflection On The Life Of Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Jonathan Tracey
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
For my most recent, and likely final, foray into the Killed at Gettysburgdigital project, I delved into the story of Major Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Adjutant for “Alleghany” Johnson’s Division. This has certainly been a departure from my previous projects, Private Hannibal Howell of the 76th New York Infantry and Private James Bedell of the 7th Michigan Cavalry. Rather than examining unknown stories of Union privates, I worked to narrate the life and death of a Confederate officer. This was certainly a challenge, both because I lacked familiarity with Confederate primary sources and because of my inherent Unionist biases. I …
War’S Tragic Pawn,
2018
Gettysburg College
War’S Tragic Pawn, Cameron T. Sauers
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Students, faculty, and local art buffs packed Schmucker Art Gallery here at Gettysburg College on October 25th to hear CWI Director, Peter Carmichael talk about visual depictions of warfare. The talk was given as a part of the ongoing exhibition, “The Plains of Mars: European War Prints 1500-1815,” which features an array of war prints depicting a range of both heroic and tragic moments of warfare. This semester I have been closely studying and writing about 19th-century images of warfare to help curate a photography exhibit for this summer’s CWI Conference, so I was intrigued by what Dr. Carmichael had …
Sheryl Deloach Prowell,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Helen Thomas,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Helen Thomas
African American Funeral Programs
Helen_Thomas.pdf - Funeral program for Helen Thomas
Understanding The True Nature Of War: Dr. James Clifton’S Lecture Mediated War,
2018
Gettysburg College
Understanding The True Nature Of War: Dr. James Clifton’S Lecture Mediated War, James T. Goodman
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Wartime artwork allows us to experience certain aspects of battle and its aftermath and yet to also be distanced from it: When viewing the artwork, we get a small visual window into the carnage and devastation of war, but we are spared the affronts to our other senses. This concept was present in Dr. James Clifton’s lecture, Meditated War. Dr. Clifton, the director of the Sarah Cambell Blaffer Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, coordinated with Gettysburg College to loan the collection of European war prints for the exhibit, The Plains of Mars. The exhibition is …
Recording The Ruckus: Field Desks And Battlefield Administration,
2018
Gettysburg College
Recording The Ruckus: Field Desks And Battlefield Administration, Elizabeth C. Hobbs
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
For most people, the American Civil War calls to mind images of artillery, bayonet charges, waves of blue and gray uniforms, and daring acts of bravery and heroism. What we forget, however, is that behind every shift in an army’s position or deployment of troops was a long line of administration. Effective communication, as well as accurate record keeping of supply and personnel movements, recording the order of events of each engagement, and documenting the number of men engaged and lost, was crucial to the safety of soldiers and the success or failure of the war effort. During the Civil …
Helen Mcclain Wilson,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Dewitt Love Jr.,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Carnell Whitfield,
2018
Georgia Southern University
The Perfect Vessel Of Grief: Women And Mourning Photography,
2018
Gettysburg College
The Perfect Vessel Of Grief: Women And Mourning Photography, Savannah Labbe
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
After her father died, the girl in the photo above went through a highly ritualized and formalized process of Victorian mourning. This process radically changed with the invention of photography in 1839. Now one could record the grieving process, which is what the photograph above accomplished. The photograph is a typical mourning portrait, depicting the mourner (the little girl in this case), with the photo of her deceased loved one in her hands. Like so many other photographs, this one recorded the grieving process, allowing loved ones to keep a piece of that person even after their death. 19th-century photographs …
