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Obsessive Digging In Carolina Sand And Baltimore Asphalt, John M. Rudy
Obsessive Digging In Carolina Sand And Baltimore Asphalt, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
My parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina a couple years ago. I have to admit, I am fascinated when I visit the South, for the sheer fact that it is such a vastly different environment than I'm used to. For one thing, the war happened there. For another, the war got very complex and interesting there. [excerpt]
Buckeye Blood Waters The Longleaf Pines, John M. Rudy
Buckeye Blood Waters The Longleaf Pines, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
In the woods south of Wilmington, men in blue uniforms moved forward in a loose skirmish line. They were probing, trying to find General Hoke's last line of defense. Brig. General Charles Paine sent the men forward to develop the enemy. But in the pine thicket ahead, in a thin, ragged line, the bedraggled rebel troops likely had more to fear than bullets as those skirmishers probed and prodded on a February day in 1865. [excerpt]
Stewart W. Woods: A Peculiar Casualty At Fort Wagner?, John M. Rudy
Stewart W. Woods: A Peculiar Casualty At Fort Wagner?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Captured in the darkness of July 18th on a sandy beach in South Carolina was a native of Adams County. Stewart W. Woods, born in Heidlersburg around 1836, found himself in the hands of the rebels, among a handful of his compatriots in the 54th Massachusetts. The fighting of Woods' war was over and his fate was unclear. Stewart was a free man, born under the folds of the same American flag under which he now fought. At some point, he had drifted over the mountain range and called Carlisle home when the war erupted in 1861. [excerpt]
Living Fortress Of The Heart: Resonance Of Emancipation, John M. Rudy
Living Fortress Of The Heart: Resonance Of Emancipation, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Jacob dragged me somewhere again. I really should learn to say, "no," because no matter where I get dragged by Jake, it always ends up wrecking my brain for months and making me obsess about some amazingly minute interpretive experience. But I'm a glutton for interpretive punishment. [excerpt]
The Whole War In One Photo, John M. Rudy
The Whole War In One Photo, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Broken chains and muskets: the very essence of the slaveholder's rebellion. The war was caused by a blind, stalwart defense of slavery. The war hinged upon the future of slavery in America. The war shattered slavery in the United States forever. [excerpt]