The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College

Title

Exploring the Civilian Experience at Civil War Sites

Authors

J. Matthew Gallman, University of Florida
Margaret Creighton, Bates College
Bert Dunkerly, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Jonathan Berkey, Concord University
Jason Frawley, Gettysburg College
Ashley Whitehead Luskey, Richmond National Battlefield Park
Kristen Treen, University of Cambridge
Ernie Price, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Streaming Media

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

3-15-2013

Department 1

Civil War Institute

Abstract

This roundtable explored opportunities to use civilian experiences as a lens through which to discuss both historical worldviews as well as universal human truths, struggles, and cherished notions of loyalty, honor, survival, and sovereign decision-making, against the backdrop of war.

Comments

This session was part of the Future of Civil War History: Looking Beyond the 150th conference, which was jointly sponsored by the Civil War Institute, the Gettysburg Foundation, and Gettysburg National Military Park and held at Gettysburg College from March 14-16, 2013. The conference drew approximately 450 attendees from all walks of the historical profession, as well as members of the general public.

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Recommended Citation

Gallman, J. Matthew; Creighton, Margaret; Dunkerly, Bert; Berkey, Jonathan; Frawley, Jason; Luskey, Ashley Whitehead; Treen, Kristen; and Price, Ernie, "Exploring the Civilian Experience at Civil War Sites" (2013). The Future of Civil War History. 4.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cwfuture/4