Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-24-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
A broad sweeping portico looms behind the gay couple riding horses on a summer's afternoon. The man wears a brown coat and tall black top hat. The woman dresses in the finery of the turn-of-the-century. A hunting dog stands at attention as the horses stride across the plantation's spacious lawn. Back on the porch, a black "mammy" figure watches over a young girl. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Montgomery: The Murals in the Dome" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 218.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/218
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."