Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-30-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
We all know the name Amos Humiston. We know he was found on the first day's field. We know he clutched the image of his three children, an unknown soldier until his wife Philinda Humiston saw her children peering back at her from a copy of that picture. We know his drama and the agony of Philinda, we know the heartbreak and horror.
But who's buried next to him? [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M. "Gettysburg's Other Unknown Soldier." Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public (April 30, 2013).
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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."