Class Year
2018
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-8-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Last spring, my friends told me that it was the perfect time to get into Civil War reenacting. “The 150th is over,” they said, “No one is going to care about the Civil War anymore, so everyone will be selling all their stuff.” Somehow, this bit of insider trading information meant more to me than just bargain brogans and frock coats. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Lauck, Jeffrey L., "The Forgotten 150th: Why the Civil War Sesquicentennial is Far From Over" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 160.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/160
Comments
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