Class Year
2018
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-18-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
For the past ten weeks or so, I have been interning at Richmond National Battlefield Park. The experience has been like no other. I began the summer with a few goals. First, I wanted to see if working for the National Park Service was everything that my fellow park geeks said it was. Second, I wanted to enrich my understanding of the Civil War by focusing my study on one particular community’s experience in the Civil War (Richmond). Third, as a born-and-raised New Englander, I wanted to see what it was like to spend a summer in Dixie. Finally, I wanted to have fun. I am happy to say that all four goals were achieved.
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Recommended Citation
Lauck, Jeffrey L., "A Connecticut Yankee in Jeff Davis's Court" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 210.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/210
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