Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
10-31-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Down on Baltimore Street, in the front yard of the sprawling complex that calls itself the "Farnsworth House," a tombstone used to sit. It was greyish-white, tall and arched at the top. In front of the marker, the dirt sat freshly turned, a single rose marking the grave. On the stone's face was the motif of a cherub. And under the wings were inscribed, "In Memory of Benajah Edwards who Departed this Life July 2 1863." [excerpt]
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Rudy, John M., ""I grow so weary of the sound of screams": The Real Ghosts of Gettysburg" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 107.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/107
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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."