Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-26-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
I spend a great deal of my time on the blog preaching (some might call it my soapbox) about the mantra, “Beyond the Battlefield,” and how Civil War battlefield interpretation should go beyond just the tactics used during the battle and military matters. Some have called me crazy, some have told me I am flat out wrong about what visitor’s want, and some have told me that if I talk about these things, I will fail. The problem with all those statements though, is that they imply that I am alone in this ideology. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Dinkelaker, Jacob, "Freeman Tilden and the Civil War" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 190.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/190
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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."