Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
6-16-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
A quick reflection this week. This started as a comment on Brooks Simpson's comments on Colin Woodward's blog post at his new blog civilwarhistorian highlighting a quote he found in a Massachusetts newspaper. Whew... now that that's out of the way.
The validity of the quote has been called into question, and seemingly thereby its usefulness to the historian. But I object to consigning this tidbit to the dustbin of history. [excerpt]
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Rudy, John M., ""...Sexual Relations with that Woman...": Why the Lee Quote is Still Valid" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 197.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/197
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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."