Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
1-15-2015
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Frederick Eshelman's father wasn't home. He was in Petersburg, the chilly and treacherous trenches stretching to his right and left as far as the imagination might take them. That's where the danger was. That's where war lived. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Fruit of a Vile Tree: The Eshelman Family's War" (2015). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 43.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/43
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."