Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-9-2014
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Elias Sheads Jr. worked in his father's shop. They made wagons and coaches, some of the bedrock laborers in Gettysburg's society. In 1860, when census taker Aaron Sheely walked the streets of the borough counting heads and recording in vivid detail what Gettysburg looked like, Elias lived with his mother and father. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "A Carriage Ride from Home" (2014). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 44.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/44
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."