Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
6-11-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
I walked up the long winding path named for Mary Custis and her family home. As I ascended the steps I stopped to quickly pay my respects to Robert Todd Lincoln. But he wasn't my quarry for the day. As I came to the top of the steps, Robert E. Lee's home hove into view. I've been inside Lee's house a few times. Each time has been interesting, but relatively hollow. Those four walls lack the raw power that the surrounding acres seem to ooze. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Memory and Meaning: Civil Rights in Lee's Backyard" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 83.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/83
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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."