Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-2-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Dear William Henry,
I'm writing this standing near the spot where you died, exactly 150 years ago nearly to the second. I'm typing on a tiny screen, a technological marvel that lets me share the stories of men like you with the world instantly.
They've put up a monument to you and the 17 other men who died along with you along the banks of Plum Run creek. We call this place "The Valley of Death" now. I think you among all people who have walked this green earth would understand why.... [excerpt]
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Rudy, John M., "To My Great Great Grand Uncle - On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of your Death" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 85.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/85
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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."