Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
12-3-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
In the woods south of Wilmington, men in blue uniforms moved forward in a loose skirmish line. They were probing, trying to find General Hoke's last line of defense. Brig. General Charles Paine sent the men forward to develop the enemy. But in the pine thicket ahead, in a thin, ragged line, the bedraggled rebel troops likely had more to fear than bullets as those skirmishers probed and prodded on a February day in 1865. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Buckeye Blood Waters the Longleaf Pines" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 94.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/94
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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."