An independent blog about the American Civil War by Professor John M. Rudy in the Civil War Era Studies Department.

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2012

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Kings and Princes: Christmas in Gettysburg, 1862, John M. Rudy (December 20, 2012)

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Adventus: The Great Coming of 1862, John M. Rudy (December 13, 2012)

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In Response to Kevin: Truncated and Sliced, John M. Rudy (December 6, 2012)

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Spielberg's Dead Wrong about the Dead; or, The Places in the Movie Where I Cried, John M. Rudy (November 29, 2012)

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Living Fortress of the Heart: Resonance of Emancipation, John M. Rudy (November 15, 2012)

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"With high hope for the future": Holy Temples of Democracy, John M. Rudy (November 8, 2012)

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"I grow so weary of the sound of screams": The Real Ghosts of Gettysburg, John M. Rudy (October 31, 2012)

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The Whole War in One Photo, John M. Rudy (October 25, 2012)

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Why The "Harvest of Death" Doesn't Matter (And Why It Does), John M. Rudy (October 18, 2012)

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Fear in Illinois: A Father's Grief, John M. Rudy (October 11, 2012)

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Divided Maryland: Antietam 150th Interpretive Talk, John M. Rudy (October 4, 2012)

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Veritas: The Power of the Real, John M. Rudy (September 27, 2012)

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Victim of Emancipation: Adams County Flustered, John M. Rudy (September 22, 2012)

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Four Days in Heaven Spending Four Days in Hell, John M. Rudy (September 20, 2012)

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Sharpsburg, Maryland: 150 Years Later, John M. Rudy (September 14, 2012)

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You Don't Get A Tour; Come Back Next June, John M. Rudy (September 13, 2012)

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Facts, Damned Lies and Statistics: A 55 Year Stumbling Block, John M. Rudy (August 30, 2012)

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The King of Rock, Roll n' Interpretation, John M. Rudy (August 23, 2012)

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"...our hearts tell us there is something else out there.": Prowling the Halls of the MIB, John M. Rudy (August 16, 2012)

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Thinking Fourth Dimensionally: How Battlefields Become Deloreans, John M. Rudy (August 9, 2012)

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"Round Eye" at The Wall: The Power of What We Call Things, John M. Rudy (August 2, 2012)

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Fifty Shades of Blue and Grey: Civil War Torture Porn?, John M. Rudy (July 26, 2012)

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An 1858 Patent Office Report: The Joy of Being Wrong, John M. Rudy (July 19, 2012)

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The Willard Hotel: Let Us Die To Make Men Free, Jacob Dinkelaker (July 17, 2012)

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M'er F'ing History: Speaking in Our Audience's Language, John M. Rudy (July 12, 2012)

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Guest Post: John Rambo fights the Civil War, Aaron Urbanski (July 11, 2012)

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Falling Like Autumn Leaves: Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg, Jacob Dinkelaker (July 10, 2012)

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Ring the Bells: "Happy 149th Birthday, America!", John M. Rudy (July 4, 2012)

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Every Man a Historian Means Every Man: Speaking with the Fringe, John M. Rudy (June 28, 2012)

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Lost and Found: Where the Iconic Meet, John M. Rudy (June 21, 2012)

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Good Morning to the Night: Requiem for My Battlefield, John M. Rudy (June 14, 2012)

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College Kids with Guns: Hidden in Plain Sight, John M. Rudy (June 7, 2012)

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"The People for Whom He Saved the Union": Ninety Years Ago in DC, John M. Rudy (May 31, 2012)

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Haupt-enstance: Whatever Became of Herman?, John M. Rudy (May 24, 2012)

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"Forever Free": It's Deja Vu All Over Again, John M. Rudy (May 17, 2012)

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Meet Mr. Everyman: Everyone His Own Interpreter, Jacob Dinkelaker (May 15, 2012)

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You Can Hide `Neath Your Covers: Confronting the Boss, John M. Rudy (May 10, 2012)

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4th and Goal: What is the Interpretive Touchdown?, John M. Rudy (May 3, 2012)

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Episode 61: The One with the Cannons, John M. Rudy (April 26, 2012)

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Crowdsourcing History: When We All Get To Help, John M. Rudy (April 19, 2012)

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Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the NPS, Jacob Dinkelaker (April 17, 2012)

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Dead is Dead: Why 20% Doesn't Matter, John M. Rudy (April 12, 2012)

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Once Upon a Time in Gettysburg: Sometimes It Works, John M. Rudy (April 5, 2012)

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Guest Post: Fear and Loathing at Shiloh, Vanessa Smiley (April 4, 2012)

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From Another Era: Living in the Moment, Jacob Dinkelaker (April 3, 2012)

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Kingdom Comin': The Largest Slave Rebellion in U.S. History, John M. Rudy (March 29, 2012)

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Playing with Time and Contradictons: Warfield and Barksdale at Gettysburg, Jacob Dinkelaker (March 27, 2012)

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Your Fortune: Fried Rice and John Brown, John M. Rudy (March 22, 2012)

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Interpretive Vernacular: Pop Culture is a Language, John M. Rudy (March 15, 2012)

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Confederates in the Dorm: Hidden In Plain Sight, John M. Rudy (March 8, 2012)