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The “great battle which would naturally decide the contest”: John Badger Bachelder and the Creation of Gettysburg
The creation of Gettysburg as legend and central turning point of the war and the creation of Gettysburg as a field of monuments centers on one man: John Badger Bachelder. Bachelder was not a Civil War veteran, nor did … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War turning points, Copse of Trees, Gettysburg, Gettysburg as turning point, Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, Gettysburg memory, high water mark, High Water Mark Monument, John Badger Bachelder, Pickett's Charge, The Repulse of Longstreet's Assault
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Savas Beatie Author Conclave, Day Two: East Cavalry Field
By Sarah Keeney We continued the SB Author Conclave in the afternoon with Eric Wittenberg discussing General Farnsworth’s suicide cavalry charge ordered by General Kilpatrick on the afternoon of July 3 near Big Round Top in which they had no … Continue reading
Savas Beatie Author Conclave, Day Two: Buford vs. Heth
“If blood and guts is your thing, this is not your tour. This is strategy and tactics.” We started the day with J.D. Petruzzi at the First Shot Market, a mile and a quarter from the park boundary, at the … Continue reading
Savas Beatie Author Conclave, Day One: “Not Today Mickey, Not Today”
by Sarah Keeney Lance told the story of Mickey Sullivan in the Railroad Cut. Mickey jumped into the railroad cut and a Rebel officer handed him a sword. He threw it at a ‘Big Rebel’ after being shot. After the … Continue reading
