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The Irony of Commemoration

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

If you ever visit the Capital complex in Richmond, Virginia you might notice the interesting and sometimes ironic mixture of commemoration along its walkways.

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Stories in Stone: 11th Pennsylvania Infantry

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

The 11th PA monument is one of several standing in a long line along Oak Ridge, not far from the Peace Light at Gettysburg.  From the road, it looks like a typical monument with a bronze soldier standing upon a … Continue reading →

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Stories in Stone Series

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

When you walk or drive around a battlefield what do you see?  Usually fields, trees, fences.  Peaceful landscapes sometimes dotted with historic (or modern) structures.  And monuments.  Monuments are a defining feature of battlefields today.  Whether big or small, simple … Continue reading →

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Update on the 4th New York Artillery

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

One of my first posts here at the Emerging Civil War Blog was about damage done to the 4th New York Light Artillery Monument near Devil’s Den on the Gettysburg Battlefield. On a visit this fall I was happy to … Continue reading →

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A Monument for Amos

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

While organizing my photos of Gettysburg and researching monuments for future blog ideas, I discovered that there is a monument to Amos Humiston who I wrote about a few months ago. I’ve never seen this monument (I didn’t even know about … Continue reading →

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Grey Gettysburg

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis

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The Civil War is Everywhere; Just for Laughs

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

For the holidays my parents, fiancé, and I traveled to the Caribbean for a Christmas Cruise. Being a history enthusiast, I sought out some history during our trip, which in San Juan, Puerto Rico means the two forts of Castillo … Continue reading →

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A Chicken Couldn’t Live on That Field…..

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

Confederate guns on Marye’s Heights loom over the town of Fredericksburg and the pain below… See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis

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Mercy

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

For more on the Kirkland Story, see my previous post See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis

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Caught in the Crossfire: Civilians at Fredericksburg

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

In December 1862, the city of Fredericksburg found itself in the crossfire of the armies of Lee and Burnside. For several months that summer, residents were forced to deal with the indignities and inconveniences of living in an occupied city.  Now … Continue reading →

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