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Tag Archives: 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry
When a Monument Gets Its History Wrong
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Antietam National Battlefield (see here for details). The statue, erected in 2003 on private property along Route 34 heading into Sharpsburg, was later acquired … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service
Tagged 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Antietam National Battlefield, Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gettysburg, high water mark, Lee statue at Antietam, Middle Pontoon Crossing, Monuments, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, upper pontoon crossing
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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: What’s On The Blog Series Header?
What’s the small battlefield monument image on the blog series header? Short Answer: 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Located at The Angle on Cemetery Ridge, this monument is actually one of two at Gettysburg for the … Continue reading
Modern Photography: “On Great Fields, Something Stays” – My Time on Cemetery Ridge
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author (and photographer!) Kristen M. Trout On a warm, beautiful evening in September 2013, I stood on Cemetery Ridge, gazing at the glowing orange sunset over South Mountain. Seminary Ridge, the main position of the … Continue reading
