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Soldier-Artists and the Battle Experience (Part II)
This is the second of two posts regarding soldier-artists and their depictions of the experience of battle. Part I may be found here. To appreciate the extent that images such as Adolph Metzner’s Cozy corner defied the conventions of mainstream art, it … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Material Culture, Memory, Mexican War, Photography, Primary Sources, Weapons
Tagged Armies, art, battlefields, Battles, Civil War, civilians, common soldiers, Material Culture, Newspapers, Officers, Photography, Primary Sources, Visual Culture, War art, Weapons
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Soldier-Artists and the Battle Experience (Part I)
This is the first of two posts regarding soldier-artists and their depictions of the experience of battle. “Pshaw. It’s no use, they can’t picture a battle,” exclaimed the young son of Reverend A. M. Stewart of the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, a … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Material Culture, Memory, Newspapers, Photography, Primary Sources, Weapons
Tagged Armies, art, artists, battlefields, Battles, Civil War, civilians, common soldiers, Material Culture, Newspapers, Officers, Photography, Primary Sources, Visual Culture, War art, Weapons
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Question of the Week: 9/25-10/1/17
September 22 was the First Day of Autumn (officially). Do you have a favorite Civil War battle or campaign that took place during the fall months? Why?
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Question of the Week
Tagged autumn, Battles, Campaigns, seasonal
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Question of the Week: 7/17-7/23/17
Last week we asked if you thought there was a “textbook perfect” campaign. This time let’s reverse the question: Which Civil War campaign seems least effective or most disastrous to you? Why?
Posted in Campaigns, Question of the Week
Tagged Battles, campaign planning, Campaigns, Leadership
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Question of the Week: 7/10-7/16/17
Is there a Civil War campaign that seems “textbook perfect” to you? Why?
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Question of the Week
Tagged Battles, campaign, campaign planning
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Question of the Week: 5/8-5/14/17
In your opinion, what are the most famous last words uttered during the Civil War?
Posted in Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Question of the Week
Tagged Battles, last words
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Question of the Week: 5/1-5/7/17
With battle anniversaries for Chancellorsville, Second Fredericksburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House here or just around the calendar corner, we’re wondering if you have a favorite battlefield to visit from that list? If so, why?
A Matter of Tactics revisited: 1815 vs. 1863 (Part two of a series)
On June 18, Europe celebrated the 200th anniversary of Waterloo, one of the most decisive engagements in history. 5,000 reenactors recreated the event, and it garnered a great deal of attention on the web. On July 1-3, here in the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles
Tagged Battles, Drill, Gettysburg, Hardee, Napoleon, tactics, Waterloo, Weapons
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