Tag Archives: Casualties of the Civil War

Alexander Gardner and the Good Death

Posted on May 19, 2017 by jamesjbroomall

Of the thousands of Civil War photographs, only several truly iconic images exist that specialists and non-specialists alike immediately recognize. One such image is the subject of today’s post: Timothy O’Sullivan’s “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg.” The scene … Continue reading →

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Honoring Heroes

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

This past Saturday I closed out my work detail—I hate using the word “work” to describe an opportunity to spend a few weeks being a ranger at a national military park–but I digress. However, my last day coincided with assisting … Continue reading →

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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Three

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Kristopher D. White

Part three in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, … Continue reading →

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