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Tag Archives: Devil’s Den
On The Eve Of War: Little Round Top & Devil’s Den
“Colonel,” Chamberlain said. “One thing. What’s the name of this place? This hill. Has it got a name?” It’s a line from Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels, and it was later translated into film for the movie, Gettysburg. Of course, … Continue reading
A Conversation with Garry Adelman (part one)
part one of a six-part series If anyone in the Civil War community sets the bar for excitement and enthusiasm, it’s Garry Adelman. Garry is the chief historian for the American Battlefield Trust, and during his time with ABT, he … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Rock of the 40th New York
Part of a series. When you first hear the nickname of the 40th New York Infantry, you might think that the regiment was filled with musicians marching off to serve in the Union Army. “The Mozart Regiment” has a nice … Continue reading
“Old Rock” Benning’s Georgia Brigade at Gettysburg and Those Three Northern Guns Captured on July 2
Forty years ago, as a doctoral graduate student at Emory University, I received invitation to write about several Confederate generals for The Dictionary of Georgia Biography (2 vols., Athens, 1983). One of those whom I chose was Henry Lewis Benning, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged artillery, Battle of Gettysburg, Devil's Den, Gettysburg July 2, Henry Benning, July 2
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Alexander Gardner and the Good Death
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
Posted in Common Soldier, Memory, Photography
Tagged "a sharpshooters last sleep", "the home of the rebel sharpshooter", Alexander Gardner, casualties, Casualties of the Civil War, civil war photography, dead sharpshooter, death, Devil's Den, Gettysburg, good death, sharpshooter photo, soldier death
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Modern Photography: Quiet Contradiction
ECW welcomes back guest author (and photographer!) Michael Aubrecht Battlefields are peculiar places. When you visit any hallowed grounds, everything is perfect. The grass is neatly trimmed and the marble markers are polished. The freshly painted cannons are all lined … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Photography
Tagged civil war memory, Devil's Den, Gettysburg, modern-photography-17
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Vincent’s Rock
Part of a series. Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren had been busy all of July 2nd. The early morning found him on the Federal right flank scouting the terrain for possible attack avenues in the Culp’s Hill sector. With the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 16th Michigan, 20th Maine, 44th New York, 5th Texas, 83rd Pennsylvania, Batter D 5th United States Artillery, Charles Hazlett, Chauncey Reese, Devil's Den, Erie, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Gouverneur K. Warren, Little Round Top, Patrick O'Rorke, Stephen Weed, Strong Vincent, Vincent's Spur
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Sunset at Devil’s Den
A view west from the rocks of Devil’s Den toward the Emmitsburg Road.
