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A Grammar Lesson from a Veteran
I was scouring the digitized pages of The National Tribune, a popular newspaper aimed at US veterans where they could submit stories of their experiences, and came across an interesting debate about the grammatical status of “United States.” Nowadays, we … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Primary Sources
Tagged 60th New York Infantry, grammar, language, The National Tribune, United States, Veteran
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John Rankin, Bravery, and Gettysburg
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey John Rankin was an average man by most standards. Though an accomplished printer, newspaper editor, and foreign language proofreader for the Government Printing Office postwar, he defined his life less by those successes … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Personalities
Tagged 27th Indiana, Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Culp's Hill, John Rankin, Veteran, York PA
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ECW Weekender: Wisconsin Veterans Museum
While home for the holidays in Wisconsin, I always try to do something historic like visit a museum, explore a city, or go to a brewery. This year, with the World War I centennial and the newly released documentary, They … Continue reading
Posted in ECW Weekender, Material Culture
Tagged Antietam, Civil War, ECW Weekender, Memory, Museum, travel, Veteran, Weekender, Wisconsin
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