Civil War Memory

Your Voice

• You Are Not a Real Historian (27)
  • Garry Adelman { Benjamin: You seem to be confusing my point on keeping a journal to make yourself a better historian with making a journal a historical product.... } – Jun 17, 5:04 PM
  • Timothy Orr { Sometimes, when I’m feeling sassy, and someone asks me what I do for a living, I answer, “I snoop through dead people’s mail.” I say... } – Jun 17, 7:24 AM
  • London John { Garry, are you aquainted with the British Mass Observation project, which was set up in 1937 and flourished thru the Second World War and the... } – Jun 17, 4:51 AM
  • Ken Noe { I'm writing about Civil War era weather, and that rainy spell in November 1863 had a real effect on the preliminaries to the Mine Run... } – Jun 17, 4:07 AM
  • Ray Ortensie { The cow died! Who's diary did you pull that from?!?! I'm doing a study on 19th-century Civil War bovine deaths and that would be a... } – Jun 17, 3:33 AM
  • Katie Aldridge { Great points, Dr. Carp! Agreed! } – Jun 17, 1:38 AM
• Gettysburg 150: A Great Way To Meet New Friends (5)
  • Nathan Towne { I am on the fence about it. Like you said, I also don't particularly like large crowds and I prefer the more personal experience with... } – Jun 17, 12:41 PM
  • Kevin Levin { I am only going to Gettysburg this week to take part in a conference. Normally, I steer of large crowds especially at historic sites. My... } – Jun 17, 5:03 AM
  • Brad { When I purchased Allen Guelzo's book, one of the booksellers asked me if I was going down to Gettysburg for the 150th. My reply: "Not... } – Jun 17, 4:49 AM
  • Nathan Towne { *Pennsylvania. I am finding it difficult to type on my mobile phone. Nathan Towne } – Jun 17, 4:39 AM
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