An Interview with Jonathan W. White
by Jonathan White, Sara GabbardAn Interview with Jonathan W. White by Sara Gabbard Sara Gabbard: Please describe the Center for American Studies at Christopher Newport University. Jonathan White: The Center for American Studies is a group of faculty on campus who seek to help students gain a better understanding of American history and political thought. Every year we […]
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Memories: An Interview with Harold Holzer
by Harold Holzer, Sara GabbardMemories: An Interview with Harold Holzer Sara Gabbard: Recent questions about the fate of various Civil War memorials raise several obvious questions. Is there a profound difference between possible sites for statues; e.g. public vs. private property? Harold Holzer: To me, yes, there is a difference: private sites can display what their owners want to […]
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“Letters from the Front” by John Truex, Company D, 82nd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers
by John Truex & Vicky Truex GeislerAugust 27, 1862 (Camp Emerson) “Dear Wife” This letter was apparently written shortly after his arrival at Camp Emerson because he comments: “We have not drawed our clothes yet.” At this early date, the ugly reality of war has not yet dawned: “We are enjoying ourselves very well, getting as much to eat as soldiers […]
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