Monthly Archives: April 2018
Return to Bull Run
This excellent book from John Hennessy is the best book on the Second Bull Run [Manassas] campaign in August of 1862. It’s deeply researched, well sourced, and engagingly written. It’s filled with terrific information, not just about the battle but about the participants as well. For example, we learn this about Union Major General John […]
The Historian’s Toolbox
This is a very useful book for students of history, though it’s designed for university undergraduates majoring in history. Even so, we students who have already been through college can find some good information in here. My copy is the first edition, and if I’m not mistaken it’s up to its third edition right now. […]
A Day in the Life of a Ranger
Here’s Ranger Zach Siggins giving us a glimpse behind the scenes of what it’s like to be a Gettysburg National Military Park Ranger. You can access it from this webpage. It’s a short video, but it’s also an interesting look at the varied tasks our rangers perform in the course of their day.
Post-Civil War Lost Cause Myth
Here’s Professor Keith Bohannon of the University of West Georgia teaching a class on the lost cause myth after the Civil War. He’s got some great information here. The video’s description reads, “University of West Georgia professor Keith Bohannon taught a class about what’s known as the ‘Lost Cause’ myth, the term given to the post-Civil War arguments […]
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