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Christmas Gifts to the Nation by Elmg Scott Watson
A historical reflection on Christmas gifts to the nation, from Washington’s Delaware crossing to the Gauntlet of the Battle of Yorktown, the Ghent Treaty, and the births of Kit Carson and Clara Barton. The piece traces how these moments shaped American memory and national symbols as lasting Christmas gifts.
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Elmg Scott Watson
Washington
McConkes
Fort Washinston
Fort Lee
New Jersey
Canada
Mount Vernon
John Marshall
United States
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the United States
National Monument Society
Congress
Ghent
England
Russia
Great Britain
France
New England
South Carolina
Madison
James Bayard
Albert Gallatin
John Quincy Adams
St. Petersburg
Belgium
Jonathan Russell
Henry Clay
Adams
Gallatin
America
Plattsburg
Europe
Anen
Newfoundland
Lindsey Carson
Madison County
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Stanley Vestal
Christopher Carson
Kit Carson
Fremont
Barton
Oxford
Mass
Father Barton
Anthony" Wayne
Clara Barton
Sanitary Commission
Army of the Potomac
Andersonville
Bureau of Records
Geneva
Red Cross Society
Arthur
Michigan
Ohio
Mississippi
Johnstown
American Red Cross