Gettysburg as Monument and Memory in American Democracy
Edward W. Thompson reflects in the Boston Transcript on Gettysburg as a field of monuments and unnamed graves. He contends art at the site is modest and poignant, honoring common soldiers rather than celebrated names, and urges visitors to grasp the moral weight of the three days and the sacrifice emblematic of national memory.
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Gettysburg
Judgment
Hoste
Father Abraham
Seminary Ridge
Blue Ridge
Homer
Culp's Hills
Lee
Longstreet’s
Fila
Armstead
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Veterans recall Antietam retreat and brutal five hour fight
New York veterans from Farragut post recount the dawn attack at Antietam. Kelley describes fierce fighting, heavy casualties, and a chaotic five hour pursuit as Confederates fled. He notes the field's disorder contrasted with parade ground order and calls the victory glorious despite the bloodied landscape.
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New York
Antietam
John Kelley
Farragut Post
Mr. Kelley
New York Herald
Story That Will Never Grow Old 2
The American people honor those who fought and those who fell in the Civil War and the Great War, noting they shaped national unity. It recalls how the Civil War tested ideas and endured as a final national trial, forging a republic that remains distinct among nations.
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Republic
Repubic
American Republic
Shiloh Battle of Chances and Missed Golden Opportunity
The text argues Shiloh was a battle of chances with Buell’s delayed arrival, Grant’s timing, Johnston’s injury, and Wallace’s recall shaping outcomes. It notes Grant’s choice not to entrench and the Union’s overlooked chance to seize a pivotal moment as Confederate forces retreated.
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Shiloh
Battle of
Buell
Johnston
Grant
Wallace
Gevfeder
Honor Dead Comrades Memorial Day Tribute by Veterans
Bent and tottering soldiers of the National Home decorate comrades' graves each Memorial Day. As they lay flowers they recall times when they fought side by side facing death and war's horrors with unflinching strength and shared joys and sorrows of camp, battlefield, and home.
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The
National Home
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