Category Archives: Great Reunion of 1913

Woodrow Wilson and Civil War Memory

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Gettysburg has witnessed several important events in American history that extend beyond the scope of the Civil War battle in 1863. Monument dedications, reunions, and speeches commemorating the battle exhibit an evolution of Civil War memory that captures an evolution or change in … Continue reading →

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Veteran J. Thompson Brown, the Virginia Monument and General Lee

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

The 76 year-old Confederate veteran could hardly contain himself as he answered a letter from his Union friend Henry Moyer of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Moyer had been corresponding with the man for several years and his latest letter included a very troubling clipping … Continue reading →

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The Boy Scouts of America at Gettysburg, 1913

Posted on February 12, 2015 by

It was the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg and the celebration planned was unique- a huge gathering of Civil War veterans, at least forty thousand of them! The Pennsylvania Commission that was busy planning the reunion and anniversary … Continue reading →

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The Lee Controversy of 1903

Posted on December 19, 2013 by

Monuments and memorials seem to breed controversy. Take for example a current battle brewing in Florida over a proposed monument to Union soldiers killed in the battle of Olustee.  Or you could turn your gaze to Washington D.C. where battles … Continue reading →

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Sergeant Duckett’s Hat

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

There is a gleam in his eye; the slight smile partially obscured by his goatee reveals a certain smugness under that old weather beaten, bullet-torn hat, a relic of his service in a war fought fifty years before when he … Continue reading →

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