Category Archives: Historical Memory

Gettysburg and the Great War

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

On May 22, 1917, park officials were notified that Gettysburg would be the site of a U.S. Army training camp for infantry. Fully committed to the support of France and Britain in the Great War raging in Europe, the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Memory, Photography, U.S. Army and Gettysburg, World War I | 4 Comments

Another Look at the “Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter”

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

Readers of the park’s blog may remember my previous discussions in 2014 regarding “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter”, the famous photograph of the dead Confederate soldier in Devil’s Den taken by Alexander Gardner and his photographers in July 1863 … Continue reading →

Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, 2nd Georgia Infantry, Aftermath, Battlefield Legends and Lore, Historical Memory, Photography | 15 Comments

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 →

Posted in Great Reunion of 1913, Historical Memory, Presidents | 3 Comments

“The enemy were on the gun and limber…” Gunner John Norwood’s narrow escape at Gettysburg.

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

One of most harrowing stories of the battle of Gettysburg is the experience of the 9th Massachusetts Battery. Told again and again through publications and by the monuments that mark the battery’s position at the park, it’s near destruction adjacent … Continue reading →

Posted in 9th Massachusetts Battery, Battlefield Farms, Battlefield Legends and Lore, Gettysburg Art, Historical Memory, Veterans | Tagged , | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Great Reunion of 1913, Historical Memory, Monuments at Gettysburg, Veterans | 2 Comments

Accessing Archives- A Summer of Researching the Civil War

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

As the Archival Research Intern at Gettysburg National Military Park during the summer of 2015, I have had the unique opportunity to conduct research at the National Archives, the Army Heritage and Education Center, Maryland Historical Society, and the Union … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Memory, Interpretive Programs, Working at the Park | 6 Comments

Sergeant Stouch Returns to Gettysburg

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

We at Gettysburg National Military Park are fortunate to have so many visitors who come to the park with unique documents and photos handed down through their families. Last week was no exception when a visitor from Texas walked through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Memory, Photography, Veterans | 7 Comments

“The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter” Revisited, Part III

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Can the uniform of the dead soldier in “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg” provide us with additional details about his identity? Possibly, but understanding how Lee’s vast army was uniformed in the summer of 1863 is a challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, Historical Memory, Photography, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

“The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter” Revisited, Part II

Posted on August 15, 2014 by

There are several points to consider in our attempt to identify the regiment to which the deceased “sharpshooter” belonged, which also tells the story of his death on this hillside at Devil’s Den. The first begins with the Confederate regiments … Continue reading →

Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, Historical Memory, Photography, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

“The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter” Revisited, Part 1

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

One of the most iconic images of Gettysburg is the photograph of a deceased Confederate soldier lying behind a stone barricade at Devil’s Den. This graphic image was first published in 1866 in Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, … Continue reading →

Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, Aftermath, Burials, Historical Memory, Photography | Tagged | 10 Comments