Re-Enacting Pickett's Charge
On July 3, 2013 in the hot sun of the early afternoon, I stood not too far from the Virginia Monument on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg. I’ve stood there many times before and would meditate on what would motivate men to make that long walk to the stone wall under fire...Why We Re-Enact the Civil War
“For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863” – William Faulkner in Intruder in The Dust BY CLINT JOHNSON Guest columnist Faulkner was...
Gettysburg and The New South
RALEIGH – Next week Americans will be remembering the 150th anniversary of a defining moment in our country’s history, the Civil War battle at Gettysburg. The horrible losses there made the battlefield like a holy temple, a destination point for pilgrims. Fifty years...Gettysburg's Grip
In a few weeks, an estimated 4 million visitors are expected to descend upon the picturesque southern Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, which has a population of less than 8,000. They’re coming by the millions to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of...Obiter Dicta
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