Comments on: Veteran’s Day: Books That Travel Through History

By: pen4hire

pen4hire — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:21 +0000

Thanks so much, “bro” for adding those details about Great-Grandpa. And Kerry, I know about the other battlefields–just trying to save space I think, but you’re right, they are too numerous. There is even a battlefield site in Arizona, and although it is in the vicinity of a state park, it was not a big enough battle to warrant a site of its own.
I have not been to Shiloh, but recently visited Chattanooga and afterward read the details of the battle, although they are laid out more clearly at that National Battlefield than at any others I’ve ever visited.

By: traveler'sbro

traveler'sbro — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:49:28 +0000

Thanks for the recognition of generations of American veterans. Shelby Foote’s novel “Shiloh” was a must-read for the family, when I took my sons to Shiloh Park in Tenn. to stand by the monument on the field where their ancestor, a private with the 77th Penn. Volunteer Infantry, helped hold off a Confederate cavalry charge. We tried to imagine what it would be like for those untested farm boys to face that murderous charge. Our Civil War battlefield parks are beautiful places, haunted with the ghosts of pain and valor. Shiloh, where thousands were killed and wounded, means “Place of Peace.” May they all find peace.

By: jessiev

jessiev — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:22 +0000

thanks for this list, vera! always so important to learn about our past. that is WAY cool abt your grandfather’s letter.
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By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:47:54 +0000

My husband is a historian and always wants to visit battlefields, so this is a post I will share with him. Thanks for sharing your grandfather’s letter, which was fascinating to read.

By: Kerry Dexter

Kerry Dexter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:17:12 +0000

battle sites are sad memorials, I think. I’d add, too, that in addition to the area from Pennsylvania to Georgia, there are battle sites from the War Between the States in Texas, Florida, Missouri, Indiana, and several western states.
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By: MarthaandMe

MarthaandMe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:48:30 +0000

I remember reading Across Five Aprils in 4th grade, about the Civil War. It really made it come alive for me