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The Voices of the Ignored

The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History, Immigrants, women, & African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle by Margaret S. Creighton

January 19, 2021 by Ale 2 Comments

Until I joined a reenactment group about 6 years ago, I’d never had any interest in the Civil War since its most popular focus is white men shooting each other. Now, this isn’t to say that the experiences of the white, male soldiers consumed by the jaws of war aren’t important, it just means I don’t particularly care what Gen. So-&-So did at noon on July 2nd, 1863. And unfortunately, at least at Gettysburg, ninety-nine percent of the focus is what white men did in […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 19th century, African Americans, blacks, civil war, Civilians, Germans, Gettysburg, Immigration, Margaret S. Creighton, Race, Slavery, women

Ale's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 19th century, African Americans, blacks, civil war, Civilians, Germans, Gettysburg, Immigration, Margaret S. Creighton, Race, Slavery, women ·
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