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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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Civil War Horror Up Close and Personal

Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead

April 20, 2015 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

You could describe Olmstead’s story about a boy and his horse as a “coming-of-age” tale only if you are as blinkered as those poor horses clopping thru the traffic along Central Park. Instead, this is a novel about war, and the horrors that war visits on populations, military and civilian alike. Our boy doesn’t so much grow up during this novel, as grow hard.   It is 1863, and one day 14-year-old Robey Childs gets ordered by his mom, who supposedly has “the Sight,” to grab […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: civil war, Gettysburg

Valyruh's CBR7 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: civil war, Gettysburg ·
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