I am pleased to see that the Gettysburg National Military Park has begun to interpret the Confederate monuments that line Seminary Ridge or Confederate Avenue. These monuments—especially the Virginia monument (1917)—have long dominated the landsape of “Pickett’s Charge” have helped to reinforce many of the Lost Cause tropes associated with the battle and the broader war.
Really good information on this improvement at Gettysburg, thank you. And certainly there was room on the timeline for the information you referenced. Why on earth did Maryland put up a monument in 1984? Is there one for the Maryland Union soldiers? Smh
Really good information on this improvement at Gettysburg, thank you. And certainly there was room on the timeline for the information you referenced. Why on earth did Maryland put up a monument in 1984? Is there one for the Maryland Union soldiers? Smh
Here is a Washington Post article from 1994. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/11/17/a-monument-to-marylands-blue-and-gray/f933d80a-8ba6-4f58-9c12-1fae141d7f4a/ and another website for images of the monument if you've not already seen it. https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/maryland/state-of-maryland/