'virginia to her sons ' leaves out a large number of virginia mother's sons .
labeling the ' common soldiers ' by occupation is disingenuous at best - the southern ' common soldier ' was mislead into becoming the war's greatest casualty .
It’s always been interesting to me, and I like to point this out to our visiting friends and family, the contrast between the Union and Confederate monuments at Gettysburg. We then have a good conversation about the meaning of the war, interpretations, and CW memory.
Agree that more interpretation is needed. Don't suppose, for example, that the VA monument makes any references to the African Americans kidnapped by Lee's army for sale into slavery.
No, it doesn't. It is a battlefield 'silence' that is exacerbated by this monument. I would love to see an interpretive marker that focuses on the thousands of enslaved men that accompanied Lee's army at this specific spot.
'virginia to her sons ' leaves out a large number of virginia mother's sons .
labeling the ' common soldiers ' by occupation is disingenuous at best - the southern ' common soldier ' was mislead into becoming the war's greatest casualty .
It’s always been interesting to me, and I like to point this out to our visiting friends and family, the contrast between the Union and Confederate monuments at Gettysburg. We then have a good conversation about the meaning of the war, interpretations, and CW memory.
So many interpretive possibilities on that battlefield.
I have an interpretation of you and it isn't historian.
Thanks for the feedback, Rich. Hope you are doing well.
Agree that more interpretation is needed. Don't suppose, for example, that the VA monument makes any references to the African Americans kidnapped by Lee's army for sale into slavery.
No, it doesn't. It is a battlefield 'silence' that is exacerbated by this monument. I would love to see an interpretive marker that focuses on the thousands of enslaved men that accompanied Lee's army at this specific spot.