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What good are Union monuments at Gettysburg (part 3)?

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After questioning the usefulness of Union monuments in part 1 and explaining their 19th-century value in part 2, I think that maybe there’s hope — or at least its inkling — in at least some Americans taking pride in what those monuments represent. In late June I conducted research at Gettysburg, across Stone Mountain, and […]

Artillery pounds 19th Maine lads prior to Pickett’s Charge

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Twenty-two when he mustered as a corporal with Company I, 19th Maine Infantry Regiment on August 25, 1862, Edgar A. Burpee displayed leadership skills that saw him promoted to first lieutenant by summer 1863. Midcoast men filled Company I, commanded on the march north to Gettysburg by Capt. George D. Smith of Rockland. The towns […]