Civil War Memorials
In the first article, "America, how should we remember this soldier?" by J. Pepper Bryars, he describes the story of a young farmer named Elijah and his journey from a small town farmer to a soldier in the 36th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. His story is fascinating and quite heartbreaking both in the circumstances and the outcomes and in the fact that his story is not "unique." Bryars includes the viewpoint of both his wife, and his progeny to describe what it is like to for "children and grandchildren who never know where their loved ones were buried." I agree most with his perspective on Civil War Memorials especially unmarked graves with corpses reaching 300. I identify most with his final statement of the article, "Anything less and we forget who we are, and dishonor ourselves." In the second article, "Put progressive Civil War Republicans on a pedestal," by LeeAnna Keith, she describes how this ongoing discussion of Civil War Memor...
