Illustrations, The Front Line Roanoke Island…150 Years Ago BY: Laura June DavisPosted: 2/8/12 Roanoke Island showing the position of Confederate Batteries Image Credit: Harper’s Weekly, March 1, 1862.
The Front Line The Power of Place in Public History A reflection on how our interaction with historic sites and spaces can deepen our understanding of the past.
The Front Line Form follows Function: Changing Audiences Bring Changes to Interpretations Most visitors to Spotsylvania Court House enter the battlefield via the suggested tour route off Brock Road. At the turn onto Grant Drive, several public displays—interpretive and memorial—greet the visitor….
Firsthand Accounts Voice from the Past: “It Pleased Me Much More Than One Of Those Sentimental Things” Our Valentine-themed series is coming to a close. We hope you have enjoyed reading some of these love letters from February 1862. Have a great weekend! Camp Porter, Virginia, Tuesday,…
Firsthand Accounts A Spy’s Demise In 1865, the United States Sanitary Commission, a private relief agency that supported sick and wounded soldiers during the Civil War, published a volume of Union soldiers’ writings titled Soldiers’…
