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Scenes From a Battle
In my research for an historical novel that I am writing, I came across a book that was published in 1903 by Lieutenant Louis N. Chapin of the New York 34th Regiment. The 34th fought in the Battle of Antietam … Continue reading
Prelude To The Battle of Antietam
In 1903, Louis N. Chapin, former lieutenant in the New York 34th Regiment (“The Herkimer Regiment”) published A Brief History of the Thirty-Forth Regiment, a narrative that documented all the men of that volunteer regiment and their military service, from … Continue reading
Our Past, Look Away, Look Away
We began this week with the news that a new n-word-scrubbed edition of Huckleberry Finn is being published. The reaction in most places where literary people congregate was mostly negative. Huckleberry Finn has been considered controversial ever since it was … Continue reading
