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Union Soldier John Rankin, Antietam and Gettysburg
2021-05-29T18:00:47-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzg2XC8yMDIxMDUyOTE4MDIzNTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==John Rankin joined the Union Army at age 18 and served three years in the Indiana 27th Infantry. After the Civil War, he published memoirs and newspaper columns recounting his experiences, whether about his fear under fire at Antietam or the performance of his regiment at Gettysburg. Jon Tracey -- a former Park Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park -- told John Rankin’s story. He argued the honesty found in Rankin’s writings reveal how Union veterans remembered the war themselves -- and how they wanted to shape how others remember. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
John Rankin joined the Union Army at age 18 and served three years in the Indiana 27th Infantry. After the Civil War, he published memoirs a…
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John Rankin joined the Union Army at age 18 and served three years in the Indiana 27th Infantry. After the Civil War, he published memoirs and newspaper columns recounting his experiences, whether about his fear under fire at Antietam or the performance of his regiment at Gettysburg. Jon Tracey -- a former Park Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park -- told John Rankin’s story. He argued the honesty found in Rankin’s writings reveal how Union veterans remembered the war themselves -- and how they wanted to shape how others remember. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog. close
John Rankin joined the Union Army at age 18 and served three years in the Indiana 27th Infantry. After the Civil War, he published memoirs a… read more
John Rankin joined the Union Army at age 18 and served three years in the Indiana 27th Infantry. After the Civil War, he published memoirs and newspaper columns recounting his experiences, whether about his fear under fire at Antietam or the performance of his regiment at Gettysburg. Jon Tracey -- a former Park Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park -- told John Rankin’s story. He argued the honesty found in Rankin’s writings reveal how Union veterans remembered the war themselves -- and how they wanted to shape how others remember. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog. close
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