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Vicksburg or Gettysburg? LeRoy Gresham’s Words
by Sarah Kay Bierle
LeRoy Grisham
It's a long and continuing debate. Vicksburg or Gettysburg? Which is more important? Or are they inseparable? Certainly, Gettysburg tends to overshadow Vicksburg in public history interest. But how did people of the 1860's view the two events?
Pondering this one evening, I decided to pull out LeRoy Gresham's diary and see if he left written perspective on the importance of Vicksburg vs. Gettysburg. Certainly, I do not base a study or theory on the writings of one teenage civilian boy in Georgia, but Gresham studiously kept up with news and rumors of the days by reading papers and listening to adults' conversations while lying ill with a deadly disease. His perspective on Southern knowledge of events and tracking opinions is often remarkable. Read more of this post
Vicksburg or Gettysburg? LeRoy Gresham’s Words
by Sarah Kay Bierle
LeRoy Grisham
It's a long and continuing debate. Vicksburg or Gettysburg? Which is more important? Or are they inseparable? Certainly, Gettysburg tends to overshadow Vicksburg in public history interest. But how did people of the 1860's view the two events?
Pondering this one evening, I decided to pull out LeRoy Gresham's diary and see if he left written perspective on the importance of Vicksburg vs. Gettysburg. Certainly, I do not base a study or theory on the writings of one teenage civilian boy in Georgia, but Gresham studiously kept up with news and rumors of the days by reading papers and listening to adults' conversations while lying ill with a deadly disease. His perspective on Southern knowledge of events and tracking opinions is often remarkable. Read more of this post