During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the ritual of mourning. The Victorian era in both Europe and America saw these rituals elevated to an art form expressing not only grief, but also religious feeling, social obligation, and even mourning fashion. Complete with period illustrations, Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils explores how Victorians viewed death and dying as a result of the profound historical events of their time. This concise, informative work is ideal for students of Victorian-era culture and Civil War enthusiasts. Table of Contents Introduction Wakes and Funerals The Cemetery The Undertaker Caskets and Coffins The Good Death and the Art of Dying Morbid Desire Post Mortem Photography Spiritualism and the Afterlife An Uncivil Civil War Mourning Art Mourning Jewelry Mourning Clothing Men in Mourning Children in Mourning Stages of Mourning The Etiquette of Mourning The Songs of Sorrow The Vacant Chair and Young Willie Grout Epitaphs Funeral Recipes Gravestone Symbolism The Tear Catcher Mourning Collectibles Victorian Charm Strings End of an Era Endnotes Bibliography

Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America

History

Loeffel-Atkins, Bernadette

Americas

Gettysburg Publishing

The Medal of Honor is our country's highest military decoration for valor. Unfortunately, most of the recipients' names, lives and acts of valor, especially from the Civil War, are unknown to most Americans. The 71 men awarded the Medal of Honor and the 7 men awarded the reactivated Confederate Medal of Honor in the Gettysburg Campaign have faded into history. The author of this book, Roy E. Frampton, through extensive research and numerous photographs, brings the lives of these American heroes back from the past. May these stories serve that purpose by reminding us of a few ordinary men and their enduring acts of valor standing like Noble Pillars.

Noble Pillars: Medal of Honor & Confederate Medal of Honor Recipients of the Gettysburg Campaign: Volume I: The March into Pennsylvania & The First Day's Battle at Gettysburg

Biographies & Memoirs

Frampton, Roy

Historical

This Comprehensive Order of Battle includes • The structure of the armies • Changes in command due to casualties • Commanders from regimental level and above • Casualties listed by number including killed, wounded, and captured/missing • • Percentage of casualties of total engaged for all units • • Short biographical sketches of commanders and key participants in the battle •

Commanders and Casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg: The Comprehensive Order of Battle

Floyd, Steven A.

Gettysburg-The Nature of a Battlefield is a wonderful guide to the plants and wildlife of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Author Patricia Rich has spent many years on the Gettysburg Battlefield and has brought to life, with over 160+ pages of stunning photography the plants and animals that inhabit the battlefield today. This is a wonderful handy guide for all those who visit today's Gettysburg Battlefield or anyone that has a passion for breathtaking outdoor photography. A description of each plant and animal photographed accompany each photo.ettysburg-The Nature of a Battlefield is a wonderful guide to the plants and wildlife of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Author Patricia Rich has spent many years on the Gettysburg Battlefield and has brought to life, with over 160+ pages of stunning photography the plants and animals that inhabit the battlefield today. This is a wonderful handy guide for all those who visit today's Gettysburg Battlefield or anyone that has a passion for breathtaking outdoor photography. A description of each plant and animal photographed accompany each photo.

Gettysburg: The Nature of a Battlefield: A Guide to Birds and Flowers in the Gettysburg National Military Park

Rich, Patricia

According to the history books, the story of the Battle of Gettysburg ended when the armies departed on July 4, 1863. But for the citizens of Gettysburg, their story was just beginning. Many survived three days (July 1-3, 1863) of battle that raged around and through their farms and homes and were left alone to pick up the pieces. To a casual observer, Elizabeth Thorn was no different than all of the other civilians doing their part to restore their town from the devastation of war. However, upon further investigation, she was very different. No other woman in town was a six-month pregnant mother, who simultaneously managed both a household and a cemetery, and acted as sole caretaker to two aging parents. No other woman was asked to dig nearly a hundred soldiers’ graves. Elizabeth performed all of these strenuous tasks in the heat and the stench of a battlefield of bodies left to rot in the hot summer sun. This is her story and the story of the Evergreen Cemetery, a small-town burial ground that acquired national fame.

Elizabeth Thorn of Gettysburg: The Wartime Caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery

Boardman, Sue

Porch, Kathryn

Award-winning author Scott L. Mingus, Sr., combines the best stories of Volumes One and Two with new anecdotes and photos presenting a complete edition. The Complete Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign will resonate with all those intrigued by fascinating stories—both humorous and tragic—as seen through the eyes of Gettysburg soldiers and civilians. Using primary sources including diaries, pension records, historical collections, official records, journals, newspapers, and books, features are presented in chronological order.

The Complete Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign

Literature & Fiction

Mingus Sr., Scott L.

United States

During the Civil War, citizens were usually unscathed if they were able to stay out of harm’s way. However, on July 3, 1863, Mary Virginia “Jennie” Wade was kneading dough for biscuits in her sister's home on Baltimore Street when she was killed instantly—by a bullet passing through two wooden doors that struck her heart. In that moment, Jennie Wade became the only Gettysburg civilian to be killed outright during the battle. That is usually all visitors hear about this "Gettysburg Maid." For the first time, author Cindy Small presents a complete narrative of Jennie Wade, her life, her family, and her untimely death on that fateful July day. Illustrated with period photos, detailed research includes other injured civilians, the relationship between Jennie and Jack Skelly, rumors of Jennie's reputation, the possible origin of the fatal shot, and details of Jennie's first coffin and three burials. Here is Jennie Wade's whole story. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Chapters 1–12: The Jennie Wade Story Appendix I: Other Civilian Losses during and after the Battle of Gettysburg Appendix II: The Moral Factor in Determining the Reputation of Mary Virginia Wade Appendix III: The Relationship between Jennie Wade and Jack Skelly Appendix IV: Why was John Burns Antagonistic toward Jennie Wade and Others in Gettysburg? Appendix V: The Interesting History of Jennie Wade's First Coffin Appendix VI: The Fatal Shot—From Where and By Whom? Appendix VII: Where was Wesley Culp Buried? Appendix VIII: John White Johnston Notes to the Appendices Notes Photo Credits About the Author

Jennie Wade of Gettysburg: The Complete Story of the Only Civilian Killed During the Battle of Gettysburg

Small, Cindy L.

Tens of thousands of Irish-Americans fought in the Civil War, with "Sons of Erin" playing a vital role in both Union and Confederate armies. Award-winning author Scott L. Mingus, Sr., has teamed with living historian Gerard E. Mayers to present more than 150 of their most memorable personal stories. In this unique collection, readers will find tales of courage, boldness, and humor. Many have rarely been seen in print since their original publication more than a century ago. Stories have been adapted for the modern reader, with original sources cited. The anthology also includes brief biographies of leading Irish soldiers and personalities such as Patrick Cleburne, Father William Corby, James Shields, Michael Corcoran, and the incomparable Thomas Francis Meagher of the famed Irish Brigade and its battle cry, "Ireland Forever." Table of Contents Introduction Foreword by Damian Shiels 1: 1861 2: 1862 3: 1863 4: 1864 5: 1865 Suggested Further Reading About the Authors

Erin Go Bragh: Human Interest Stories of the Irish in the American Civil War

Mayers, Gerard E.

Coster Avenue, the smallest portion of the Gettysburg National Military Park, marks the site of some of the last fighting on July 1, 1863, the First Day of the great battle. There, in what was then a brickyard, Col. Charles Coster’s Union brigade made a forlorn and futile stand against the two Confederate brigades of Gen. Harry Hays and Col. Isaac Avery. Outnumbered by more than three to one, Coster’s brigade was shattered and sent reeling in a pell-mell retreat through the streets of Gettysburg to the safety of Cemetery Hill. The action resulted in almost 800 casualties, most of them Union soldiers. Among the killed was Sgt. Amos Humiston of the 154th New York, who became celebrated as the father of the “Children of the Battle Field.” In the decades following the Civil War, Coster Avenue—hidden away off a Gettysburg side street—languished as one of the least-visited parts of the Gettysburg National Military Park. In 1970, Mark H. Dunkelman, an artist and historian of the 154th New York, saw the roofing company that owned the property adjacent to Coster Avenue was building an addition to its warehouse. A blank concrete wall was going up about ten feet from the monument to the regiment he studied. Inspiration struck. Dunkelman designed a mural to cover the 80-feet-long wall. He and his artistic partner Johan Bjurman painted and installed the mural in 1988, the 125th anniversary of the battle. In the years since then, as exposure took its toll on the painting, Dunkelman and Bjurman produced two newer versions of the mural, the current one rendered on glass. In Gettysburg’s Coster Avenue: The Brickyard Fight and the Mural, Dunkelman tells the little-known story of the battle that inspired the mural and the saga of how the painting came to be and its several permutations. Published on the mural’s thirtieth anniversary, this book includes more than fifty photographs, many in color and previously unpublished, a map, and source notes to the text. Gettysburg’s Coster Avenue is the definitive account of this much admired public artwork, told by the mural’s creator in his own words.

Gettysburg's Coster Avenue: The Brickyard Fight and the Mural

Dunkelman, Mark H.

This gripping narrative is an in-depth study of the valiant men of General John Caldwell’s Union Division during the Gettysburg Campaign. Caldwell’s Division made a desperate stand against a tough and determined Confederate force in farmer George Rose's nearly 20-acre Wheatfield. Ready for harvest, the infamous Wheatfield would change hands nearly six times in the span of two hours of fighting on July 2, becoming a trampled, bloody, no-man's land for thousands of wounded soldiers. Smith examines the lives of the Union soldiers in the ranks—as well as leaders Cross, Kelly, Zook, Brooke, and Caldwell himself. From Colonel Edward Cross’s black bandana, to the famed Irish Brigade's charge on Stoney Hill, to a lone young man from Washington County whose grave is marked in stone nearby, James Smith’s Storming the Wheatfield goes deep into the lives the soldiers, evoking a personal connection with the troops. Smith painstakingly contacted nearly one hundred descendants of Caldwell's soldiers, producing one of the most extensively researched narratives to date. Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Caldwell’s Commanders and Brigade Histories 2: The Long March to Gettysburg 3: Saviors of the Wheatfield 4: The Bloody Aftermath of July 2 5: A Stiff Fight on July 3 6: Pursuing Lee’s Army 7: Conclusion and Epilogue Appendix: Losses in Caldwell's Division at Gettysburg Notes Bibliography

Storming the Wheatfield: John Caldwell's Union Division in the Gettysburg Campaign

Smith II, James M.

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