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Why We Should Study American Exceptionalism

Civil WarKeith HarrisJanuary 31, 2024Civil War, American Exceptionalism, Veterans, Union soldiers, Union veterans, Gettysburg, Keith Harris History, Bull Run, Sullivan BallouComment

Wadsworth Chapel

Los AngelesKeith HarrisOctober 20, 2022Wadsworth ChapelWadsworth Chapel, Veterans, Veterans Administration, National Soldiers' Home, West LA, VA, Lincoln, WadsworthComment

Gettysburg Monuments - The 13th New Jersey

GettysburgKeith HarrisNovember 30, 2020Union, Civil War, Gettysburg, Monumnets, New Jersey, 13th new jersey, Federals, VeteransComment

Beyond the Confederacy - A Review of Patriots Twice

Book Review Hit List September and October 2019

Oh…and if you are really interested, yes - that is a Lawrence Welk coffee mug in the picture. It was my Grandma’s so don’t judge.

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisSeptember 13, 2019Civil War, ANtiRacist, Slavery, Maritime, Tony Horwitz, Veterans, Robert E. LeeComment

The Greatest Beard of All

Now, if you think is something of a pedestrian framework with which to engage Civil War history, I’ll note that I have had this conversation with some of the most prominent scholars in the field…and the debates were (nearly) as heated as any other.

Civil WarKeith HarrisFebruary 16, 2019Ask Dr. Harris, Civil War, Lafayette McClaws, Civil War BEards, Bearded, Beardporn, Veterans, soldiers, armyComment

Making the Most out of a Field Trip

GettysburgKeith HarrisJune 2, 2018Gettysburg, Field Trip, High School, History, Civil War, Battlefield, Veterans, Soldiers, COnfederate, Pickett's Charge, Consumer CUlture, CSA, Confederate flagComment

What's In a Book?

GettysburgKeith HarrisJanuary 24, 2018Books, Gettysburg, Battlefield, Veternas, Veterans, Commemoration, Historical memory, Monuments, Blue GrayComment

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