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Written for both professional and amateur historians, Gettysburg Magazine has been publishing engaging and highly readable works of original scholarship concerning the battle and campaign of Gettysburg since 1989. Each issue presents peer-reviewed research into the strategies, the controversies, the participants, the witnesses, and the events leading up to and following the battle. Features include personal essays, historical and contemporary photography from the site, and maps that allow readers to more fully visualize the events of those critical three days in American history.
Issue 71 (Summer 2024)
Contents
Introduction
Articles
A Collision of Ideologies at Gettysburg: Examining Beliefs of the Battle’s Commanding Generals with Respect to Slavery and Secession
Daniel R. George and George M. George
Overlooked and Underappreciated: Dan Butterfield in the Gettysburg Campaign
James S. Pula
Defending the Cumberland Valley
John A. Miller
A Grim Determination to Do or Die: Brigadier General William Barksdale & His Mississippi Brigade at Gettysburg
J. Douglas Ashton
The Most Destructive Artillery Impact of the Battle of Gettysburg
Laura Elliott
Three Letters from Gettysburg by Capt. James Silliman, 28th Pennsylvania
Allen C. Guelzo
“A Suitable Monument”: The Virginia Memorial Commission at Gettysburg
Tim Fulmer
American Exceptionalism and the Gettysburg Commemorative Landscape
M. Keith Harris
Inspired by Courage: JFK Visits Gettysburg
Richard J. Goedkoop
If You Want to Go: How Tom Berenger Became Longstreet, And Why We Remember Them Both
Sonny Fulks
Statement of Publishing Ethics
Manuscripts
The Gettysburg Magazine publishes articles, edited documents, human interest stories, and book reviews of interest to scholars, history buffs, and members of the general public interested in the Gettysburg Campaign, the Gettysburg Address, the Gettysburg National Military Park, and the various personalities and controversies associated with these formative events. Scholarship from any discipline in the humanities and social sciences is welcome. Manuscripts may be submitted for review by the Editorial Board via e-mail attachments to the editor. Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or a compatible program. Illustrations are encouraged and should be submitted in electronic form scanned at a minimum of 300 dpi (dots-per-inch). Copyright laws require that the author receive written permission for illustrations that are not in the public domain. Electronic copies made with cell phone cameras or other devices with low resolution will not reproduce well in print. The style of submissions should follow the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Sources should be fully identified in footnotes or endnotes using the footnote/endnote function in Word. The magazine publishes in January and July of each year, although there are no specific deadlines for submission. Accepted manuscripts are normally published in the next available issue. Questions regarding submissions may be directed to the editor at dwelch1863@gmail.com.
