Ta-Nehisi Coates, a contributing editor at the Atlantic, has an interesting essay on “the war between [battlefield] preservation and commerce.” This essay focuses on the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia and the controversy over Wal-Mart’s plan to build a store at a key location. In addition, check out the author’s video tour of this battlefield and an interview with historian Frank Smith on the significance of African American soldiers during the Civil War.
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Also check out historian James McPherson’s editorial on this issue in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050202004.html)
your information is great.
I read this civil war story in my history book.
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