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Edgar W. Clark fought in 13 of the most famous battles of the Civil War for the 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment. Over 40 days of combat, he survived the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. He was shot in the left knee at Petersburg and survived amputation and gangrene. Thanks to 181 letters sent home to his wife, Catherine, in Lansing, Mich., his great-great-grandson, Michael P. Clark, takes us on Edgar’s journey, including commentary on the military, political and social issues of the time. WEB PHOTO: Monument to 3rd Michigan in Peach Orchard at Gettysburg. LOGO PHOTO: Hazel Grove at Chancellorsville.
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Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
In a slight departure, we examine the maternal branch of my family. My mother's ancestors, the Hamlins of Sussex County, freed their enslaved people. Four members of the Hamlins freed 17 people ranging in age from six months to 57 years in 1782 and 1788. This was no coincidence. For 24 years, from 1782 to 1806, the state of Virginia made it relatively easy to free enslaved people. To put this into context, I interviewed two experts: Tom Costa is a history professor at the University of Virginia-Wise and Eva Sheppard Wolf is a history professor at San Francisco State University and the author of "Race and Liberty in the New Nation: Emancipation in Virginia from the Revolution to Nat Turner's Rebellion." Wolf masterfully explains the contradictions and ironies in the slave system.
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