Professor Steven Allaback, a professor in the English department at the University of California Santa Barbara, has decided to devote himself full to his work. In his short story “Plovers”, Allaback uses narrative gaps to explore the characters’ history and critiques the treatment of people with mental illness and elitism in religion. The most prevalent theme is the issue of love and its absence, which has a significant impact on marriage and society.
Allaback is more concerned with the learning process and allowing students to get something out of a class instead of stressing them over pointless midterms. He has also criticized the surrender of girls to boarding schools as an act of civic neglect, arguing that it was a civic duty to liberal-individualist thought.
In his work, Allaback suggests that instead of attempting to transform Longfellow into a more complex character, he believes that there are no real actions or challenges that will challenge the characters as the story stars and develops. This approach allows for a more engaging and insightful reading experience for students.
In summary, Professor Allaback’s work in American literature, particularly his short story “Plovers”, offers a unique perspective on the treatment of individuals with mental illness and the impact of love on marriage and society.
📹 Fredericksburg Battle with Maps: Viriginia, December, 1862 | American Civil War | Lee & Burnside
What was the Battle of Fredericksburg? Why was the Battle of Fredericksburg important? Who won the Battle of Fredericksburg?
📹 Battle of Fredericksburg | Complete Animated Battle Map and Documentary
The Battle of Fredericksburg was one of if not the biggest disaster for the Union Army of the Potomac. See it broken down to the …
My ancestor was 1Sgt in 136th Penna and was wounded, shot through both legs, during the advance on prospect hill. I’ve walked those fields. He lay on the field wounded after his unit pulled back and remained there on the battlefield for 3 days, when confederates discovered him and took him prisoner. He was transported by rail to Richmond and put into the hellhole, Libby Prison. His wounds untreated, he was lucky to be paroled as he was no longer able to fight, while hundreds of fellow prisoners died there of neglect, disease and starvation. He made his way north somehow, probably by ship and reached the hospital at the Naval academy in Annapolis. He lay there for months but when sufficiently recovered, was mustered out and sent back to home and family in Johnstown, Penna. 50 years after Fredericksburg, he penned a detailed memoir of his experience, which the Family has preserved.
This brings back memories of when childish me was reading up on this battle among the others and it hit me that the Civil War was really the exact same military madness as WW1, just without the technology. A formally trained officer class which insisted on using the exact same tactics over and over and over, and not only failing to learn from their own mistakes but repeating the mistakes of their enemies from prior battles. After that, I cannot look at military ‘science’ and tactics as anything other than something like pro-wrestling where the play is the purpose and the fighting just a disgusting show.
Hope you get this message. My ancestor Col. Daniel Leasure was the founder of the 100th PA Inf. Reg. ” Roundheads”. I do know that he fought at this battle. I’m not sure if he was a Regimental or Battalion commander at this battle. I’m pretty sure most of what he commanded was Battalions. Any info you have would be appreciated. Also this was a fantastic breakdown of the battle.
You barely mentioned Pelham, “Here Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart’s Horse Artillery, executed a stunning flank attack on advancing Union troops during the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862. Reduced to one cannon, the 24-year-old Pelham halted the Federals for almost two hours by employing the flying artillery tactics that he had perfected. Observing from a nearby hilltop, Lee exclaimed, “It is glorious to see such courage in one so young! Lee’s battle report commended “the gallant Pelham.”
Jeffrey that has to be one of the most exhaustingly researched articles on YouTube. You did an outstanding job researching this battle and putting it in a format that makes it completely understandable. As much as I know about the battle you have still managed to increase my understanding. I hope to see the same effort for the BullRuns and Chancellorsville campaigns. Bravo. Outstanding!
When I was stationed at Quantico, I owned a house and seven acres on Spotswood Furnace Rd west of town – near Salem Church. I went to the Sunken Road frequently. Very humbling. The stories of the crying wounded through the night were heart wrenching. I hope the battlefields have not been consumed by greedy developers since 2005.
Again, another excellent article! Thank you for your all of your thorough work. I do have 3 questions: what was the elevation of Marye’s Heights compared to the Union position and/or the ravine? Second question, you mentioned HW Halleck chiding Burnside about sending battle details over the telegraph, do we know if Lee was aware of Union plans specifically at Fredericksburg because of Burnside’s big mouth? And a general question: were farmers compensated for crops lost/damaged by a battle on their farm?
Last week I was with my daughter at University of Mary Washington. while driving around Fredricksburg, I saw a sign mentioning “Marye’s Heights” and I remembered it was a scene of the battle. I made a note to keep my eye out for it. We toured the campus of UMW and went to eat in town. But I didn’t get to look for any memorials. It turns out, the UMW campus IS Marye’s Heights! Marye House still stands, in the middle of the campus between Madison Hall and the Sunken Road. On your modern map of the battle, you show a large white building along the Sunken Road near where it intersects Hanover St. I think that is their sports complex.
I had to stop perusal at 38:07 – I don’t really want to know how it plays out. SMH at Union’s —- am at true loss for a word to describe it. No battle should have even been considered at that location. You knew it was doomed well before the bridges arrived – just by looking at the terrain! No wonder Lincoln about lost his mind!!!
falmouth- the town at the mouth of the river fal, cornwall, uk. i know how a lot of american towns get their names- someone or some folks arrived from falmouth mass. or falmouth, cornwall, im doubting falmouth, jamaica, and said we’ll name this place falmouth. anybody know who and what falmouth. i come from (the only) bodmin, cornwall, uk.
An ancestor of mine was killed at Fredericksburg, but all of the battle maps I found didn’t include his regiment (131st PA). Thanks to your indepth article, I can pinpoint the most likely place where he was killed. I’ve been to Fredericksburg twice and checked out the kirkman statue but never knew that just behind it, my ancestor died.
So, i’ve been shamelessly binging a lot of your vids lately, and having a great time doing it. But i’m also an avid reader, and i was wondering if you could recommend a particular book or author to cultivate the budding interest in the Civil War i’m growing right now (thanks in no small part to your excellent website) ? Something synthetic and pleasant to read that would help me, through the clever use of bookmarks, make some sense about what seems at first glance a humongous, 4-years long fustercluck? 😊
With respect, regrettably a thumbs down. The script does not crisply match the maps. Landmarks, regimental and division locations referenced in the script are often nowhere to be found in the corresponding battlefield maps. Hence, a rating score of zero out of 5 stars. Let’s not settle for mediocrity. Let’s aspire to excellence in education and a deeper and more informed understanding of what actually happened in history.
El guettisburg de los yankees,burnside bo tenia ni nunca tuvo la capacidad tactica y de liderazgo para ganar esa batalla,fue un desastre para la union por lo que se y es mucho burnside metio la pata varias veces,era mal general y pesimo comandante lanzo a hancock couch sumner y hooker franklin,a una masacre,resultado 12.653 bajas de un ejercito de 116.000
whenever december comes i always mention this battle to people out in public plus they a metal band made a song about the irish fightning up and getting killed on maryres heights the song is by the metal band iced earth the song is called december 13th clear the way its a amazong song id really reccomand civil war buffs to listen to it plus aso listen to this song the gettysburg trilogy by iced earth as well theirs even a another metal band called civil war and they made entire aongs albums dedicated to the american civil war
i mention this battle to out in pulic and they never even knew the federal army lost in december plus one of my friends was in utter shock of how lee lost alot of men dring this major battle men he could not replace the federal army on the other could replace men they lost but not lees army leees next major battle after this is chancellorsville than after chancellorsville gettysburg shelby foote even mentioned that if jackson was at gettysburg he would have taken that hill on day one ewell decided to wait for renforcements which was a major mistake iv met civil war buffs on facebook who have told me jackson would have done the same thing as ewell but i dont beileve that at all ewell and jackson are two completely differnt generals stonewall jackson pushed his men and soldiers to their limits till they reached and won it thas why chancellorsville was lees greatest victory of all time after chancellorsvile he went into the north ad he promoted two people were did not understand his command style and his tactics heres another factor never attack a enemy who has and holds the high ground lee tryed on day 2 to push the army of the potomac off those hills both flanks and failed then picketts charge happened which was a even bigger mmistake lee should have used more men for that charge men that didnt fight at all at gettysburg and didnt get to see action if he did do that he could have defeated the army of the potomac lee made lots of mistakes at gettysburg like i said stonewall jackson wa a true tacticon and a true fully blown general
So let me get this straight: and i appreciate this content, you think conspiracy theories launched the war and not british plans to actually reclaim america? thats pretty weak, in my opinion. You said it was against britains economic interests to destroy the economy but You must have not encountered economic vampirism in the real world where the goal is to bleed, not kill the patient, so he cannot resist. It turns out the conspiracy theorists were right, that britain wanted the states back, and attempted to reclaim it, but one reason it failed was its navy was destroyed by a hurricaine and tornadoes destroyed its army and flung 300 pound cannons through peoples houses. . i think saying britain attacked america due to its conspiracy theories is a weak argument. Just because britain agreed to stop impressment doesnt mean they were innocent in their intentions toward their recently escaped colony. I’d be interested in seeing some of these theories explored that great britain was partially responsible for instigating the american civil war. Ther is evidence for this. If history teaches anything it is that empires cling to life through any and all means to their continue rapine, conquest and plunder until an emergent power checks it. Its usually every 250 years.
this was a major defeat for the army of the potomac before burnside failed he had another attack planned with him placing him out front in danger it didnt instead the army of the potomac retreated and the mud march started the mud march started becaise it started to rain but burnside decided to retreat he was gong to attack aain with him in front of danger but that never happened plus its sad to see the army of the potomac get defeated but fun fact army of the potomac could replace their lose but lees army could not