Washington Roebling's Civil War: From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge (Diane Monroe Smith - CH) child As we approach the 150th

As we approach the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation

the crisis of the war forced a reconfiguration of the emotional worlds of the men who took up arms for the South

A classic tale of courage

Thousands of books and articles have been written about Gettysburg

How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict

Washington Roebling's Civil War: From the Bloody Battlefield at Gettysburg to the Brooklyn Bridge (Diane Monroe Smith - CH) child As we approach the 150thby Diane Monroe Smith Washington Roebling is well known as the man who supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. His path to overseeing that monumental task began during the Civil War. In addition to his brave, dramatic actions at Gettysburg, his Civil War service was remarkable: artilleryman, bridge builder, scout, balloonist, mapmaker, engineer, and staff officer. His story reveals much about Gettysburg but also about Civil War intelligence