Policy
This page explains a little bit about the Draw the Sword’s “policies” including comments, copyrights, etc. It also provides a “thank-you” to some valuable books and websites used in creating this project.
Comments
Comments are public postings left at the end of a blog entry. You can use comments to “talk” to other people on the web or to provide additional information. Providing additional information is greatly appreciated. You’re also welcome to mention your ancestor or to look for other people to connect with. If you have a website that is pertinent, that’s ok to post too.
All comments posted here are public and may show up in a search engine. Consequently, you should be careful not to post anything private in a comment — in other words, do not post anything you wouldn’t want the whole world to see. If you wish to communicate privately with the webmaster, please email me at jgoellnitz@gmail.com. (My name is Jenny, so please don’t send me an email addressed “dear sir.”)
Moderation of Comments
All comments are moderated — mainly as a spam protection method. Usually if you’ve commented in the past, WordPress will remember you and allow your comment through immediately. Otherwise, you’ll need to wait until I log in and approve your comment. Sorry for any inconvienance. As of writing this, my blog has been hit with 7,460 spam comments, so I hope you understand why I need the extra layer of protection and don’t let comments through automatically.
Copyrights
The text here is copyright by the author, Jenny Goellnitz. If there is something you would like to use here, give me a holler.
As for the photographs, unless specifically otherwise noted, they were all taken and created by me. They may be used according to the Creative Commons license attached to the image on Flickr — if you have any questions if your use is permitted or if you prefer to use them for a commercial purpose, please email me.
Utilized Sources and Thank Yous
My blogging software is WordPress which I run on my own server. The blog uses a mangled modified version of the Nishita theme. Key plugins include Askimet, Batch Categories, several widgets that modify the backend and make blogging easier, WordPress Database backup, and the very cool and highly recommended Theme Test Drive. My photography is hosted at Flickr. I am on Flickr as “Runner Jenny” so add me as a contact and say hi.
I heavily utilized several published sources in creating the text here. Invaluable sources included Frederick W. Hawthorne’s excellent Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments published by the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides in 1988 and Edmund Raus’ A Generation on the March: The Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg published by Thomas in 1986.
On the web, the interesting and exhaustive SIRIS website provided by the Smithosonian’s Art Institute contains a great deal of information about even the simple and “boring” monuments on the battlefield. Also helpful was Stephen Recker’s fantastic Virtual Gettysburg. His monument database always helped me when I couldn’t decipher my hand writing and was trying to figure out which monument is which.
Thanks is due to individuals who helped me “find” hidden monuments. Eric Wittenberg managed to get me to the 5th United States marker on old Merritt Avenue. LBG Andy Ward and I have stomped all over the battlefield, and even were chased by a bull when looking for the Willard Monument. I would also be remiss to neglect a thank you to my ever loyal, ever patient battlefield compatriot who I know wishes to remain anonymous.
Last, but most certainly not least, thank you to everyone who has commented or emailed me, in particular those who wished me well with my battle with Hodgkin’s Disease. This project took off as something to “do” while enduring my eight month long chemotherapy sentence. The encouragement and kind words offered by so many people was wonderful and was worth more to me than anyone can imagine.