Abstract

John Taylor Cuddy was a resident of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Cuddy worked in his family's distillery until he enlisted in the Union Army in 1861, just shy of 17 years old. Cuddy represented one of the many Union soldiers who fought for the preservation of the United States and feared the emancipation of enslaved black people would compromise a Union victory. This site seeks to provide biographical and creative tools to humanize John T. Cuddy and recommend  approaches to remembering historical figures. 

About the author

Maeve Thistel is a current student at Dickinson College. She created a multimedia site as a final project for the First Year Seminar, Dickinson and Slavery, taught by Matthew Pinsker.

Image of John Cuddy (left) and Old West (right) courtesy of the Dickinson College Archives; drawing of the Battle of the Wilderness courtesy of the American Battlefield Trust.