UCF Internship Blog

                 Hello, its Patrick Callaghan once again with my second blog post on the second week of my internship. Due to us not having a meeting the first week, this week we got to learn the controversial and opaque lore and story behind the battle of Olustee and its current day circumstances surrounding the Union soldiers who fought there. To be honest, while learning about the situation of what our internship is focusing on, I was truly astonished by the story Dr. Gannon explained to us. Not just the history behind it but also her own experience visiting the site herself. As someone who enjoys traveling and going to historical places, I attempt to always visit monuments and cemeteries of the fallen US soldiers both at home and abroad. These places carry an aura about them, they are very well kept, and the environment is quite pleasant. So when Dr. Gannon showed us the pictures of where the recognition of the union soldiers is and how un-kept it was and the lack of attention it s

Hello, my name is Patrick Callaghan. I am a Junior working towards my bachelor’s degree in history planning on graduating next year. My interests in history range in a variety of locations and time periods. My favorites are World War 1 and World War 2, Feudalism in Europe and Japan focusing on the elite warrior class of both, the Mongolian Empire during Genghis Khan's rule, American history like the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, and I also love learning more and more about modern military and I enjoy seeing how it has changed from the past to today. I find war very interesting especially looking at the effects it has on society and vice versa. I have had great opportunities to further my learning of one of these topics through travel. Visiting family in France allowed my Mom and I to visit the American beach landings of World War 2. We were able to see the monuments for the fallen and museums containing actual tanks and other equipment used during the war. However the most i