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The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg
by Brad Gottfried When Linda and I retired in 2017, we decided to move up to the Gettysburg area of Pennsylvania. I became a Gettysburg Licensed Town Guide. I loved (and still do) walking visitors around the streets of Gettysburg, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adams County Historical Society, Andrew Dalton, Brad Gottfried, ECWS-Series, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg Licensed Town Guide, Gettysburg National Cemetery, John Heiser, Lincoln Comes to Gettysburg, Linda Gottfried, Tim Smith
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WWII Burials in Gettysburg National Cemetery
November 19th is the 158th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, given at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, now Gettysburg National Cemetery. Located atop Cemetery Hill in the midst of America’s bloodiest battlefield, Lincoln delivered an immortal … Continue reading
Aftermath of Battle at Gettysburg’s Spangler’s Spring
While battles themselves are glorified and the focus of most historical coverage, every battle has an aftermath. This aftermath is a horrifying sight, and something that veterans were deeply affected by every time they experienced it. This post explores the … Continue reading
On Ike in Gettysburg
On November 19, 1963, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a speech in Gettysburg’s national cemetery to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (For details on the event and Ike’s speech, see this post, “Ike, JFK, and the … Continue reading
Ike, JFK, and the Gettysburg Address
Today is the anniversary of the death of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1969. In commemoration, we offer the intertwined story of Ike, JFK, Lincoln, and the Gettysburg Address. * * * For the 100th anniversary of … Continue reading
Bivouac of the Dead
“BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD” By Theodore O’Hara The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat The soldier’s last tattoo; No more on life’s parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame’s eternal camping-ground Their silent tents are spread, And … Continue reading
I Wish I Had Been in the Case: Portrait Photography, Federal Soldiers, and the Home Circle (part two)
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author James Brookes. This is the second part of a two-part series. The mass transition of images between Federal soldiers and their home communities was entirely unprecedented. In February 1862, Humphrey’s Journal observed … Continue reading
What It’s All About
I was in Gettysburg this past weekend to take an all-day tour of the Union lines from Culp’s Hill down to Little Round Top. In total, the group walked about ten miles over the course of the day, and I … Continue reading
