Tag Archives: Gettysburg National Cemetery

Aftermath of Battle at Gettysburg’s Spangler’s Spring

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Jon Tracey

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 →

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On Ike in Gettysburg

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

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Ike, JFK, and the Gettysburg Address

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

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Bivouac of the Dead

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

“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 →

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I Wish I Had Been in the Case: Portrait Photography, Federal Soldiers, and the Home Circle (part two)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by James Brookes

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 →

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What It’s All About

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Ryan Quint

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 →

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