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Now Available: The Summer of ’63: Gettysburg
When we published the first book in the Emerging Civil War Series, Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, back in December 2012, I remember a reviewer saying how glad he was that we started the series with something other than … Continue reading
BookChat with Tom McMillan, author of Armistead and Hancock
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the new book by author Tom McMillan, Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Legend of Two Friends at the Turning Point of the Civil War (Stackpole Books, 2021). You can find out … Continue reading
Charles Henry Veil, John Reynolds, and the Johnstown Flood
Following the death of Maj. Gen. John Reynolds on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg, staff member Charles Henry Veil was tasked with recovering Reynolds’s body. Veil’s involvement in that mission would end with a strange postscript, years … Continue reading
An Update on the Adams County Historical Society’s New Exhibit Gallery, Archives, and Education Center
With the anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg coming up next weekend, we thought we’d check in with our friends at the Adams County Historical Society to see how they were coming along on the construction of their new Exhibit … Continue reading
Posted in Material Culture, Preservation
Tagged ACHS, Adams County Historical Society, artifacts, Gettysburg, Material Culture
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Recruiting the Regiment: The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry
Eight days after the rebel bombardment of Fort Sumter, Daniel White, a resident of Bangor, Maine, wrote a letter to his governor. “I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of the Ex-Tiger & Armory Associates,” White … Continue reading
A Radical Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln’s two-minute remarks during the dedication of the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 may be the most heralded words ever delivered in the English language. For nearly 160 years, the legacy and mythology surrounding that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln, Memory, Slavery, William Seward
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Book Review: Imperfect Union: A Father’s Search for his Son in the Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg
Imperfect Union: A Father’s Search for his Son in the Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg By Chuck Raasch Stackpole Books, 2016, $24.95 (2021 paperback reprinting) Reviewed by Bert Dunkerly Author Chuck Raasch brings us a unique angle on Gettysburg, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Bayard Wilkeson, Book Review, Gettysburg, Samuel Wilkeson
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Question of the Week: 4/26-5/2/21
In your opinion, what’s the most important piece of high ground at Gettysburg? And why is it important than others?
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Question of the Week
Tagged Gettysburg, high ground, Question of the Week
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Exploring Gettysburg with Sue Boardman (part six)
conclusion of a series We wrap up our series with Licensed Battlefield Guide Sue Boardman today on the backside of the Pennsylvania Memorial, where we tried to find what shelter we could from the wind that bedeviled us all day. … Continue reading
