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Tardy Daniel Sickles and the First Slow Steps Toward Controversy
When people think of Dan Sickles at Gettysburg, the first thing that comes to mind is his ill-fated move toward the Peach Orchard on July 2. Ordered to hold a position that extended the Union line south from Cemetery Hill … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Army of the Potomac, Dan Sickles, Daniel Sickles, George Gordon Meade, George Meade, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Slocum, Historicus, John Reynolds, Meade-Sickles Controversy, Oliver Otis Howard, peach orchard, Pipe Creek
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Pretty in Pink
I had the opportunity to stop by Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard earlier this week. It looks like spring is coming to the battlefield!
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Photography
Tagged Emerging Civil War Series, Gettysburg, peach orchard
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Gettysburg Civilians: Evil Beasts or Compassionate Heroes?
Today, we are pleased welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle “Few good things can be said of the Gettysburg farmers, and I only use Scripture language in calling them ‘evil beasts.’” ~ Georgeanna M. Woolsey[i] Gettysburg civilians faced heavy … Continue reading
Day Five: Shiloh
Part twelve in a series The swhrrrr of cicadas rises and falls like the heartbeat of the battlefield. I stand on the edge of Shiloh’s peach orchard, gazing through the trees at nothing in particular in the far distance. There’s … Continue reading