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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Wounding Site of Daniel Sickles
Part of a series. Major General Daniel Sickles was the wild card in the Army of the Potomac, and a survivor. Sickles was a prewar lawyer and politician who was tried, and acquitted for, the murder of Philip Barton Key … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Alexander Webb, Battle of Gettysburg, Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Shaeffer Farm, Daniel Sickles, David Birney, Edwin Morgan, Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Henry Hunt, James Hessler, James Kelly, Joe Hooker, Marsena Patrick, Mary Chesnut, The Peach Orchard, Thomas Sim, Trostle Farm, Winfield Scott Hancock
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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
