Monthly Archives: April 2012

A Burial in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

   His name was Clifford Henderson. He was from Ohio, served in the U.S. Army, but he did not serve in the Civil War, although he is buried in the Civil War section. Who was Clifford Henderson? Why was he … Continue reading →

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“You don’t go to Gettysburg with a shovel… It’s all about respect.”

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Last weekend was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Being a lover of history, the Titanic disaster has always interested me since I was a young boy. On April 4th, I happened to catch … Continue reading →

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Romances of Gettysburg – The Barlow-Gordon Incident, Part 3

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

    Nearly everything we know about the Barlow-Gordon incident came from John B. Gordon. What did Francis Barlow have to say about it? The answer is Barlow did not write about the war. His son Charles wrote to the National … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg – Does it Still Matter? (Again)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

We’ve hit the one year mark for Gettysburg National Military Park’s blogs and altogether it has been amazingly rewarding experience for the park staff.  To date we have had more than 70,000 blog viewers for “From the Fields of Gettysburg,” … Continue reading →

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