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Category Archives: Army of the Potomac
Faces of Gettysburg – Francis Ashbury Wallar – Medal of Honor Winner
He went by Frank rather than Francis or Ashbury. When he died on April 30, 1911, Earl Rodgers, Wallar’s former commander of old Company I, 6th Wisconsin, recalled; “Wallar was one of the few soldiers who at no time … Continue reading
Who Shot J.R.? Part Three
Four years after his letter to Samuel Bates about Reynolds’ death, in 1880, Joseph Rosengarten gave the keynote address for the presentation of the Ole Balling (a Dutch artist) portrait of General Reynolds to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. … Continue reading
Romances of Gettysburg: Who Shot J. R.? Part Two
Before we begin to examine the sources that document Reynolds death and explore what they reveal to us about who might have shot him, it will help those readers unfamiliar with this incident to briefly review the events leading … Continue reading
Romances of Gettysburg – Who Shot J. R.?
J. R. is, of course, Union General John F. Reynolds, the highest ranking officer to lose his life in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was killed early in the battle on July 1, soon after he made a crucial … Continue reading
From The Library Files – “Consolidated Return of the Loss and Expenditure of Artillery and Artillery Material in the Battle of Gettysburg”
How is that for a title! Every so often I plan on pulling some document from our research library files to share with those who follow the blog and to explore what we can learn from it. This is rare document … Continue reading
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“It has been stirring times with us lately” – The Letters of Samuel Hodgman, 7th Michigan Infantry, part 3
Following Gettysburg, the 7th Michigan was sent to New York City to assist in ending the draft riots that enveloped portions of the city. Private Frederick Oesterle of Company E wrote home that “when the mob saw these troops … Continue reading
“It has been stirring times with us lately” – The Letters of Samuel Hodgman, 7th Michigan Infantry, part 2
Two weeks after the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 18, 2nd Lt. Samuel Hodgman, Company I, 7th Michigan Infantry, wrote his brother that any attempt to describe the cannonade preceding “Pickett’s Charge” was useless for “words won’t express it.” … Continue reading
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“It has been stirring times with us lately” – The Letters of Samuel Hodgman, 7th Michigan Infantry, part 1
A recent acquisition to the park library is a collection of letters written during the war by Samuel Chase Hodgman, a Michigan resident and soldier who served in the 7th Michigan Infantry. The letters he penned to his mother, father, … Continue reading
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Faces of Gettysburg – George Deichler, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry
I often relate the story of George Deichler to students and visitors as an example of both why the Union ultimately prevailed in the Civil War and the steep price some of the survivors paid to ensure the Union was … Continue reading
The Emmanuel Harman Farm
On July 1 John Heiser, a fellow GNMP historian, and I, gave a three hour walking tour of the Emmanuel Harman (also spelled Harmon) farm. This past spring 95 acres of the old Harman farm – but more recently the … Continue reading
