Category Archives: Romances of Gettysburg

Sergeant Duckett’s Hat

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

There is a gleam in his eye; the slight smile partially obscured by his goatee reveals a certain smugness under that old weather beaten, bullet-torn hat, a relic of his service in a war fought fifty years before when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Reunion of 1913, Romances of Gettysburg, Veterans | 9 Comments

Lieutenant Cushing

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

    1st Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing is possibly the most famous 1st Lieutenant of the Battle of Gettysburg, perhaps of the Civil War. There is now a good chance that Cushing, who was killed on July 3 during Pickett’s Charge, … 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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Romances of Gettysburg – The Barlow-Gordon Incident, Part 2

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

    Who was Clarkson Nott Potter? He is important to unraveling the Barlow-Gordon story, for it was at his Washington, D.C. residence that John B. Gordon says he met Francis C. Barlow again, sixteen years after the Battle of Gettysburg. … Continue reading →

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Romances of Gettysburg – The Barlow-Gordon Incident

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

    It is perhaps the most well known human-interest story of the Battle of Gettysburg; Confederate Brigadier General John B. Gordon, his troops in pursuit of the retreating Federal soldiers of the 11th Corps on the afternoon of July 1, … Continue reading →

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Who Shot J.R.? Part Three

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

    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 →

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Romances of Gettysburg: Who Shot J. R.? Part Two

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

    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 →

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Romances of Gettysburg – Who Shot J. R.?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

    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 →

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