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The Daughters of Charity and the Battle of Gettysburg
Three days of heavy fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in more than 45,000 Union and Confederate casualties. From the time that the first shots were fired on July 1st, and for the next several weeks, the town of … Continue reading
Posted in Aftermath, Civilians, Historical Memory, Hospitals, Sisters of Charity
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Those Lost then Found at Culp’s Hill
Despite early efforts to remove the dead from the battlefield, lost graves were discovered at Culp’s Hill for many years after the war. Continue reading
Posted in Aftermath, Battlefield Legends and Lore, Burials, Culp's HIll
Tagged Mystery
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A Hard Road to Travel: Two Perspectives on the March to Gettysburg, Part 3
Dawn, July 5, 1863. The gloom of the day is accentuated by dense, gray clouds and intermittent rain showers. The sharp report of stray rifle shots echo across the battlefield as the last of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia leave … Continue reading
Another Look at the “Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter”
Readers of the park’s blog may remember my previous discussions in 2014 regarding “The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter”, the famous photograph of the dead Confederate soldier in Devil’s Den taken by Alexander Gardner and his photographers in July 1863 … Continue reading
A Correction on Colonel DuBose and his 15th Georgia Infantry on July 3.
In August 2014, I posted a three part series, Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Revisited, in which I examined the deceased “sharpshooter” photographed by Alexander Gardner and his team near Devil’s Den on or about July 5-6, 1863. Readers will … Continue reading
Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, Aftermath, Photography
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“The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter” Revisited, Part 1
One of the most iconic images of Gettysburg is the photograph of a deceased Confederate soldier lying behind a stone barricade at Devil’s Den. This graphic image was first published in 1866 in Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, … Continue reading
Posted in 15th Georgia Infantry, Aftermath, Burials, Historical Memory, Photography
Tagged Alexander Gardner
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Citizen Volunteers Inspire at Gettysburg
This week for three days, June 4 through June 6, leaders from across the country have gathered in Gettysburg for a summit to promote large scale national service, either military or civilian. The effort is known as the Franklin Project, … Continue reading
Posted in Aftermath, Civilians, Volunteer Programs
Tagged Franklin Project, national service
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Women, Gettysburg and the struggle for freedom
In honor of women’s history month and International Women’s Day on March 8, I am setting aside our series about 2014 goals to reflect on a few of the women of Gettysburg and the role they played in the struggle … Continue reading
Posted in Aftermath, Burials, Civilians, Uncategorized
Tagged Struggle for freedom Gettysburg, Women at Gettysburg
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Gettysburg’s Great Address
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. So President Abraham Lincoln began his Gettysburg Address at … Continue reading
The Quartermaster’s Tale – Part 2
In my last post we met Captain W. Willard Smith, an assistant quartermaster who was sent to Gettysburg after the battle, along with Captain Henry B. Blood, another quartermaster, to see to the clean-up of the field and recovery … Continue reading
