Category Archives: 7th Maine Infantry

A Hard Road to Travel: Two Perspectives on the March to Gettysburg, Part 3

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Gettysburg National Military Park

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 →

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A Hard Road to Travel: Two Perspectives on the March to Gettysburg, Part 2

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Gettysburg National Military Park

June 1863 was a warm month in northern Virginia, and some days were downright suffocating. As the armies plodded northward, man and animal alike suffered from the intense heat and choking dust.  Scores fell out of the ranks, exhausted and … Continue reading →

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A Hard Road to Travel- Two Perspectives, Part 1

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Gettysburg National Military Park

While the three day battle of Gettysburg is certainly the most figurative event in the eastern theater of war during the summer of 1863, the month-long campaign to reach that fateful encounter lasted from early June through mid-July, filled with … Continue reading →

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