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The Widow and Her Farm
In comparison to other farm houses in rural Adams County in 1863, the home of Lydia Leister was non-descript. The wood frame and clapboarded house was very compact and humble, situated on a small, 9-acre farm that included a log barn, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Farms, Civilians, George G. Meade
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Is George Gordon Meade’s prestige as the “Victor of Gettysburg” at stake?
Without a doubt, George Gordon Meade had one of the toughest assignments of the war- take command of an army in the middle of a critical campaign with the objective of thwarting the invasion of Pennsylvania and Maryland by Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Army of the Potomac, George G. Meade
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