Category Archives: Veterans

Side by Side: Two Civil War Paintings

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

The painting on the left is “The Armed Slave” by William Spang, painted in 1870.  Officially known as “A Virginia Slave – A Hero of Harpers Ferry,” it is now on display in a new exhibit at Gettysburg National Military Park. … Continue reading →

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Veteran J. Thompson Brown, the Virginia Monument and General Lee

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

The 76 year-old Confederate veteran could hardly contain himself as he answered a letter from his Union friend Henry Moyer of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Moyer had been corresponding with the man for several years and his latest letter included a very troubling clipping … Continue reading →

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Down Memory Lane at Gettysburg

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

On February 11, 1895, federal legislation created Gettysburg National Military Park.  Yes, the park was created before there even was a “National Park Service”(created 21 years later in 1916).  In fact one of the reasons I think the Gettysburg battlefield … Continue reading →

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Sergeant Stouch Returns to Gettysburg

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

We at Gettysburg National Military Park are fortunate to have so many visitors who come to the park with unique documents and photos handed down through their families. Last week was no exception when a visitor from Texas walked through the … Continue reading →

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Joshua Chamberlain, Little Round Top, and the Memorial That Never Was

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

A few months ago, prior to the arrival of the frigid weather we are now enjoying, I had the pleasure of bringing a group of visitors around Little Round Top. It was a fairly predictable tour. We visited the requisite … Continue reading →

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Ghosts

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

    October is a big month for the ghost industry in Gettysburg. Capitalizing on people’s fascination with the paranormal is a thriving business here and at other historical sites across the country. But this week’s post is about a different … Continue reading →

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The Last Veteran

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

    One of the most fascinating monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield is one of the last most visitors pass. Just beyond the Brian Farm on North Hancock Avenue is the bronze likeness of an elderly man. He rests on a … Continue reading →

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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 | 18 Comments