Category Archives: Veterans

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 →

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