It was a little over a month after the Battle of Gettysburg- August 8, 1863- General Robert E. Lee commander of the Army of Northern Virginia sent a letter to […]
Eddie Plank was a great baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was born in Gettysburg on August 31, 1875 and grew up on a farm. He never played baseball […]
Private George Nixon served in the American Civil War as in Company B, 73rd Ohio Voluneer Infantry. He was morally wounded on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg […]
ALBUMS- STEVE FORBERT: ALIVE ON ARRIVAL: 1978: 4 STARS OUT OF 5 STARS: I always seem to play this and Ian Hunter’s album together- or at least think of them […]
I am starting to get excited- next weekend we are going to Gettysburg for I don’t know the 100th time or so. I have no way of knowing for sure […]
General Daniel Sickles. When I wear this t-shirt to Gettysburg [where I bought it} it always draws a laugh. Sickles is my favorite general from the American Civil War- and […]
A picture taken from Devil’s Den last weekend of Little Round Top. They had a controlled burn at Little Round Top a few weeks ago- looks much different without all […]
