then became a dashing cavalry officer in the Civil War and fought at Bull Run. He was appointed brigadier general and served gallantly at Gettysburg and in the Virginia campaigns. After the war, he took part in the Western expedition against theSiouxIndians. In June of 1867, Custer and over...
This book sets out to give readers an accessible beginning point to understanding the utter carnage of Gettysburg. Reading through the book I was struck by the appalling casualty figures being cited, seemingly every unit suffering massive casualties with far too many recording a loss of half its ...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/salvadorlitvak/saving-lincoln-the-movie I’m reading a review copy of Les Standiford’s excellentDesparate Sons, a very well researched historical narrative featuring the people and events leading up to the American Revolution. InDesparate Sonsmost of the action...
Abraham Lincoln 1863 ‘Gettysburg Address’ There’s a reason many people consider theGettysburg Addressto be the best speech in American history: It probably is. In just 275 words on November 19, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, PresidentAbraham Lincolnmanaged to express the following sentiments...
Tagged: 20th century, film, movie, scotland, St. Kilda, theater The Traveler… the bloodiest battle in the Civil War… July 5, 2013 by The Traveler· Leave a Comment Today I traveled back 150 years to the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, through the means of the reports of the...
Dinners at the Blue Parrot in the 1920s ran from $1.25 to $1.50, while lunches were often 75 cents. The tea room advertised its prices as moderate, yet probably they would have been out of reach for many of Gettysburg’s working class residents. In the 1930s Depression the Blue Parrot...