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The Irish Regiment that Ended “Pickett’s Charge”: Gettysburg July 3, 1863
On July 3, 1863, as the Confederates of George Pickett’s Division closed on the stone wall near the top of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, they saw…
A Prayer Before Death for the Irish Brigade: Gettysburg July 2, 1863
In the days before the Battle of Gettysburg one soldier reportedly asked another the name of the regiment marching past. He was told “that’s not a regiment,…
The “German” XI Corps at Gettysburg July 1, 1863
After weeks of hard marching, when the “German” XI Corps reached Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, it was suffering from the scorn of many American nativists who blamed the “Dutch”…
Iron Brigade Immigrants Go Into Battle the First Day at Gettysburg
On the warm morning of July 1, 1863, the men of the 6th Wisconsin Regiment of the Iron Brigade were among the closest to danger of the…
Iron Brigade Immigrants Arrive at Gettysburg
On July 1, 1863, the Sixth Wisconsin Regiment arrived in Gettysburg. A battle between a large Confederate force and a Union cavalry division had been waged…
Lee’s Army Moves Towards Gettysburg: Black Refugees Flee
When Confederate troops began slipping west and north of the Union army for their June 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, no one worried more about the…
Corbit’s Charge Monument at Westminster Maryland An Opening of the Battle of Gettysburg
While many of the monuments I have visited date back almost to the Civil War, there are a fairly large number modern monuments erected in…
Spangler Farm & Hospital at Gettysburg
Most students of the American Civil War associate the Spangler family with Gettysburg. As a kid my parents took me to Spangler Spring so I…
Civil War Institute on Doing Civil War History in Public
The Civil War Institute had its 2025 conference in Gettysburg last weekend. One of the panel discussion looked at how National Park Rangers, podcasters, and…
Union Mills Maryland & The Pipe Creek Line
Union Mills in Maryland is an easy ride from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania or Frederick, Maryland. It is a sixteen mile ride from Gettysburg taking about 25…