Posted in Civil War Lost Cause

NY Times on Gettysburg’s “Lost Cause Problem”

For the 161st  Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg the New York Times published an opinion piece today on Gettysburg and the Lost Cause. Simon…

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Posted in Civil War Veterans

Civil War Institute: Gettysburg’s 50th Anniversary Reunion of Blue and Gray with Thomas Flagel

Thomas R. Flagel is associate professor of history at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee. At his lecture at the Civil War Institute last weekend…

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Civil War Institute: Interpreting Race at Battlefields and Historic Sites

The Civil War Institute did breakout sessions and one that I went to had National Park Service personnel and the director of a site in…

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Myths of the Gettysburg Campaign Explained by Tim Smith

Tim Smith of the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg is an expert on the battle. This short video helps explain how certain myths have…

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“Never Mind the Guide” The NY Times Advice When Visiting Gettysburg in 1888

On July 9, 1888 the New York Times published a guide to seeing the Gettysburg Battlefield entitled “Never Mind the Guide.” I heard about the…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War

Gettysburg’s Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond by Hampton Newsome

Gettysburg’s Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond by Hampton Newsome published by the University Press of Kansas (2022)   I am very familiar with…

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Posted in Civil War Lincoln

Researcher Presents Evidence of Where Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Actually Took Place

Here is a Lincoln at Gettysburg story so big that it made the New York Times. November 19 is the 149th Anniversary of the Gettysburg…

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Posted in Civil War Lincoln Movies

Ten Years Ago Movie “Lincoln” Showed the Gettysburg Address

November 19 is Dedication Day in Gettysburg, the anniversary of the the day in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to deliver his famous…

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Dedication Day and Remembrance Day at Gettysburg Nov. 19. 2022 Schedule of Events

Dedication Day at Gettysburg and Remembrance Day both fall on November 19 this year. Dedication Day marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address dedicating the…

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Posted in Civil War Places to Visit Uncategorized

National Park Service Awards Restoration Grants for Four Civil War Battle Sites

The National Park Service announced this week that it was awarding its first grants under the new Battlefield Restoration Grants program. Four sites were selected…

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