Monthly Archives: June 2024
Little Round Top Reopens After Renovations
Little Round Top recently reopened after almost two years of renovations. I visited on Friday, and here’s what I found: Left: Trail leading from 155th PA; Right: New retaining wall and fence along Sykes Road. Photos by Al Mackey
Meade Takes Command
In the early morning hours of June 28, 1863, Major General George G. Meade, commander of the Fifth Corps, US Army of the Potomac, was awakened by a tapping at his tent pole. It was Colonel James Allen Hardie, a member of Major General Henry W. Halleck’s staff. Halleck was the General-in-Chief of United States […]
Gettysburg National Military Park lists Pre- and Post-Battle Anniversary Programming
The Gettysburg National Military Park announced new programming covering prebattle actions and postbattle actions. On the Eve of Battle: June 29 and 30 Daily Ranger Guided Programs and Events Gettysburg History Hike (90 minutes)Hike from the Visitor Center to Cemetery Ridge where fighting raged on July 2 & 3, 1863. Get an overview of the battle, visit […]
Sacred Trust 2024
The 2024 Sacred Trust schedule is posted. Monday, July 1 Tickets Now Available: Evening Talk, 7 p.m. | Book Signing, 6-6:45 & 8-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 Tickets Now Available: Evening Talk, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 Tickets Now Available: Evening Talk, 7 p.m. | Book Signing, 6-6:45 & 8-8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6: Daytime Talks, 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. […]
A Clash of Confederate Personalities at Gettysburg
This article is from the Fall 2021 issue of Civil War Times magazine. “George Vernon Moody, a 26-year-old native of Maine, graduated from the prestigious Harvard Law School in 1842. Degree in hand, he promptly headed to Port Gibson, Miss., to join his younger brother, a successful druggist in the Mississippi River town. The elder […]
Joe Hooker Was an Ineffectual General, but does He Deserve Credit for Transforming the Union Cavalry?
This article by historian Scott Hartwig is from the Summer 2023 issue of America’s Civil War magazine. “The Army of the Potomac’s cavalry received a much-needed reorganization when Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Union’s largest army in the winter of 1863, transforming from a collection of mounted brigades to a formal Cavalry […]
CWTR Episode 2021: Sand, Science and the Civil War: Sedimentary Geology and Combat
Longtime readers of this blog may recall I enjoy interdisciplinary studies quite a bit, especially when we combine science with history. This is an excellent conversation between host Professor Gerald Prokopowicz and his guest, Professor of Earth Sciences Scott Hippensteel. Professor Prokopowicz introduces the episode by saying, “Members of the Civil War Talk Radio community, […]
CWTR Episode 2020: Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
This is a conversation between host Professor Gerald Prokopowicz and his guest, Harold Holzer, about Abraham Lincoln’s position on immigration and immigration in the 19th Century, as well as contributions by some immigrants in the Civil War. Professor Prokopowicz opens the episode by telling us, “Nearly 10 million immigrants have upended the demography, culture and […]
Abraham Lincoln and Immigration
Harold Holzer talks about immigration in the 19th century, Lincoln’s attitudes toward immigration, Lincoln’s interactions with immigrants, and how immigrants fought and shaped the Civil War. The video’s description reads, “Historian Harold Holzer described the American immigrant population before and during the Civil War, and how it impacted the country’s culture, politics, and future. His […]
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