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Harriet Tubman: From Conductor to Soldier
Former slave Harriet Tubman who had already avoided terrible dangers guiding people north on the Underground Railroad, continued her fight for freedom during the Civil War. On June 2nd, 1863, she played a critical role in a daring military raid, the first led by a...
The Origin of Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina
Memorial Day, often associated with barbecues and the unofficial start of summer, holds a far deeper significance rooted in the sacrifices of those who fought for the ideals of freedom and unity. While the official holiday originated from the Grand Army of the...
Learning about Father Corby
Here is another video in this series of video blog posts where my family is exploring the Gettysburg Battlefield. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things. In this video Josh...
Culp’s Hill in Gettysburg and General George Greene
This is the 4th in another series of video blog posts where my family is exploring the Gettysburg Battlefield. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things. In this video...
Gettysburg Rock Carvings on Culp’s Hill Part 2
This is the 3rd in another series of video blog posts where my family is exploring the Gettysburg Battlefield. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things. In this video Jacob...
Exploring the Getttysburg Battlefield – Spangler’s Spring
This is the 2nd in another series of video blog posts where my family is exploring the Gettysburg Battlefield. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things. In this video Josh is...
Gettysburg Rock Carvings on Culp’s Hill
As my older son CJ was attending a Boy Scout event in Westminster, MD my family decided to do our favorite thing and spend the day exploring Gettysburg. In addition to packing a lunch, we grabbed my copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide and my Flip video camera...
UPDATED – Health and Medicine During the Civil War
Recently I had a guest blogger post on Health and Medicine in the Civil War. Shortly after the post was up, I received an email from Terry Reimer who is the Director of Research at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine about some points that needed to be...