The Gettysburg National Cemetery in the Autumn
This is a view of the Gettysburg National Cemetery from the tower on Culp’s Hill. Dawn Manning took a series of photos on November 5 of this year and stitched three of them together to create this...
View ArticlePanoramic of Little Round Top in the Autumn
This is a common view of Little Round Top from Devil’s Den, but how often are the trees that colorful? Dawn Manning took a series of photos on November 5 of this year and stitched them together to...
View ArticleA Few Gettysburg Generals in the Autumn
With the fall leaves all but gone, my wife and I set out to Gettysburg in hopes of capturing some colorful images. We were fortunate to come across a few magnificent views of generals John W. Geary,...
View ArticleNaming Artillery from the Medieval World to Gettysburg
Sitting in front of the headquarters of Daniel Sickles is a 12-pounder Napoleon. While the cannon was not present for the Battle of Gettysburg, it was used in the Civil War.1 The cannon is unique,...
View ArticleEscorting Classics Majors at Gettysburg
On January 5, I had the privilege of playing tour guide for five Classics majors from Temple University. This was my largest group so far and the most rambunctious. Ma’am, please get off the cannon! On...
View ArticleA New Gettysburg Casualty
While giving a tour of Gettysburg on January 5, we encountered loads of snow and ice. I was continually warning folks with me to be careful and not slip. In a twist of irony, I slipped down the last...
View ArticleWhy I Keep Going Back to Gettysburg
Next week, I will spend five days and four nights at Gettysburg. Over the past few years, I have been there more than two dozen times. Every time I visit, I bring people with me—family, friends,...
View ArticleThe 150th of Pickett’s Charge from the Peter Rogers House
Roughly 15,000 people were there for the 150th of Pickett’s Charge. After walking these fields numerous times, I can confidently say you just cannot get to a spot where you can see all the highs and...
View ArticleJohn Cummings’s “Harvest of Death” Location
For nearly two years, John Cummings has gone through a discovery process to find the location of one of the most iconic images from Gettysburg, and the Civil war—Alexander Gardner’s “The Harvest of...
View ArticleBook Review: Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg
Clausewitz tells us “war is nothing but a duel on a larger scale. Countless duels go to make up war.” We can go one-step further in that countless duels make up a battle, especially larger battles....
View ArticleWarpath Wednesday: My Favorite Spot at Gettysburg
Welcome to the first edition of Warpath Wednesday, the day in which I recount something historical from the warpath. Today’s focus is my absolute favorite spot at Gettysburg: Sedgwick Avenue. First, I...
View ArticleGettysburg After Action Report – September 10, 2017
On my 39th visit to Gettysburg, my wife and I had the privilege of taking Aishwarya who is a software engineer
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