• As a person who has always been involved in varied sorts of leadership positions and having to work with people in groups, every so often you [...]

  The Capture of John Hunt Morgan – 150 Years Ago Today

  July 26, 2013
• I had a history professor in college who would often conclude, after teaching some concept involving less than stellar human behavior, “And so [...]

  New York City Draft Riots – 150 Years Ago Today

  July 15, 2013
• My current town of Williamsport, MD has been preparing for a number of years for this very weekend – the commemoration of the retreat of the [...]

  Confederate Retreat through Williamsport 150 Years Ago

  July 14, 2013
• On this week 150 years ago, Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren took command of the South Atlantic Squadron. Most of the U.S. Navy’s monitors and the [...]

  John A. Dahlgren, Fort Wagner, the 54th Mass, and the Dahlgren Chapel

  July 11, 2013

• It was great fun this morning to attend the re-dedication ceremonies of Doubleday Hill in Williamsport. This is the hill overlooking the ford of [...]

  Rededication of Doubleday Hill in Williamsport

  July 4, 2013
• Though I am not straying anywhere near the crowds at Gettysburg, I don’t need to in order to know that there have been tons of people attending [...]

  Gettysburg Day 3 – Doubleday Letter to his Wife

  July 3, 2013
• Well now, it is July 1, and the big day has arrived to begin the sesquicentennial celebration of the great Battle of Gettysburg. I am sure there [...]

  Gettysburg Day 1 – Doubleday’s Best Day

  July 1, 2013