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On this date of August 9, of 1863 – 150 years ago today – President Lincoln penned a brief letter to Ulysses Grant in the western theatre. [...]
August 9, 2013
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After Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, General Lee rode out to the edge of the battlefield and watched his shattered forces returning. [...]
August 8, 2013
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During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln issued a total of nine proclamations of prayer, fasting, or thanksgiving. The first one was issued on [...]
August 6, 2013
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Gettysburg, Vicksburg, the Charleston Harbor, etc. – it was a terribly bloody month of July, 1863. With the “the Father of Waters flowing [...]
August 1, 2013
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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 [...]
July 26, 2013
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I had a history professor in college who would often conclude, after teaching some concept involving less than stellar human behavior, “And so [...]
July 15, 2013
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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 [...]
July 14, 2013
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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 [...]
July 11, 2013
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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 [...]
July 4, 2013
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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 [...]
July 3, 2013
Enfilading Lines 