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In an article in the York Daily Record, it is reported that a skull of a Civil War soldier from the Battle of Gettysburg will be auctioned off in [...]
June 2, 2014
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This Enfilading Lines Civil War blog has suffered a good bit of neglect over the past weeks. Along with my busyness and the editorship of a new [...]
January 23, 2014
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It was during this election week of early November 150 years ago in 1863 that Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin was re-elected. He was [...]
November 9, 2013
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This may well qualify as my most bizarre headline ever! Yes, as I write this, the government is shut down to the extent that Antietam National [...]
October 2, 2013
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It is now the day after Labor Day, marking the traditional end of the summer season. Apart from one beastly hot week, it has not been as warm and [...]
September 3, 2013
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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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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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