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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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Copperheads, Vallandigham, and the Trump Card of Lincoln On this date of June 12th in 1863, President Lincoln wrote the first of two letters to [...]
June 12, 2013
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Not every battle in the Civil War was significant merely in terms of its size or tally of casualties. On this date of June 7, 1863 – 150 years [...]
June 7, 2013
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I will begin by declaring myself to be the second most Civil War history-engaged graduate of my college, now named Cairn University – a small [...]
June 4, 2013
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On this date of June 3, 1863 begins what is essentially the Gettysburg Campaign. On this Wednesday of that year, Lafayette McLaw’s Division [...]
June 3, 2013
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As the calendar turns over to the month of June, looking back 150 years ago to 1863, it had recently been an active time – with the [...]
June 2, 2013
