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Acrostic Battle of Gettysburg Poetry I wrote the acrostic Battle of Gettysburg poem you can read below. What do you think? An acrostic poem is where you spell a word with the first letter of every line of the poem. The lines can be simple or quite complex with techniques such as alliteration, metaphors, rhythm, […]

A Fallen King by Kelly D Traitors deserve treason, As it went in the United States;But for some reason one did not, for he had reached the gates of heaven. Gone he was as soon as his empire fell,Hidden in Virginian safe house;Engulfed by the cries of a fallen country,Those cries for mercy, for sorrow […]

Boyds Bears Gettysburg The Boyds Bears Gettysburg Barn permanently closed on January 31, 2011. The big red barn and silo of Boyds Bears Gettysburg are not visible from Cunningham Rd., but there are signs and painted bear paws up the driveway to lead you to the right place. I was a bit confused about the […]

1865 Presidential Inauguration Dinner Menu by Amy from www.visit-gettysburg.com Inauguration Dinner Menu 1865 I found a copy of the menu from the 1865 Presidential Inauguration dinner in the Library of Congress online archives while I was doing research. This was President Abraham Lincoln’s second inauguration. Bill of Fareof the Presidential Inauguraion Ballin the City of […]

Blue Soldier by Kirsten (Hanover, PA) We went on the Ghosts of Gettysburg tour. All that I can remember is that we got to the end of the tour, and we were standing across the street from Lee’s headquarters. The group was facing a large corn field that was divided with a road and met […]

Carol Burnett’s Gone with the Wind Curtain Dress by Amy (www.visit-gettysburg.com) The Curtain Dress Here’s a photo of the famous Gone with the Wind spoof that appeared on The Carol Burnett Show. It was called “Went with the Wind” and when she appeared in the famous curtain dress, Carol’s character said, “I saw it in […]