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Field Hospital Display by Amy (Maryland) Capt. Surgeon Robert Urban and Undertaker Tom Abbott This photo of members of the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table was taken at the Carroll County Public Library’s Finksburg branch on April 24, 2010. This room featured a large display about field hospitals and how surgery and medicine improved […]

General Pickett’s Buffet by Tom Name: General Pickett’s Buffet Location: 571 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg PA 17325Ordered: Buffet Atmosphere: (no comment) Food Quality: Excellent Service: Excellent Value: You can’t beat the value anywhere in Gettysburg. Thanks, Tom, but now I’m curious: What was on the buffet? Does anyone know? Feel free to add your comments below. […]

Fields Of Red by Richard Somes (Cheyenne, Wyoming) It had been the rule, it seemed like law – since man’s time here on earth. Man would enslave man; they say it centered on some men’s worth.The world had always taken slaves; twas the natural law you see.Slavery was the rule – it would be for […]

Get Me Out of Here by Katie W Get me out of here! This isn’t what I signed up for.These conditions are horrible like getting stung by 10 bees.I wanna go home. Get me out of here!For I am in pain.The “nurses” and “doctors” are a sham.They deserve no homage. Get me out of here!My […]

Free Civil War Games Are you looking for free Civil War games online? I was, too, and I had trouble finding them. That’s why I’’ve created this page. I will share the Civil War computer games that I find and other games that could relate to the timeperiod. Do you know of any great games […]

Flags of the Civil War The various flags of the Civil War played an important role. A color guard marched into every battle and accompanied generals as they rode on horseback. Battlefield communication was by a horseback rider messenger, and in the smoky hazy of gunpowder, Civil War flags helped the messengers and troops see […]