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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 […]

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 […]

1,458 nights by Sophia G. (Texas) All of the soldiers came to fights They fought for freedom, fought for rightsAll the slaves were madAnd Lincoln was sadForever lasting many nights Click here to post comments Join in and write your own page! It’s easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Civil War […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]