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The Gettysburg Wheatfield One of the bloodiest battle sites in the United States is the Gettysburg Wheatfield. The 19 acre field of wheat changed hands between the North and South six times. Veterans compared it to a whirlpool. Swept up in the intense fighting, over 6,000 men were killed, wounded, or captured in the field […]

What IS in the Farnsworth House by Neal (Hanover, PA) About three summers ago I got a short summer job at the Farnsworth House in Gettysburg. Hum, I can’t say I had a particular job, (especially since the managers continued moving me from one position to another to see where I would fit in best). […]

Civil War Bonnets, Hats and Hair Styles for Victorian Women Civil War bonnets and hats were not just decorative accessories. It was important for Victorian ladies to keep a fair complexion — quite the opposite of our tanning lotion now! During the United States Civil War hats were required for ladies in church. Some conservative […]

Civil War Rations: “Food”? The Civil War rations that soldiers received as their daily allowance of food were often unappealing and unhealthy. As is the case with major food manufacturers today, the government on both sides focused on filling the men rather than giving them energy to travel and fight. That objective often failed due […]

Little Round Top in Gettysburg, a Spectacular View As I have said, I love to visit Little Round Top in Gettysburg during the spring when the native pink redbud and white dogwood trees are blooming in the woods. It is the spot in Gettysburg to watch a sunset over the hills. It’s gorgeous. However, no […]

Soldier Ghosts My family and I frequent gettysburg. We are skeptics and look for the obvious but on a walking night tour I had the crap scared out of me. It was really a cold breath that shot down my arm. To this day I’ve never felt the “pure pains of death,” but do have […]