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The Blue and the Gray by Francis Miles Finch (1827 – 1907) (Amy from visit-gettysburg.com) ** This is public domain to the best of my knowledge. If not, please let me know! ** By the flow of the inland river,Whence the fleets of iron have fled,Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,Asleep are the ranks […]

The Cattle Cry by Sandra L Polvinale (Fairfield PA 17320) A fourth of July like none other. No place I’d rather be.Miss Freda’s Gettysburg estateCattle acting …mysteriously!Canons shout! The battle cries!Cattle huddlingSmoke filled skies.Lush green fieldsTerrified cattle!Calves calling mom.All cattle huddling.Crying out,the battle cry!Man and beastDeath and cries.Quiet fields stillThe grass lands waveA bluebird is […]

A Cry for Help Near the Pennsylvania Monument by Travis (Waynesboro, PA) I grew up near Gettysburg and lived approximatley 1 mile off the battlefield for about 10 years as an adult. Many nights I would walk the battlefield after dark and have many stories to tell but this one is my latest favorite… My […]

Civil War Food American Civil War food played an important role in the lives of traveling soldiers and those who remained at home. It has an important role in my life, too! Food is a basic necessity. It served as the most important medicine of the Civil War. Both soldiers marching in war and those […]

Gettysburg Battle by Randy Hart (Franklin, PA) First, second, third July 1863, living remains today are the witness tree, It was Jonny reb against Billy yank, Spangler’s spring is where they drank. As day one ended the confederates were winning, but Buford and the rest done their job by delaying. More troops arrived for both […]

For such a significant site in the bloodiest war in the United States, the Gettysburg battlefields today are incredibly peaceful and picturesque. The Gettysburg National Military Park covers 5,700 acres! Civil War Facts It’s hard to imagine the Civil War tactics of over 172,000 men gathering in and around this little town with a population […]