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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 […]

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 […]