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Tag Archives: Gettysburg
The Gettysburg Foundation Goes Interactive
Earlier this year, the Gettysburg Foundation’s member website, FriendsofGettysburg.org, was updated. The new member web site offers many new features: Photo sharing Essay sharing Park ranger’s preservation blog Historical blog, “This Great Task Before Us” A new perks program, Gettysburg … Continue reading
2009 In Review – The Top 10 Articles on This Mighty Scourge
Happy 2010! We have much to look forward to in the coming year. But let us take a quick look at what happened in 2009. According to Time magazine, the Top 10 ten news stories of 2009 were: 10. The … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, General Musings
Tagged 69th New York Infantry, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andersonville Prison, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, battle of the crater, Battle of the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Civil War Preservation Trust, CWPT, Earl Hess, Fighting 69th, Gettysburg, Irish Brigade, J David Petruzzi, James Hessler, James Lighthizer, Jim Lighthizer, John Stauffer, Robert E. Lee, Sally Jenkins, Scott Mingus, Second Bull Run, Second Manassas, This Mighty Scourge, ThisMightyScourge.com, Wilderness, William Tecumsah Sherman, Wilson's Creek
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Gettysburg National Military Park – A Study In Contrasts
Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to have business in New Jersey. This provided all the incentive necessary for me to take a day off of work to visit Gettysburg. Less than two hours from Philadelphia, Gettysburg is easy to visit. It amazes … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Wanderings, General Musings
Tagged Antietam, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Museum of History, James Hessler, John Hoptak, Our Boys Did Nobly, Savas Beatie, Ten Roads Publishing, Virtual Antietam, Virtual Gettysburg
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James Wiley, Sergeant 59th New York
James Barton Wiley was born in Ohio between 1836 and 1838. By 1850 he was living with his parents, Jacob and Mary Wiley, in Noble, Ohio. He was the oldest of seven siblings. He was the only son of Jacob … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Medal of Honor, Private and Non-Commissioned Soldiers
Tagged 59th New York Infantry Regiment, Antietam, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Congressional Medal of Honor, George Meade, Gettysburg, James Wiley, John Gibbon, Medal of Honor, Petersburg, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jackson, Winfield S Hancock
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Interview with James A. Hessler, author of Sickles at Gettysburg
When I recently read about a new book on US Major General Daniel E. Sickles, that Savas Beatie, LLC. was publishing, my interest immediately sparked. Like many of my readers, I have read a significant amount about Dan Sickles, but … Continue reading
Interview with Scott L. Mingus, Sr. – Author of Flames Beyond Gettysburg
I recently finished reading “Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863.” Written by Scott L. Mingus, Sr., the book is a narrative of an often forgotten portion of the Gettysburg Campaign – CSA Brigadier General John B. Gordon’s expedition … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Interviews
Tagged Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Darius Couch, Gettysburg, John B Gordon, Robert E. Lee, Scott Mingus
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Winfield Scott Hancock – U.S. Major General
On February 14, 2009, we celebrate the 185th birthday of Winfield Scott Hancock¹. Hancock, a major general, would contribute significantly to Union successes in the Eastern Theater of the war. Winfield, and his identical twin brother, Hilary Baker, were born … Continue reading