160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Recap Over the last weekend in June and the first weekend in July, I participated in and attended numerous events related to the 160th anniversary. First, I attended and presented at the Patriots of the Civil War...
I was recently thinking about the upcoming 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and was wondering, how would some of the commanders have tweeted about the battle. I have talked about using ChatGPT before and thought I would ask it to write a series of...
#OnThisDay in 1861, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln delivered a unanimously well-received speech from the balcony of the Monongahela House during his whistle-stop trip to Washington, D.C. On February 14, Lincoln arrived at the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and...
156 YEARS AGO – On February 6, 1865, during the Union advance at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, the canine mascot “Sallie” of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was struck by a bullet and killed. Despite being under heavy fire, several soldiers put aside their arms...
Happy New Year Everyone. I thought I would share the following thoughts about New Year’s Resolutions from Mr. Mark Twain” “New Year’s Day–Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you...
Christmas during the Civil War was a time of mixed emotions for both Union and Confederate soldiers. On one hand, it was a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus and spend time with loved ones. On the other hand, the war had torn families apart and many soldiers were...
