by admin | Jul 8, 2013 | History
Originally published on forbes.com on July 8, 2013 ___________________________________________________________________________ This is the final Gettysburg installment. I want to thank my regular readers for their patience with me writing a series of posts...
by admin | Jul 7, 2013 | History
Originally published on fobes.com on July 7, 2013. This was the highlight of my “real time” Sesquicentennial experience up till now. I’m hoping that Appomattox might outdo it in April 2015....
by admin | Jul 5, 2013 | History
This was originally published on forbes.com on July 5, 2013 as part as my Gettysburg Sesquicentennial coverage. For the anniversary of the anniversary, I am putting this first. The rest of the Gettysburg posts will be as close to real time as possible. There will...
by admin | Jul 4, 2013 | History
Originally published on forbes.com on July 4, 2013. ______________________________________________________________________________ The Valley of Death “Battlefield Experience” program on July 2, more than any other event, illustrates the downside of...
by admin | Jul 4, 2013 | Books, History
Originally published on forbes.com on July 7, 2013. ____________________________________________________________________ This was a very special Fourth of July and I felt lucky to be celebrating it in a small Pennsylvania town, which for a few days 150 years ago...
by admin | Jul 4, 2013 | History
Originally published on forbes.com on July 4, 2013. ___________________________________________________________________________ We did not feel compelled to rise early on July 2. Although there were National Park Service events going all day, it was the events of the...