by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | History
July 1, 2013 My covivant and I were at the Ephraim Wisler Home on Chambersburg Pike for the unofficial “First Shot” ceremony hosted by David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley and made our way back to the Lutheran Seminary to listen to some cannon fire. We did...
by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | History
July 1, 2013 My covivant and I rose early this morning, because I wanted to be there for the first shot. The site of the first shot is the Ephraim Wisler Home on Chambersburg Pike. John Buford had moved into town the day before and sent out pickets in an arc to the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2013 | History
Originally published on forbes.com. This represents Day O of Last Year’s Gettysburg Sesquicentennital. Today, June 30th, might be considered Day 0 of the Battle of Gettysburg. John Buford’s cavalry has arrived. As you can see on the map from the classic...
by admin | Jun 30, 2013 | History
Originally published on forbes.com on June 30, 2013. By following these post’s you will be able to experience last year’s Gettysburg Sesquicentennial in real time. _____________________________________________________________________________ I got a late...
by admin | May 6, 2013 | History
This piece is part of my real time Civil War Real Time Sesquicentennial Series. It originally appeared in on forbes.com on May 6, 2013. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville seemed like the perfect focus for a vacation. It was the...
by admin | Apr 6, 2013 | History
Originally published on Forbes.com Apr 6th, 2013 Megan Marshall’s new biography of Margaret Fuller has been getting quite a bit of press and great reviews. Being tax season and all, I have not managed to get through it yet. Nonetheless, there was no way I was...
