30 Consequential Minutes on Seminary Ridge
By Phil Spaugy The 1st Corps had been driven from East McPherson’s Ridge. After an hour of some of the most intense combat of the Civil War, its battered 1st
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Gettysburg’s Lutheran Seminary in the Line of Fire
By Ronald S. Coddington A quiet irony surrounds the Lutheran Theological Seminary, a place dedicated to faith and religious instruction that became a sanctuary for wounded soldiers seeking refuge from
Emergency Troops in the Union Army
During the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania and New York activated state militia to defend the region against the incursion of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was not the only time
“Through Shot and Shell” on Bolivar Heights
By Evan Phifer Within popular memory of the Maryland Campaign, the Confederate operation against Harpers Ferry is often overlooked by the savage fighting at South Mountain and Antietam. Less remembered
Gettysburg: Echoes of Three Days in July 1863
Curated by Charles Joyce, with contributions from Rick Brown, Scott Hann, Robert May, Dale Niesen, Paul Russinoff, and Melissa Winn July 1 Amputation at the Express Office The first Union
JEB: A portrait taken in Hagerstown captures Stuart during the withdrawal following Gettysburg
By Phil McCoy Captain Frank Smith Robertson, an assistant engineer on JEB Stuart’s staff, recounted a meeting in Maryland with Gen. Robert E. Lee during the withdrawal from Gettysburg: “We
The Little Gamecock: The rise of Brig. Gen. Evander McIver Law, C.S.A.
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Evander McIver Law focused his piercing blue eyes on the skyline above the Gettysburg countryside.
Reminiscences of an Exiled Marylander: The life and services of McHenry Howard
By Evan Phifer, with images from the Dave Mark Collection As the Army of Northern Virginia threatened Union soil in September 1862, two federal soldiers appeared on the doorstep of