Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil War. Show all posts
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Honoring Memorial Day 2024

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In the United States, Memorial Day is tomorrow.  First, a memory. In 2002, my spouse, son, and I were on our way from our home in New York S...
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Saturday, November 19, 2022

The Timeless Gettysburg Address

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Copse, Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania In March 2022, spouse and I visited Gettysburg for sev...
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Saturday, July 2, 2022

The Gettysburg Cyclorama

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A cyclorama is a type of 360 degree oil on canvas painting popular in the late 19th century.   Their popularity died out as motion pictures ...
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Sunday, February 13, 2022

He Had a Secret

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Yesterday, February 12, would have been the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.  Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, an...
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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Just a Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes

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Today is June 19, 2021. For many years, I knew June 19 as the birthday of an almost lifelong friend (now, sadly, no longer with us). As an a...
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Thursday, October 29, 2020

A Grave Time

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For Halloween season fun, what is more spooky than to go to a cemetery and check out the graves?  It's outdoors, free, and educational. ...
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Sunday, July 5, 2020

A Different 4th - Vicksburg and Frederick Douglass

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Today, the day after America's Independence Day, and the 168th anniversary of Frederick Douglass' famous (but not famous enough) spe...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

One Short Speech

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I first blogged this in 2013.  Now that there are those claiming our political divisions will result in a second United States Civil War, it...
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Sunday, June 16, 2019

The Fathers of the United States Civil War

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My father, who passed away over 30 years ago, loved history.  He would have been proud, I think, of his daughter blogging about the United S...
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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Civil War Sunday - Frederick Douglass

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I firmly believe that if we don't remember the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes that past generations did....
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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Throwback - General Order 11

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Today,  I repeat a post from December 9, 2012.  Sometimes, the more things change.... Today, my thoughts go back to the first day of Hanuk...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Washington Roebling and His Lessor Known Bridge

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I published this post several years ago, and thought it would be an interesting throwback post for my readers. What do Brooklyn, Brunsw...
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Monday, November 12, 2018

Songs of Wartime #MusicMovesMe

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It's Monday- time for Music Moves Me. Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday.  Every oth...
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Throwback Sunday- Will the Nation Survive

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Originally published April 19, 2015, this is just a reminder that our country, the United States has been through hard times before.   Some ...
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Civil War Sunday - A Change of Heart

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As we seem to be driven further apart daily, here in the United States, I am reminded of the 150th anniversary of our Civil War, 2011-2015, ...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

And Forever in Peace May It Wave

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I was ready with a light hearted "Happy Fourth of July" post with some flowers.  If you want light hearted only, here are some flo...
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