The Union Advance with Tim Smith
During the early morning hours of June 28, 1863, General George Gordon Meade was appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac. Over the course of the next three days, […]
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Mourning Lincoln
By Jane Malone Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 1865. The news of his assassination came in over the telegraph. In Gettysburg, whether one was a
The Ministers
By Jane Malone One of the more curious events that followed the Battle in Gettysburg was the exodus of ministers from the town’s churches in 1863 and 1864. Like most
Celebrate History – February 2021
Artifact of the Month Below is William H. Tipton’s camera—used to take many of the most famous views of the Gettysburg Battlefield. The Adams County Historical Society also has hundreds
Celebrate History – January 2021
Artifact of the Month “This ominous note was left by a Confederate soldier in the 9th Alabama at the farm of George Culp, near Gettysburg. In it, the Alabamian gives
The Banquet at Camp Letterman
By Jane Malone There are times when you just need a party. In September 1863, after weeks of daily deaths at Camp Letterman, Dr. Henry Janes, the surgeon in charge,