On Jan. 25, the Civil War Round Table of Gettysburg began a new year of programming with a presentation by Codie Eash, “The Summer of 1869: Gettysburg’s First Blue-Gray Reunion.”
The 160th anniversary of the great events of November 1863 has come and gone. I missed the parade. I’d led a Gettysburg licensed town tour that morning, taking visitors from
Shippensburg Area Civil War Roundtable will meet Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 47 E. King St., Shippensburg, to hear Codie Eash’s address.
Even after 10 years working on Seminary Ridge, I still encounter quotes that are new to me. I recently discovered a letter penned by Jacob Slagle, staff officer to Gen.
The poet William Carlos Williams wrote, “In summer, the song sings itself.” As a retired teacher, I have always had a special love for summer’s song, but the song of