Each year, on the last Monday in May, Americans pause to remember the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to the United States. But how did this

You know that I am a huge fan of Google Earth. Lately I have really enjoyed creating tours of various locations like the Rose Woods and Devil's Den in

Hi there, this is the digital home of the letters of Henry G. Milans. Henry was my Great-great-great grandpa (on my grandma's side) and he was a Union Soldier in the US Civil War. The content of th...

Today is Thanksgiving and it is a holiday steeped in tradition. I wonder how many of you know that it was Abraham Lincoln who, on October 3, 1863, proclaimed

Winslow Homer was a cartoonist for Harper's Weekly Magazine and would later gain renown for his illustrations during the Civil War. In 1860, however, his

In the early days of the United States, Thanksgiving was declared by Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison, but it was primarily

The following woodcut by Winslow Homer depicts the inaugural celebration of Thanksgiving as an official national holiday in the aftermath of the Civil War. In

Thanksgiving during the Civil War wasn’t the extravagant feast we know today. But in 1864, even soldiers recovering in hospitals like Jarvis General in

On December 5, 1863, a mere fortnight following President Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address at the National Cemetery Dedication, a striking sketch graced

In Part 1 of of this series we started to look at some of the key words and concepts in the Gettysburg Address.

Several years ago I created this video that describes the events of November 18th and 19th, 1863.  It begins with Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC and

The Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in history. This post discusses "The Everett Copy" of the Gettysburg Address.

On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln journeyed to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for the dedication of the newly established National Cemetery, dedicated to the Union soldiers who had bravely fo...

Several years ago I created this video that describes the events of November 18th and 19th, 1863.  It begins with Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC and

As I said recently, I have been playing around with ChatGPT.  I came up with the idea to have it rewrite the Gettysburg Address as different

I have talked about the Gettysburg Address in the past but during the 2010 Civil War Preservation Trust Teacher's Institute I attended a session by Mr. Chuck

On November 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln journeyed to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for the dedication of the newly established National Cemetery, dedicated to the Union soldiers who had bravely fo...

Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" in 1865 in response to US President Abraham Lincoln's death. The poem was the most well-liked one written

On October 4, 2023 the new Pennsylvania Civil War Flags Education Center opened its doors at 2221 Forster Street, Harrisburg.  I had the opportunity to tour the new facility as part of their grand op...

I frequently share images from the Library of Congress as part of blog posts, presentations or via social media.  One of the other things that my family