Historical Musings: Samuel Bond Was a Milton Soldier at Gettysburg

Minnesota won a Confederate battle flag from Virginia at Gettysburg. Here's why it won't give it back.

There might not be a lot of mystery surroundinghow the Civil War turned out when it ended in April 1865. In the simplest of oversimplified nutshells: The Union defeated the Confederacy. The nation was restored. And slavery was abolished. Cue documentarian Ken Burns for the rest of the details. But one Civil War mystery still brews long after Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. It involves a question over…

Historical Musings: Samuel Bond was a Milton soldier at Gettysburg

One hundred, sixty-two years ago this weekend, our nation was assessing the aftermath of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. During the first three days of July in 1863, the Civil War reached a turning point following the battle…

Battle Of Gettysburg Ends

On July 3rd, 1863, the battle that ended the civil war.

Gettysburg: A Battle for Freedom and America’s Founding Principles

Battle of Gettysburg: A pivotal fight for freedom and America's founding values.

Re-enactors ready to take field in battle

Not that long ago, less than a decade, some members of the two armies re-enacting the Battle of Gettysburg each summer maintained their distance, both on and off the field, according to one Confederate re-enactor.

The Battle of Gettysburg - Preservation Maryland

In late June of 1863, nearly 150,000 soldiers moved through the narrow and dusty roads of Maryland towards the devastating clash at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just a few miles north of the Mason-Dixon line. While the battle unfolded on the fields surrounding Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, much of the campaign that led to the dramatic battle played out in Maryland – with both US and Confederate forces moving across the state and covering their movement…