Grab-N-Go History

07/14/2026

US Representative Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith depicted in Lincoln 2012. It was speculative if this actual scene took place but was deemed appropriate for the film.

07/13/2026

A snippet from Lincoln, 2012, where the President tells the all famous Ethan Allen story, while Secretary's Stanton and Welles look on.

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07/12/2026

A snippet from Ken Burns interview with Shelby Foote, March 1987

07/10/2026

During the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate General Bernard Bee directed his men towards a Virginia commander

07/07/2026

Historian Shelby Foote explained why the need to understand the American Civil War is so important

06/18/2026

04/27/2025

Enjoying a quiet yet windy morning on Little Round Top

04/20/2025

So, yesterday, I had a few hours in the morning while in Gettysburg. I decided to try and visit some of the markers that were "off the beaten path." This one is on the northern end of the battlefield, by what is known as Barlow's Knoll.
A short distance from the auto tour location, one can walk down the hill to Rock Creek, and there will find the regiment marker for the 54th New York infantry. Part of Von Gilsa's brigade of Barlow's division of Howard's XI Corp. It was where the union attempted to halt the advance of confederate infantry of Gordon's brigade of Early's division.
Note, this is not the actual 54th New York monument, which is actually on Cemetery Hill to the south. Where the regiment eventually fell back to.
I went to the auto stop and was about to head down the hill to the creek. Then I remembered how the park guides have asked that people respect the farmland of the area and not walk through except during the off-season.
So, I wound up having to drive to the Benning Farm (3rd image) just north of the creek. Then cross the bridge (4th image) and begin to try and find the 54th marker. I wound up trudging through 1/8 of a mile of mud and thorny bushes (some actually ripped holes in my pants) until I finally found it.

11/04/2024

Always love passing through Gettysburg in the autumn