Hi Mike, I agree with Ole Sorrel--definitely get a guide. They will tailor their tours to what you are interested in, although most also have areas ...   Sun May 9th, 2010 12:02 am

Add onto that the cavalry fields, and the railroad station, and the Wills House. I think Gettysburg wins, area-wise. Pam ...   Tue Apr 27th, 2010 01:33 am

Hi folks, I just watched the movie "October Sky" again last night. If you haven't ever seen it, it's a terrific little-known movie that is based ...   Sun Apr 18th, 2010 11:34 pm

Welcome to the board, Irish! I live about 2 hours east of Gettysburg, near Philadelphia, and have spent a lot of time at the 'Burg. Someone ...   Fri Apr 2nd, 2010 12:45 am

Sorry to burst your bubble, Tim, but no to both. :) And there are some good historical fiction books out there, both Shaaras being among them. ...   Wed Mar 17th, 2010 12:37 am

Mark, This is a good topic. I think a difference may be in the reason for the historical recounting of an event: for learning or for entertainment. ...   Tue Mar 16th, 2010 11:36 pm

My husband and I were watching Sunday Monrning on CBS, and the theme was the Oscars. They had a story on Avatar, which I'll admit ...   Sun Mar 7th, 2010 06:28 pm

David Wills was a lawyer and the man mostly responsible for the creation of the national cemetery at Gettysburg after the battle. It was he ...   Thu Feb 25th, 2010 02:58 pm

I understand the importance a person's heritage plays in his/her personal views. And it is never my intention to try to tell anyone their feelings ...   Mon Feb 15th, 2010 11:55 pm

No disrespect intended, Blu, but can you explain why happiness and elation? Pam ...   Mon Feb 15th, 2010 07:40 pm

If you feel as strongly about your Native American heritage as that, then I suppose you'd want to also not have state capitol building, to start ...   Mon Feb 15th, 2010 04:28 pm

A similiar situation to this is the swastika. If you are not Jewish, you may not feel it as strongly as you feel about the ...   Mon Feb 15th, 2010 03:15 pm

I don't know as much about Reynolds as I should, I suppose, but from what I do know, I suspect he might have done a ...   Mon Feb 15th, 2010 12:43 am

Huh, I never thought about Couch, Blu. Makes me want to go back to my copy of Ferguson's Chancellorsville. Don't know that I agree, but ...   Sun Feb 14th, 2010 11:53 pm

Well, Meade did know that an infantry attack would follow the artillery barrage; that the artillery was used to "soften up" the Union lines was ...   Sat Feb 13th, 2010 11:52 pm

I agree with Joe--it was more terrain than the loss of Jackson as far as Culp's Hill was concerned. Have you walked Culp's Hill, in ...   Fri Feb 12th, 2010 11:34 pm

And if there would've been penicillin for A.P. Hill, there would have been some for Stonewall, too, which means he wouldn't have died (most likely) ...   Fri Feb 12th, 2010 12:40 am

Okay, what if Lee had decided NOT to resign from the Federal Army, and had in fact taken the lead post when it was offered ...   Fri Feb 12th, 2010 12:04 am

When you're snowed in like I've been the last two days, nothing beats a good pot roast. I threw a beef roast into the crock ...   Thu Feb 11th, 2010 11:43 pm

I teach The Diary of Anne Frank to my eighth graders, and this article caught my eye yesterday. Miep Gies was the last of those ...   Tue Jan 12th, 2010 06:33 pm

I got "Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest and the Campaign that Decided the Civil War," by Jack Hurst, and a new set of Batchelder maps ...   Wed Jan 6th, 2010 12:55 pm

Hellcat, As a secondary English teacher, I can agree and disagree with you about kids' grammar skills today. I'll admit, though, that I'm not of the ...   Wed Jan 6th, 2010 11:38 am

So Tim, what kind of soup is it today? Pam ...   Sun Dec 6th, 2009 06:35 pm

Fedreb, I think it falls more under extreme sports. I have never deep fried a whole turkey myself, but I have heard of turkeys exploding ...   Sun Dec 6th, 2009 06:35 pm

It doesn't taste like eggplant, tho, Tim. It's roasted egplant, tahini (sesame paste) and olive oil and spices all pureed together. It tastes smoky and ...   Sat Dec 5th, 2009 03:34 pm

That's okay, Doc. You got me thinking about hummus and babaganoush and taboule, which I haven't had in ages! Pitas and hummus with some really ...   Sat Dec 5th, 2009 01:41 am

Joe, I can safely say that no one's ever said that to me before. . .for those reasons! :D Pam ...   Fri Dec 4th, 2009 11:31 pm

Yep, the Lebanon bologna with cream cheese rolls are always one of my mom's appetizers at Christmas. Tim, if you think Oscar Mayer when you think ...   Fri Dec 4th, 2009 08:53 pm

Alittle off the topic of Lebanon bologna, has anyone ever eaten goose? I never have, but I've eaten duck--is it like that? And beside roasting, ...   Fri Dec 4th, 2009 05:13 pm

I'll give it a try, but why am I thinking I'll like a couple dozen steamers with melted butter, better? Do you put mustard on it? ...   Thu Dec 3rd, 2009 11:57 pm

Wait, wait--FRIED lebanon bologna, Joe?? How'd you do that? Pam ...   Thu Dec 3rd, 2009 11:14 pm

Tim, I always want to try brining, but when I actually get to roasting the turkey, I forget until it's too late. I've heard that ...   Thu Dec 3rd, 2009 12:24 am

Okay, folks, it's been awhile since we've discussed food, so I was wondering--anyone cook anything or eat anything lately, savory or sweet, that's worth salivating ...   Tue Dec 1st, 2009 11:50 pm

George M, I agree with you about Manassas NMP bookstore. The first time I was there was soon after the new Visitors Center opened, and I ...   Tue Dec 1st, 2009 11:44 pm

Welcome to the board, Tony. This is a great place to be, and the folks here are knowledgeable and willing to share! Pam ...   Thu Oct 29th, 2009 11:09 am

Somewhere (wish I could remember where) I read that Lee was surprised that "dithering" McClellan was able to reorganize and meet him at Antietam in ...   Sat Oct 24th, 2009 02:21 pm

After all that had not gone the way Lee had wanted in the Maryland campaign in September 1862, why did Lee not return south across ...   Sat Oct 24th, 2009 02:17 am

Well, I've heard some things through LBG friends that I was not impressed with, to say the least, but they were all regarding the park ...   Fri Oct 23rd, 2009 12:34 am

He sounds like a decent choice. Let's give him a chance and see what he does as Foundation head. Pam ...   Thu Oct 8th, 2009 11:35 pm

Hello, IrishBrigade! I've read most of Sears' books. I'd recommend Gettysburg, since you're reading The Gettysburg Companion. Landscape Turned Red:Antietam is also good. And Chancellorsville is ...   Thu Oct 1st, 2009 11:46 pm