Gettysburg Trip 2014

I went last year and learned some valuable lessons that I thought I would share.

1. Do not go alone - I did last year, and while I had a great time alone, and it would have been awesome to have to have some folks to share in an adventure with.
2. Don't camp in mid-July - Gettysburg is hot and humid in July.. Also, taking the right size tent is a must.  
3. Go to a museum - Last year I went to the new Seminary Ridge Museum, the new visitors center and cyclorama, and the Eisenhower Farm. This year I want to also go to the Dale Gallon Studio in downtown Gburg.
4. Hire a Licensed Battlefield Guide - I do this every time I go. Can get a little pricey but so well worth it.
5. Take advantage of the Rangers programs - These are free guided tours and are excellent. And everyone should do the Cemetery Tour.
6. Carry plenty of water with you
7. Eat well - Stay away from the trappings of the oh too convenient McDonalds

I am going to go again this year but I have not picked a date yet. I will leave late on a Wednesday night and plan to arrive early on Thursday morning. I plan on coming home sometime on Saturday. If you want to go we need to start picking a date. If you want to go let me know soon.

What say you men?

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From Arkansasmatters.com an article about new historical markers


From Salon.com an interesting article about the current South still lying


From the Columbus Dispatch an article about Civil War smartphone aps

 

Ashland Civil War Show - Reschedule to Sunday May 5

OOPS!! Guess who forgot about plans for his wife's birthday? Yup, this guy. Soooooo how does everyone feel about going on Sunday? The show runs until 3:00 on Sunday. I wouldn't be able to leave Cbus until about 11:30. Sorry for any problems this causes anyone.

Gettysburg Road Trip

 

 

 

I'm going to Gettysburg on Thursday July 19 and will return home sometime late on Saturday July 21. All are welcome to come along. I will be tent camping at the Drummer Boy Campground in Gettysburg. They do have some cabins that rent fairly reasonably but we will need to move quickly to stay in one of those.

My goal while there is to participate in several of the free Ranger programs, do a night tour, hire a Licensed Battlefield guide and tour the new Welcome Center. What say you men?

 

Sunday morning Civil War Link dump

A blog post about a baseball found at Shiloh battlefield

Article about a new Gettysburg Museum opening in July. Maybe a trip is in order?

From The Dispatch an article about collecting trading cards issued from the National Parks

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch an interesting article with a tie to the movie "Lincoln"

 

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the L.A. Times a photo article about a re-enactment in Arizona


 An Article from Fox News about 3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck

From the Dispatch an article about the sale of Civil War era canons

 

Gettysburg Road Trip

Ok there has been some talk about a two night trip to Gettysburg this summer. We would need to get a date that would work with our schedules. A couple of us think that a mid week trip would be easier to plan. I am thinking maybe arriving early Wednesday morning and staying Wednesday and Thursday nights and heading home sometime on Friday.

It seems like camping is the preferred method of accommodation. Not sure if anyone wants to bring a camper or we all just can tent camp. I know of a cool campground, Drummer Boy Campground, that is close to the battlefield.

I checked into some pricing:

Campground (tents): $50 per night
Visitor Center: $12.50 per day
Licensed Battlefield Guide: $75-90 (depending on how many people go)
Haunted Gettysburg Tour: $11 per person
National Civil War Museum $10 per person

depending on how many people go it would be approximately:

$59.62 per person for 4 people
$49.70 per person for 5 people
$45.58 per person for 6 people
$40.50 per person for 7 people

** or**

Campground Cabin: $250 per night
Visitor Center: $12.50 per day
Licensed Battlefield Guide: $75-90 (depending on how many people go)
Haunted Gettysburg Tour: $11 per person
National Civil War Museum $10 per person

depending on how many people go it would be approximately:

$152.12 per person for 4 people
$121.70 per person for 5 people
$103.91 per person for 6 people
$89.07 per person for 7 people


** or **

Hotel in Gettysburg: $144 per night per room (2)
Visitor Center: $12.50 per day
Licensed Battlefield Guide: $75-90 (depending on how many people go)
Haunted Gettysburg Tour: $11 per person
National Civil War Museum $10 per person

depending on how many people go it would be approximately:

$185.00 per person for 4 people
$148.00 per person for 5 people
$126.00 per person for 6 people
$108.00 per person for 7 people

**or**

Hotel in Chambersburg (22 miles away) : $99 per night per room (2)
Visitor Center: $12.50 per day
Licensed Battlefield Guide: $75-90 (depending on how many people go)
Haunted Gettysburg Tour: $11 per person
National Civil War Museum $10 per person

depending on how many people go it would be approximately:

$135.00 per person for 4 people
$108.00 per person for 5 people
$92.50 per person for 6 people
$80.00 per person for 7 people



So far The Wallet Draining Lich, The Hairy One, The Sage of Southwood, Nautallica, Durwaine, and myself have been in the discussions. My brother-in-law, The Postman Who Only Rings Once, would probably go if we can give him enough notice. Hotel rooms are based on 3-4 per room. The total would be less if we only book 1 room so these are just guesstimates at best, based on last seasons prices.

What say you men??

Sunday Civil War Link Dump

From the New York Times an article about Lincoln and an article about "Workin' on the railroad"

From the Montgomery Advertiser an article about Geocaching in Alabama

From the Dispatch an article about bringing back a wayward family member

From Indystar.com an article about the relevance of Civil War museums.

From the L.A. Times an article and link to a Civil War battlefield located in the Tucson Arizona area. Picacho Peak State Park

Sunday Civil War Link Dump

From the Dispatch an article about a Central Ohio born Rebel General.

From the Atlanta, Civil War Zombies?????

From the Courier Journal a history of Kentucky in the Civil War written for the centennial. That was fifty years ago Lich!!

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From Yahoo news a story about the first Civil War submarine

A commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War by the Smithsonian Institution. This has a wealth of info and cool links in it.

From the New York Times an article about Humor during the Civil War

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal an article about Civil War Museums.

From Yahoo news a Columbus related Lincoln article

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Plain Dealer an article about Civil War Movies

Looks like Lincoln will be reviewing the troops this November.

An interactive post about paying for the war
a site to commemorate the Chinese who served in the American Civil War

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Washington Post an article about Bull Run

From the Boston Globe an article about South Carolina honoring the remains of 55th Massachusetts soldiers.

From the Montreal Gazette an article about their role in the Confederacy

From San Diego an article about a new Civil War novel

From Wheeling West Virginia

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Dispatch in Columbus an article about Civil War day trips in Ohio

From the Skowhegan Morning Sentinel an article about Maine in the Civil War

From the Miami (Fla) Herald an article about This Week in the Civil War

From the Post and Courier in Charleston SC an article about the South Carolina Civil War Museum.

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From Civil War Times 1965 a baseball All star team

From the Washington Post some "what ifs"

From Atlanta researching shipwrecks with new technology

From Gettysburg some preservation news

A review of the book Indiana's War: The Civil War in Documents.

Sunday Morning Civil War link dump

An article about Iowa's participation in the Civil War

An article about the last state to join the Confederacy, Tennessee.

From Madison Wisconsin an article about the History Channels production "Gettysburg"

A site about Memorial Day

Two Book reviews from the Los Angeles Times

From the Plain Dealer an article about black US soldiers

From the Washington Post an article about the first CSA officer killed and an reenactment

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Chicago Tribune an article about the Battle of Bull Run

From the Schenectady Daily Gazette an article about keeping the Civil War history alive.

From San Jose an article about a letter written by Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson, the Kentuckian who had surrendered Fort Sumter after a Confederate cannonade opened the bloody war.

An article about the Civil War being remembered...in Dublin Ireland

An article about The Epic Battle Between the 24th Michigan and 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg.

At Oberlin College a Civil War History Walk

From Charleston SC an article about Confederate Memorial Day

Also from Charleston an article about ending the holiday.

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From Ohio Civil War 150 an article about life in the Western Reserve from the earliest times until the end of the Civil War.

From the Gainesville Times an article about restoring Grant's Tomb.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch an article about the Civil War in Virgina's Piedmont.

Pamplin Park is a place all students of the Civil War should go

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch an article about infamous spy Belle Boyd.

From USA Today, and article about peoples famous Civil War ancestors.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer an article about the first casualty of the Civil War from Pennsylvania.

Also from Philly a look at Philadelphia in the Civil War.

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Salyersville Independent in Salyersville Kentucky an article about their Civil War 150 preparations.

From the Lincoln Nebraska Journal Star an article about local monuments.

A look at the Pacific Northwest and the Civil War from The Columbian in Vancouver Washington.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh's reaction to the attack on Ft. Sumter.

From the Dayton Daily News an article about the war being forgotten in the North.

From Ohio Civil War 150 a Custer event in Eastern Ohio.

From the Memphis Daily Appeal a series of Civil War memories.

From the Associated Press following the Civil War letters of an AP writer's great- grandfather.

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Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

Every Sunday morning I am going to do a Civil War Link Dump from newspapers from around the country hoping to get some different perspective. Here we go:

From the Columbus Dispatch Lincoln's Nanny finally is honored.

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Civil War marker may be moved off MLK Drive  | ajc.com

From Louisville a Letter from Lincoln's Law partner.

From Charleston SC: Charleston at War: Summer of 1864 hard on Charleston | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Who Fired the First Shot of the Civil War?

Civil War writings from Walt Whitman here

Things From the Wall Street Journal

From Atlanta The Civil War rages on in Mort Kunstler's paintings.

From Indianapolis Black Hoosiers in the Civil War.

From the New York Times an article about the Gettysburg Address.

From the Washington Post an article entitled: West Virginia: The State that Said No