Today marks the 150th anniversary of the date over 1,000 soldiers were mustered into Federal service as the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. For many this was their first service, for some it was their second or even third. On this…
Month: August 2012
Gettysburg musings
This morning my son and I headed down to Emmitsburg, Maryland so that we could retrace the route of the 17th CVI the morning of July 1, 1863. I did this once already about 9 years ago…but it was in…
What do movie critics understand about Gettysburg? More than you’d expect.
This post is a little off the beaten path from the others in that it has no direct correlation to the 17th CVI. Well, perhaps a little more than is first apparent. The title of this post will become obvious…