It’s been a while since I’ve had time to add information to the site – mostly because a lot of the pending additions require transcribing letters…a time-consuming process when the original handwriting is legible, and seemingly an eternity when it…
Month: July 2013
And one for the road…
This is, of course, the 17th CVI site on most days. However, with due deference to the battlefield sidekick, who did not ask to come along on this trip but had no choice, I had little choice myself to bring…
A dog’s eye view
The battlefield sidekick found a few other places that were fun. A little rain and thunder didn’t stop her. Puddles are fun if you are a puppy. The weather and the crowds (forgetting it is summer) made it a little…
In the ‘burg – on scene at Gettysburg
17thcvi.org is in Gettysburg for a quick weekend (or almost weekend) visit. I wasn’t really to keen about braving the crowds for the 150th so here we are a few later. Since it is going to be a bit hot…
Alva E. Wilcox
Many of the 17th CVI’s Gettysburg dead are buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Some were brought home by their families after the battle, some were transferred from temporary graves and some were never found and/or identified. In Evergreen Cemetery,…
July 2, 1863
Barlow’s Knoll may be the most easily recognized location on the battlefield for those who follow the 17th CVI, but the regiment spent far more time on East Cemetery Hill. It was here that the regiment, broken up badly during…
“Now, Seventeenth, do your duty!”
150 years ago, on a small rise north of Gettysburg, the 17th CVI lost their 2nd lieutenant colonel in as many battles. Those who visit Gettysburg find 2 monuments on Barlow’s Knoll – or as it was known then, Blocher’s…