HONORING A FRIEND Posted: Sunday, September 5, 2010 9:12 pm Memorial plaques honoring the late “Col.” Roy Smith were dedicated Saturday at a ceremony on the lawn of the American Civil War Museum on Gettysburg’s Steinwehr Ave. Smith was a devoted resident of Gettysburg for 16 years and was always ready with a smile for [...]
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Foundation receives environmental award
Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:32 pm BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer | The two-year-old Gettysburg Battlefield Visitor Center & Museum has achieved an unprecedented environmental sustainability standard in Pennsylvania.
End of Civil War Chapel?
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Horsemanship in demand on the fields of Gettysburg’s re-enactments
By TIM PRUDENTE For Public Opinion // < ![CDATA[ var requestedWidth = 0; // ]]> // < ![CDATA[ if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById(\’articleViewerGroup\’).style.width = requestedWidth + “px”; document.getElementById(\’articleViewerGroup\’).style.margin = “0px 0px 10px 10px”; } // ]]>GETTYSBURG — Unlike the rest of Hampton’s Legion, the standard bearer has no facial hair — not the scruffy Confederate [...]
Busy Union general giving a command performance
By Dick Watson Times Staff Writer Walking through the Union camp west of the 147th re-enactment site Friday, one could see and smell the still smoldering fires from breakfast.
NPS drops Cyclorama appeal
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:06 PM EDT The National Park Service filed an appeal – and then dropped it – in response to a federal judge’s ruling in the ongoing Cyclorama Center lawsuit at Gettysburg.
Gettysburg honors nation’s veterans
BY RICK FULTON Times Staff Writer Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 1:10 AM EDT Several hundred residents and visitors to the Gettysburg area attended the 143rd Annual Gettysburg Memorial Day Observance.
Visitors Center acquires new artifacts
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer Published: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:10 AM EDT New artifacts of national significance are coming to Gettysburg National Military Park in mid-July, as a result of a $7,012 donation from the Artist Preservation Group. The park announced Wednesday that three artifacts include a battle flag, a coat and [...]
Preservation group says battlefield is ‘endangered’
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:06 PM EDT The Civil War Preservation Trust announced Thursday that Gettysburg National Military Park is once again listed as one of the most endangered battlefield sites in America.
Civil War buffs meet Gen. Meade
By JIM TUTTLE Staff writer Chambersburg Public Opinion On Friday night, about 60 Civil War buffs from around the country gathered in Chambersburg to meet one of the war’s most famous generals – sort of.