From the Archives: Walking Hallowed Ground

When this post goes live, I’ll be on my way to Gettysburg for the 2016 Sacred Trust program. Instead of trying to write a new post while my brain is full of Gettysburg, I’d like to share this post from June, 2011, on the question of battlefield visits in general and one special battlefield visit…

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My Gettysburg Address

WARNING: SELF-PROMOTION ALERT Let me say it flat out: next Saturday, July 2, at 9:30 am I’m going to be the first speaker at this year’s Gettysburg Sacred Trust Talks and Book Signing at Gettysburg National Military Park. I’m thrilled! So thrilled that I’d put an entire row of exclamation points at the end of…

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Sticks and Stones and Mammoth Bones

I am once again writing a book on a short deadline.  Unlike Heroines of Mercy Street,  it is not a book that the Marginalia will have any interest in.  My friends and family will feel no need to buy  or read it.*  I won’t post the cover here.**  There will be no interviews, guest posts,…

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