The stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.
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Charles A. Falconer at Ancestry Charles A. Falconer at Fold3 Charles A. Falconer at FindAGrave Falconer is alternately identified as being in the 3rd, 1st, and Capt. Miller’s companies of the Washington Artillery. Notes indicate he transferred from the 3rd to 1st company in June, 1861, and he is listed here as a member of […]
Well, this month marks 18 years of maintaining this thing. Lots of words. Lots of sources. Lots of miles. Lots of talks. Lots of tours. Some loyal followers. Even a few honest-to-God friends. I appreciate you all.
On Saturday, November 2 (a day that will live in infamy for the baffling coaching decisions that led to THE Pennsylvania State University’s loss to some team out on the frontier), I was joined by 17 enthusiastic and knowledgeable folks for a quick tour of the battlefield featuring accounts of soldiers describing their first experiences […]
A really nice crowd of about 35 folks showed up to hear my presentation on The United States Marine Corps Battalion at the First Battle of Bull Run to the Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable. Got the whole thing done in less than an hour, which is always nice. Some really great questions afterwards, and […]
For those who just can’t get enough of the host of Bull Runnings, I have two in-person appearances coming up soon. Next Wednesday, October 16, I’ll be presenting on the U. S. Marine Battalion at First Bull Run with the Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable in Edgeworth, PA. The show starts at 7:30 PM. On […]
This was a pretty packed weekend for me, a prelude to a pretty packed week. I really am glad to have it all behind me. On Saturday the 21st, I headed down to Maryland to give a presentation for the Antietam Institute in the Pry Barn, in Keedysville, near the house where George McClellan established […]
This weekend, Bull Runnings has a packed schedule. First, I’ll be speaking in the Pry Barn at Antietam National Battlefield Park at 2 PM on Saturday. As part of the Antietam Institute’s Commanders of Antietam Series, I’ll be presenting on Colonel Albert L. Magilton of the Pennsylvania Reserves, a shadowy figure to most. Stop by […]
Below you’ll find a link a pdf document. These are images and maps that you can print out or download to your device if you intend to join us on September 22 for our tour with Damian Shiels and Harry Smeltzer. It’s 32 pages long. If you’re going to print it out, be shore to […]
Richard Martin Jones began the war as a sergeant in the ranks of Company G, 48th Pennsylvania, and ended it as the regiment's second-in-command, or lieutenant-colonel.
It was late summer, 1889, and Rebecca Focht was worried.
She hadn't seen, nor even heard from her son, Charles, for several months, and was anxious to know not only where he was but especially the condition of his health. She had learned that he may have been admitted to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., which was, at that time, called the Government Hospital for the Insane. Established by Dorothea Dix in 1852 and located in southeastern D.C. on high ground...
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