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April 14, 1865: President Lincoln assassinated
Editor's Note: From 2012 through 2015 as I prepared to cover various Civil War sesquicentennial events, the magnitude of the tragedy of President Lincoln's...
From Battlefield to Healing Field
Editor's Note: In 2012 with plans in 2013 to cover the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg in July and the Gettysburg Address in...
Jan. 1, 1863 – Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
Editor's note: The story below was originally published on Jan. 1, 2013, the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln issuing the formal Emancipation Proclamation....
Meet Jennie Wade, Civil War Heroine
Editor's note: On first arriving in Gettysburg to cover the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg in 2013, I noticed a home with a...
2013: Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial
Editor's note: By November 2013, I felt at home at Gettysburg National Military Park as I was preparing to make my third time there...
2015: Appomattox Sesquicentennial
Editor's note: Having covered the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 2013, I decided to cover the Sesquicentennial of...
2013: Battle of Gettysburg Sesquicentennial
Editor's Note: 2013 was a busy year covering both the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Gettysburg (July) and the Gettysburg Address (November) as well...
Lincoln Left Big Shoes – and Slippers – to Fill
Editor's note: In 2015 as I prepared to cover the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, I was reminded...