Photos and videos from Sunday during the first Civil War Living History Days at South Park in Mansfield. The free weekend event, sponsored by the Richland Early American Center for History, provided presentations on topics ranging from Civil War-era music to military life and early photography. Visitors could meander through the camp, take in the historical […]
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Column: Gettysburg ‘Peach Orchard’ a sobering reminder of historical lessons learned
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Peaches again now grow in the “Peach Orchard” in the Gettysburg National Military Park in eastern Pennsylvania. It’s been 160 years since musket Minie balls and artillery shells ripped through the famed orchard during the second day of the famous Civil War battle that turned the tide of a four-year struggle — […]