Battle Of Gettysburg

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- A line of Union soldiers crawled on their bellies in the 90-degree heat yesterday, their eyes scanning the horizon for the perfect shot. They squeezed their triggers in unison, and a handful of Confederates tumbled backward.The Yankees continued their forward push for about a half-hour, but in the end they were driven back, the Southern artillery too much for them to handle. With every bugle shrill and thundering round of cannon fire, the Northern soldiers ran in retreat.

E. Patrick Moloney, a banker turned educator who passed onto generations of Archbishop Curley High students his enthusiasm and passion for American and Maryland history, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. The longtime Northeast Baltimore resident was 79. Mr. Moloney, the son of a Baltimore police officer and a homemaker, was born Edward Patrick Moloney in Baltimore and raised in the city's Bel Air-Edison neighborhood. "He never used his first name," said his wife of 33 years, the former Rose Dagostaro.

YOU'RE INVITED to drop by the Pikesville Hilton tonight for a live broadcast of the Les Kinsolving Show from 7 until 10. Seems Les, a Civil War buff, and his WCBM-AM cohort, Frank Luber, will be re-creating scenes from the Battle of Gettysburg in full costume complete with music and sound effects. All the action, by the b'eye, takes place in Gabby's Lounge -- which is rather appropriate, don't you think?TABLE HOPPING: We're happy to hear that Irina Barshay, the 30-year-old dynamo who owns the Unlimited Range restaurant at Barclay and East 32nd streets, re-opened her establishment last Tuesday with an all-new layout and an art show by local artist (and gourmet cook)

I grew up in Pennsylvania, near Valley Forge and Independence Hall, two of the most exalted places in American history. But it was always a little town to the west that stole the show - Gettysburg, where thousands fought to the death for the very soul of our country. And yet, despite numerous school field trips and family visits, Gettysburg and its sprawling Civil War battlefield always left me a little cold. I know that's heresy, especially for a native Pennsylvanian. Even worse, one of my ancestors was a Civil War veteran.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Gettysburg is under siege, and the struggle is as much over fallow fields as hallowed ground.Spurred by the widening of a nearby highway and the opening of a Wal-Mart to call its own, this historic town is witnessing unprecedented pressure from developers, one of whom is proposing a 320,000-square-foot shopping center that would abut the Civil War battlefield.The plan has loosed volleys of displeasure not heard since the Erector-set-like, 330-foot-tall National Tower observation platform was raised nearly a score of years ago.Gettysburg Borough and the surrounding townships have long been at odds over the nature and amount of development that should be permitted, with some municipal officials contending that the economy has suffered by attempts to keep the park setting pristine.

To explore Maryland neighborhoods and bay and beach towns, go to www.SunSpot.net/neighborhoodsGETTYSBURG - Cannons will roar and soldiers will fall, women will weep and the lonesome cry of a single bugle will fill the weary night. One-hundred and 40 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, thousands of Civil War re-enactors and battle spectators will converge upon this quiet Pennsylvania city Aug. 8-10 to relive the tragedy once more. More than 51,000 soldiers died or were wounded or captured at Gettysburg in 1863.

The Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide of the Civil War, and Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, proved to be the climactic clash of that battle. Spearheading this frontal assault on the Union line on Cemetery Ridge was Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade, which crossed into history and legend as it crossed the angle of a stone wall protecting the Union troops atop the ridge, and plowed into Union forces under Brig. Gen. Alexander S. Webb, whose brigade did not have a strong hold on the position.

Your move," says the young soldier sitting across from me on an ammo crate. I lean forward, adjusting my artillery cap, and grab a wooden checker from the checkerboard. Ham steaks sizzle on the fire behind us. A cavalry detachment rides slowly along the tree line, eyeing enemy pickets in the distance. My opponent frowns as I jump him. Behind our white canvas tents, a private caresses the barrel of a 12-pound howitzer, assessing its readiness for the Union army just over the ridge. We're encamped on a Pennsylvania farm with 4,000 men and women for the annual restaging of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

Union Col. Strong Vincent used his ingenuity and deployed over 1,300 troops to Little Round Top in a critical move just before Confederate troops arrived during the second day of the fighting at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Stories of the battle at Little Round Top usually focus on Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain as the hero. However, in letters published in Oliver Norton's 1983 book, The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top, Chamberlain credits Vincent's quick thinking. "I regard the timely occupation of that position, which was at that stage of the battle key to the Union defense, as due to the energy and skill of Col. Vincent," wrote Chamberlain.

Re-enactors of Company C of the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry encamp at Gettysburg.During the battle in 1863, the original 53rd, under Lt. Col. Richards McMichael, was part of the 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps. The regiment reported 80 men killed, wounded or missing in the fighting to support the exposed 3rd Corps salient on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.Pub Date: 07/01/99

Gettysburg has been a magnet for visitors ever since scavengers began scouring the land for dead soldiers' weapons, knapsacks and belt buckles shortly after the epic Civil War battle ended there in July 1863. But many who traipse around the rolling countryside, gaze at monuments to fallen generals and shop for souvenirs end up leaving the area without knowing exactly what they have seen or why it is important. Starting today, visitors will have a new way to learn about the Battle of Gettysburg and the role it played in U.S. history, when a $103 million Museum and Visitor Center opens at the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Gen. James J. Archer was the grandson of Dr. John Archer, the first graduate of medicine in America. He was born in Stafford, southeast of Darlington on Deer Creek, in 1817. Unlike the many members of his family who gained prominence in the county as doctors or lawyers, Archer pursued a career in the military. After studying law at Princeton University, Archer volunteered for duty in the Mexican-American War. When the Civil War broke out, he sided with the South. Leading regiments from Georgia and Texas, he fought in the battles of Mechanicsville, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Shepherdsville, Chancellorsville, Second Manassas and Harpers Ferry.

In the days leading up to the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the nation's newspapers, magazines and broadcast media found a thousand and one innovative ways to assess how America and its citizens have been changed by that momentous event. There was a sense, widely felt in the media, that the attacks were this generation's Pearl Harbor or JFK assassination. The extensive coverage in The Sun and elsewhere also reflected a growing demand for so-called "anniversary" journalism.

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." - The Gettysburg Address LAST WEEKEND at Gettysburg, thousands of re-enactors and spectators gathered for the 142nd anniversary of the three-day battle that was a turning point in the Civil War . But just hours after the Union Army again repelled Pickett's Charge and sent the South packing, a more modern Battle of Gettysburg quietly continued -...

While the annual Gettysburg battle re-enactment always provides a great deal of action and excitement, it also serves to support preservation around the area. Every year, the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee chooses a number of different organizations to support. The 141st Gettysburg Re-enactment, which took place last summer, was no different. One of the organizations supported by the re-enactment was the National Trust for Historic Gettysburg. According to the Annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment Web site, the National Trust is involved in a number of restoration efforts around Gettysburg.

The fighting at Gettysburg, Pa., began on July 1, 1863, when a Confederate division commanded by Maj. Gen. Henry Heth of Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's 3rd Corps advanced down the Cashtown Pike to discover the situation in the little crossroads town. Hill is a paradoxical figure in Civil War history. To some, he is unfamiliar or even unknown. To others, he is a controversial figure who sits in the middle of the debate over what led to the Southern forces' defeat in the battle of Gettysburg. Hill was born in 1825 and graduated from West Point in 1847, according to Harry W. Pfanz's Gettysburg: The Second Day. He was promoted to lieutenant general in May 1863, just before the Gettysburg battle.