A Visit to Gettysburg's Seminary Ridge, 1867
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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One of America's most talented wartime journalists, George Alfred Townsend, visited Gettysburg in June 1867. "Gath," as he signed his reports, wandered town, talked to locals, and toured the battlefield where North and South fought four years earlier. Here's part of his story.
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