Her War

Interpreting Women's Lives during the American Civil War

Category: Civil War

January 12, 2017 ∞

Prospects of Peace: Harper’s Ferry 2016

I really enjoy participating in events at Harper’s Ferry. There is just an atmosphere that adds to the moment. Prospects of Peace is the annual Christmas event weekend at the town and set in 1864. I attend this event as a member of the Atlantic Guard Soldiers Aid Society. We are allowed to stay in one of the park buildings for the weekend. The apartment is modern as are several […]

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January 3, 2017 ∞

Remembrance Day 2016

Remembrance Day in Gettysburg can be a lot of fun, as long as you don’t take it too seriously. It is not a living history event and the period attire runs the gamut of really good and “oh dear…” complete with several versions of Lincoln, Lee and, yes he wasn’t at Gettysburg in 1863, Grant. The last couple of years I have stayed at the Brickhouse Inn right on Baltimore […]

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