I have a new e-book available on Kindle called Beyond the Battlefield: Stories from Gettysburg’s Rich History and it happens to be coming out around the same time I’m beginning a new history column for the Gettysburg Times with the same theme. Gettysburg is best-known for the epic Civil War battle that was fought there in 1863. It tends to overshadow many of the other interesting and important stories that have taken place in Gettysburg and the vicinity.
Gettysburg was home to one of the first tank training camps in the country during World War I that was located on a portion of the Civil War battlefield. This also brought a young army officer to Gettysburg who would play a very important role in town but also the world. His name was Dwight David Eisenhower.
Gettysburg was also home to a Hall of Fame pitcher in the early 20th Century named Eddie Plank.
Other stories you’ll find in Beyond in Gettysburg include the hunt for dinosaur fossils, fighting the Spanish Flu in Adams County, the arrival of radio in the county and more.
This collection of stories will give you a more well-rounded picture of what life is like in Gettysburg…Beyond the Battlefield. Take a look at it on Amazon.
Gettysburg was home to one of the first tank training camps in the country during World War I that was located on a portion of the Civil War battlefield. This also brought a young army officer to Gettysburg who would play a very important role in town but also the world. His name was Dwight David Eisenhower.
Gettysburg was also home to a Hall of Fame pitcher in the early 20th Century named Eddie Plank.
Other stories you’ll find in Beyond in Gettysburg include the hunt for dinosaur fossils, fighting the Spanish Flu in Adams County, the arrival of radio in the county and more.
This collection of stories will give you a more well-rounded picture of what life is like in Gettysburg…Beyond the Battlefield. Take a look at it on Amazon.