Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry is about 50 miles from Gettysburg and was a half way meeting place for myself and a friend. I was happy to go there because I am interested in the Underground Railroad and Harpers Ferry played a big role in that. Built where the Shenandoah and Potomac merge it was a hive of industry before the Civil War. Unfortunately, I didn't leave there with much more information than I already had

Gettysburg

July 21st 2010
Several years ago a Houston doctor came to make a presentation to the Bellville Historical Society on “Medicine during the Civil War.” The official number of the men who died during that conflict is 620+ thousand, but the doctor figured the number was closer to 700,000 when the men who left the battlefield and headed home with injuries that resulted in septicemia and death were taken into acc ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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