A Refugee at Hanover Tavern: The Civil War Diary of Margaret Wight Edited by Shirley A. Haas and Dale Paige Talley (History Press, 2013); $21.99 During our May Overland Campaign tour with Gordon Rhea, I happened across this book in the Hanover Tavern bookstore. I quickly picked it up, and it crossed my eyes … Read more
Over nearly 30 years of tours, we have only conducted three overseas tours; a fourth was cancelled when I had heart surgery and, while ready to go, the doctor said no and the Sicilian trip was canceled. Time passed, and we were unable to reschedule. An overseas trip requires a site survey that is a … Read more
I was a seven-year-old boy who had never thrown a baseball, been to a baseball game, nor had Roger Maris hit 61 home runs or the Reds and Yankees tangled in the 1961 World Series. The Centennial commemoration of the American Civil War was underway, and National Geographic magazine, Volume 119, Number 4, dated April … Read more
Ladies and Gentlemen, once again I must ask you to indulge me the excuse of “Can’t do Everything at once.” In a perfect world, I would send out renewal requests about 60 days before your membership is due to renew, and then if renewal is not received by the end of the month of renewal, … Read more
BGES thrives on low overhead and the voluntary efforts of members and interested parties to accomplish tasks that are essential to the daily and recurring operations of the organization. Tasks that might require a full- or part-time, paid staff member in a larger group with more monetary throughput become a necessary but occasional task that … Read more