Like Judson Kilpatrick and “Kill-Cavalry,” Alfred Pleasonton and “newspaper humbug” go together today like peanut butter and jelly. Unlike the questionable origin of Kilpatrick’s nom-de-guerre, we know exactly who pinned the tag line on Pleasonton and when. The larger question is why? On May 12, 1863, Capt. Charles Francis Adams, 1st Massachusetts, wrote “if you…

Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield will be hosting a 160th Anniversary Seminar July 28-30, 2022. The event is very well priced and offers several options of tours and presentations. The presenters include Michael Block, Benjamin Myers, Frank O’Reilly, Ron Coddington, Nick Picerno, Paige Gibbon Backus, Glenn Stach, and Jeff Wert. For complete information, please visit…

Eric Wittenberg advised me yesterday that is has had to cancel the tour scheduled for May 20-22. He had not received the interest he had hoped for and could not reserve a smaller bus to accommodate those who had signed up. Another tour is scheduled for October through Chambersburg Seminars and Tours. If interested you…