Aimless Lee
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- May 18, 2020
Hello gang,
I'm new to the site and doing research on the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion. I'm looking for personal stories, diaries, scrapbooks, postcards, photos or anything off the beaten path regarding this wonderful event.
Here's a list of the resources I currently have:
Photos from the Library of Congress
50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Report of the Pennsylvania Commission
No North, No South - James Rada Jr.
Hand Grips - the Story of the Great Gettysburg Reunion - Walter H. Blake
Gettysburg, 1913: the Complete Novel of the Great Reunion - Alan Simon
War, Memory and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion - Thomas R. Flagel
Pickett's Charge in History & Memory - Carol Heardon
Gettysburg - the Long Encampment - Jack McLaughlin
The Confederate Veteran - Monthly Magazine from 1913 & 1914
And a subscription to Newspaper.com
The resources above has given me a treasure trove of information about the event, but now I'd like to find personal tales from some of the 56,000 veterans in attendance. There was a temporary post office placed in the Great Camp that processed thousands of letters during the event. I would love to read some of the correspondence if possible.
I've seen most of William Tipton's amazing photographs, but there were plenty of other people with cameras at the event also. If anyone knows of other photos, I'd love to see them.
I'd also love to find stories from individuals documenting their trip to the reunion from start to finish. Often times, the newspapers would tell a portion of someones story and never circle around again to hear the conclusion. Such as: Johnny Reb went to Gettysburg to find the Billy Yank who saved his life... And then there's no follow up to say if he ever found who he was looking for.
I just joined this site and have already made a few connections. If anyone else can provide some help, or point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Lee
I'm new to the site and doing research on the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion. I'm looking for personal stories, diaries, scrapbooks, postcards, photos or anything off the beaten path regarding this wonderful event.
Here's a list of the resources I currently have:
Photos from the Library of Congress
50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Report of the Pennsylvania Commission
No North, No South - James Rada Jr.
Hand Grips - the Story of the Great Gettysburg Reunion - Walter H. Blake
Gettysburg, 1913: the Complete Novel of the Great Reunion - Alan Simon
War, Memory and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion - Thomas R. Flagel
Pickett's Charge in History & Memory - Carol Heardon
Gettysburg - the Long Encampment - Jack McLaughlin
The Confederate Veteran - Monthly Magazine from 1913 & 1914
And a subscription to Newspaper.com
The resources above has given me a treasure trove of information about the event, but now I'd like to find personal tales from some of the 56,000 veterans in attendance. There was a temporary post office placed in the Great Camp that processed thousands of letters during the event. I would love to read some of the correspondence if possible.
I've seen most of William Tipton's amazing photographs, but there were plenty of other people with cameras at the event also. If anyone knows of other photos, I'd love to see them.
I'd also love to find stories from individuals documenting their trip to the reunion from start to finish. Often times, the newspapers would tell a portion of someones story and never circle around again to hear the conclusion. Such as: Johnny Reb went to Gettysburg to find the Billy Yank who saved his life... And then there's no follow up to say if he ever found who he was looking for.
I just joined this site and have already made a few connections. If anyone else can provide some help, or point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Lee