Month: July 2014
A Chaplain in the Civil War
In the fall of 1861, Father William Corby, a Notre Dame educated priest, not yet 30 years old, joined the 88th New York and the…
A Small Rock Marking a Big Impact
There are hundreds of monuments here at Gettysburg National Battlefield. Many times it’s difficult to know the story behind each one…there are simply so many….
The Role of Chaplains in the Civil War
If you are a student of the Civil War, you probably know some of the important names like Generals Lee and Grant, or battles like…