Lincoln

What Can We Learn From the Civil War?

May 29, 2018 | by Mary Hamilton| in Civil War, Holidays

Memorial Day I’m jumping out of sequence here on my Civil War travelogue, partly because of Memorial Day and partly because of a recent trip to Gettysburg. Did you know that Memorial Day was first observed (not celebrated) in 1868, just three years after the Civil War ended? It was intended as a day to …

Journey of A Thousand Steps, Pt. 2

March 6, 2018 | by Mary Hamilton| in Personal Reflections, Uncategorized

Lessons from the Civil War, Pt. 2 Wayne’s Great-grampa Mart and great-uncle Robert were mustered into the Union army in Springfield, IL in August 1861. They trained there before heading to their first encampment at Cairo, IL in September 1861. Lincoln Museum If you ever find yourself in Springfield, be sure to visit the Lincoln …