Taylor (Tuscaloosa and London: University of Alabama Press, 1993. $24.95.) 7?« War So Horrible: The Civil War Diary ofHiram Smith Williams. (Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. Edited, with an introduction, by Arthur W. $19.95.) The Civil War Reminiscences of Major Silas T. (Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Edited by Susan Williams Benson Foreword by Herman Hattaway. Chesson University of Massachusetts-Boston Berry Benson's Civil War Book: Memoirs ofa Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter. These volumes are moving contributions to our knowledge of the war from the ground up as seen by two extraordinary Yanks. government" (37?.44 for nonpayment of taxes) in 1864, but the same government reimbursed Lee's descendants after the Supreme Court ruled its seizure illegal in 1882. Title to Arlington may have "passed to the U.S. It was Albert Sidney Johnston who died at Shiloh, not Joseph E. This is the only Civil War reenactment to take place in the house where it truly happened in July 1863.įor reservations contact the Shriver House Museum, 309 Baltimore St.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ģ64CIVIL WAR HISTORY Slips are rare. At the conclusion of the tour enjoy a cold refreshment in George Shriver’s Saloon while listening to stories of what a few other families endured during the fighting. See beautiful rooms ransacked by the invading forces and watch as nurses tend wounded soldiers in a make-shift hospital. Living historians bring their story to life as you stand just feet from Confederate sharpshooters firing muskets on their Union adversaries.
The Shrivers’ were one of the wealthiest families in town at the time. One resident stated the Confederates “went from the garret to the cellar, and loading up the plunder in a large four-horse wagon, drove it off.” Another citizen recounted how the invaders “tried to see how much damage they could do.” Step back in time to understand what the battle was like for one family who called Gettysburg ‘home’ in 1863. Most Lee’s men followed his orders but there were some who did not. Lee’s orders which forbade the seizure or injury of private property by his men. Approximately 70,000 of those soldiers were Confederates which, no doubt, was frightening for the citizens of this Union town who were not aware of Gen. More than 170,000 Union and Confederate soldiers converged on the town in July 1863. But it was the end of the battle that was truly the beginning of the nightmare for people who had never been exposed to the incredible horrors of war.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a terrifying experience for the residents of this historic town. Learn what occurred during those three days of horror that terrified the citizens of Gettysburg and how the Shrivers’ lives were affected before, during, and after the fighting. Forensic blood evidence has been detected in the bloodstained Confederate sharpshooters nest. At least two Confederate snipers were shot and killed in the house.
While families all over town watched the conflict unfold from their cellar windows, the home of George and Hettie Shriver was commandeered by Confederate sharpshooters. On Saturday, July 1, from 5 to 9 pm, the Shriver House Museum will reenact the Battle of Gettysburg from a very different perspective - through the eyes of one family who was caught up in one of the deadliest battles ever to take place on American soil.
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