September 25, 2011 in Civil War News, Gettysburg news, Other News / Events
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If you’re interested in the armies that fought at Gettysburg, we invite you to come by and see our Graphical Order of Battle. An “Order of Battle” shows the organization and hierarchy of the army but you’ve never seen one like this before! It is a big graphic chart — sort of like [...]
January 17, 2011 in Civil War News, Gettysburg news, Guides, Other News / Events, Segway News
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Winter is nearly half over (yahoo!) but we’ve been keeping busy in the off-season, preparing to bring you some really great news!
Segway Tours of Gettysburg is moving out of our little parking lot on Taneytown Road and into a spacious INDOOR location!
That’s right — this year we’ll have more room to spread our wings. [...]
March 14, 2010 in Civil War News
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As reported previously, it is officially called the Medal of Honor (not Congressional….). and it is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a person in the Armed Services of the United States.
Here are a few other interesting facts about the Medal of Honor:
General History
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is properly described [...]
March 11, 2010 in Civil War News
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The Medal of Honor has been awarded 1527 times for service in the Civil War, including 63 for service at Gettysburg. The recipients have included such well-known participants of the battle as Major General Daniel Sickles, commander of the III Corps, and Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, defender of Little Round Top who was made [...]
June 18, 2009 in Civil War News, Segway News
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Now THIS is my kind of commercial! I’m just sorry that we didn’t have a hand in making it.