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Distinguished Gallantry In Action, Ashley N. Towle
Distinguished Gallantry In Action, Ashley N. Towle
Hidden in Plain Sight Projects
Among the many paintings of Abraham Lincoln hanging in the Civil War Institute, there is one face that may not be as familiar. Peering out from a small wooden frame in the main office sits Philip Goettel, a Civil War soldier. His posture is relaxed as he sits in a chair proudly displaying his Union uniform. A caption with the mere word “Father” appears below him, along with a significant date: 1863. Truly, the year 1863 would be a pivotal year in Philip Goettel’s life. He would be wounded, scale a mountain under fire, and earn a Medal of Honor. …
Portrait Of Thaddeus Stevens By Jacob Eichholtz, Axel T. Kaegler
Portrait Of Thaddeus Stevens By Jacob Eichholtz, Axel T. Kaegler
Hidden in Plain Sight Projects
When we were approached to do a paper on the hidden history of an object in Gettysburg College, a colleague and I decided to take a weekend afternoon to walk around the campus in order to find an object to write about. After wandering for a while, we entered Penn Hall, and in the Lyceum we looked at the portraits of great contributors to Gettysburg College. One face that struck me was that of Thaddeus Stevens, who I remembered as one of the great Radical Republicans of the Civil War era. Gettysburg is very much a Civil War oriented area. …