GDG- Charles McCurdy

[Chuck May]

I hope Lew doesn't attempt to portray Charlie as a young boy. The
imagination can only be stretched so far! <g>

Chuck May
Gettysburg PA
ChuckMay at alpha-scientific-lab.com

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On Behalf Of Ginny Gage
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:54 PM
To: Gettysburg Discussion Group
Subject: GDG- Charles McCurdy

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Hi Paula,

Yes, it is the same Charles McCurdy.  Funny, but after I reread the
obituary, I realized that only those of us who have studied the civilians of
Gettysburg would even know who this was!  Thank you for posting what you
did.

He was a young boy of 10 years of age at the time of the famous battle and
wrote his memoirs as an adult and they are in print.  I believe we purchased
our copy at the VC a number of years ago.

Like you, Lew and I do a ³Civilians of Gettysburg² presentation in Vermont
and NH.  We¹re members of the NH Humanities Council.  Lew portrays Charlie
McCurdy and tells about his experiences as a young boy, as well as some of
the stories from the other boys his own age.  I portray Sarah Broadhead and
talk about her experiences and some of the ladies experiences in town just
before the battle, during, and for some time after the battle.  One aspect
of the Battle of Gettysburg most people don¹t know much about.

Ginny