GDG- Charles McCurdy

[Lisa Malandra]

The bookstore run by Eastern National at the Visitor Center has memoirs by 
Sarah Broadhead, Charles McCurdy, and Daniel Skelly.  I recently found 
online Leander Warren's.  They are there if you have the patience to look 
for them.  Enjoy when you do, they are wonderful glimpses into 19th century 
Gettysburg.
Lisa Malandra
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Subject: GDG- Charles McCurdy


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>
> Thanks for the info on his memoirs Ginny - I didn't know about that.  I 
> agree, the Civilians throughout the entire war are overlooked, but more 
> and more is being done.
>
> I know someone who does a fantastic Tillie Pierce, as a woman looking back 
> on her experiences.  I have been to Tillie's grave many times in 
> Selinsgrove.
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Ginny Gage <lewandginny at emailmv.com>
>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>
>> 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
>>
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