Mary Thompson House (Lee's HQ) Section-Naval History sought out quacks and spiritualists

sought out quacks and spiritualists as cult memberships grew

Lincoln's Greatest Speech is both an important historical document and a thoughtful analysis of Lincoln's moral and rhetorical genius

These leaders each responded in different ways

"Nobody has brought together in one volume so many eyewitness accounts from both sides

cleanup of the battle ground

Mary Thompson House (Lee's HQ) Section-Naval History sought out quacks and spiritualistsHistoric Mary Thompson House Lee's Headquarters The elderly widow Mary Thompson co owned her small house west of Gettysburg on the Chambersburg Pike with Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, a staunch northern abolitionist, when the Battle of Gettysburg began the morning of July 1, 1863. Top commanding Confederate General Robert E. Lee was quick to make her house his headquarters upon realizing its strategic location overlooking the battlefield.