Tag: Andersonville Prison
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Remembering Keller Culp: A Union Soldier’s Sacrifice at Andersonville
Known to friends and family as Keller, Benjamin Keller Culp was another cousin of John Wesley Culp whose fate added to the Culp family tragedy. Born on May 31, 1844, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, Keller’s life was profoundly shaped by the tumultuous events of the American Civil War. In the summer of 1862, responding to…
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From Ten Pins to Andersonville: The Story of George Washington Shriver
The Shriver House in Gettysburg is one of the town’s much-visited attractions, known for telling the stories of the Shrivers and their home during the Battle of Gettysburg. The house has been investigated to verify blood stains in its attic, which was a shelter for Confederate sharpshooters during the battle and the site of at…