Historic Haunts: The Gettysburg National Soldiers' Orphans' Homestead (James Rada, Jr., Felicia Rizzo -PP) medals opens with the organization of

opens with the organization of the corps and a lively description of the men in the ranks

and the siege of Petersburg

helping ensure foreign countries' vested interest in the Union's success

A comprehensive look at how slavery and resistance to it have shaped Yale University

Historic Haunts: The Gettysburg National Soldiers' Orphans' Homestead (James Rada, Jr., Felicia Rizzo -PP) medals opens with the organization ofIn the shadow of Gettysburgs blood soaked fields stands a brick building haunted by more than just memories. Born from the tragic death of Sergeant Amos Humistonwho died clutching a photo of his three childrenthe National Soldiers Orphans' Homestead opened in 1866 as a beacon of hope for the wars fatherless children. But hope quickly turned to horror. Under the tyrannical rule of matron Rosa Carmichael, the orphanage became a house of cruelty: