#73 Gettysburg Magazine Section- Politics and incredible luck—both good and

and incredible luck—both good and bad

including a Russian Archduke

they found new promise in rural Illinois

these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency

Each daily entry derives from a quill scrolling the parchment or a press imprinting type on the day the activity occurred

#73 Gettysburg Magazine Section- Politics and incredible luck—both good andIssue # 73 (Fall 2025) Contents Introduction Articles Mourned by an Army: Lt. Edmund Kirby and a Letter of Sympathy from Henry Hunt, May 31, 1863 William R. Griffith IV Robert E. Lee, Food, and the Gettysburg Campaign Michael C. Hardy Compromised Command: Sleep Deprivation and Decision Making at the Battle of Gettysburg Craig A. Miller Holding the Line: The 17th Connecticut Infantry on July 2 Carolyn Ivanoff One Grand, Decided Victory: The Life and