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Bill Haines of Shippensburg, Pa

"Born to be Brothers Print"

Steve Coldsmith pf Chambersburg, Pa.

"Pistol"

Thank You to All for being part of Our Raffle

See you at next Years Event

The 7th Annual March to Destiny, which is Shippensburg's Civil War Re-enactment and living history event, is being planned and will be held June 27 to 29 in downtown Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.  This event attracts many tourists and re-enactors from the area.

This year there will be a special raffle of a numbered print from a painting by Civil War artist, Dale Gallon.  It is the tenth print in an edition of twenty-five American Civil War Heritage edition prints by Gettysburg artist Dale Gallon.  The artwork depicts Generals Ulysses S. Grant and James Longstreet at McLean House at Appomattox, Virginia, on April 10, 1865.  It is a special print for March to Destiny because David Keebaugh, who is a well-known General James Longstreet re-enactor and is also a member of the Shippensburg March to Destiny Committee, posed for the painting by Dale Gallon.

The meeting at Appomattox of Ulysses S. Grant and James Longstreet was very meaningful as they were friends since being students at West Point Military Academy together, although during the Civil War they served on opposite sides.  They also had close ties since Grant was married to Longstreet's cousin, Julia.  The model for General Grant is Larry Clowers from Gettysburg who is a well-known Grant re-enactor.  He and his wife, Constance, also will be at the March to Destiny event at Shippensburg portraying General Grant and wife Julia.

General Longstreet suggested the title for the painting some time after the Civil War when he remarked to someone, ”Why do men fight, who were born to be brothers?” Dale Gallon felt that this would be a perfect title.  There are several other generals represented in the background of the painting as they also were at Appomattox.  Their names are listed around the edge of the print.

David Keebaugh has been a re-enactor for twenty-three years.  He became interested in history and General Longstreet in high school and has studied his life and career. Now he is a Longstreet re-enactor and teaches others about the General.