As the holiday season approaches and Remembrance Day draws near, at The Gettysburg Experience we bring you another issue with articles of historical interest and our updated Calendar of Events, beginning on page 11.

Sometimes the most unusual things happen in times of war. Read about one of them in An Autumn Surprise, found on page 19.

Learn about the highest-ranking Civil War soldier in Gettysburg’s National Cemetery, in Charles Collis: “So Positive a Character”, beginning on page 27.

In remembering Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, a deeper look into Lincoln’s amazing ability to connect with the American populace – and eventually the world – are chronicled in America’s Greatest Communicator, beginning on page 37.

Don’t forget our Trivia Questions, found at the bottom of every odd-numbered page. To ace the Trivia, read the articles first. Answers are found on page 45.

We also offer for your convenience an Advertisers’ Directory on page 46. We greatly appreciate our many advertisers. We receive no other funding, so without them the magazine would not be possible. Please take a moment and see what they have to offer. We shop at their establishments too, and can highly recommend them to you.

Thank you for choosing The Gettysburg Experience, part of historic Gettysburg since 1997.