Levertov, who was educated at home, showed an enthusiasm for writing from an early age and studied ballet, art, piano and French as well as standard subjects. She wrote about the strangeness she felt growing up part Jewish, German, Welsh and English, but not fully belonging to any of these identities.
150 years ago in Gettysburg, thousands of Confederate soldiers were buried in shallow, unmarked graves. 140 years ago, the process of returning some of those soldiers to Hollywood Cemetery began. Itâs a little hard to imagine Gettysburg after the three days of fighting that took place there in July of 1863.
There were 72,000 horses and mules at Gettysburg. 3,000 horses were killed. One resident, Lydia Lyster, whose home was used by General George Meade as his headquarters, found 17 dead horses in her yard alone. It is said that she was able to sell their bones at a half cent per pound.