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.
Battle Summary: The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1âJuly 3, 1863), was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle ever fought in North America, involving around 85,000 men in the Unionâs Army of the Potomac under Major General George Gordon Meade and approximately 75,000 in the Confederacyâs Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert Edward Lee.