Gettysburg Stories

Novella Contest 40k word maximum.

An innocent drama rehearsal goes wrong when unconventional best friend duo Baelie Kettle and Collin Frey accidentally stumble upon a time machine backstage. The two quickly realize that this won't be a quick trip, as they have no idea how the contraption is controlled, or how it even works. Not only that, Baelie and Collin have begun to realize that their feelings towards each other have begun to change in a big way. Between dinosaurs, Gettysburg, Romans, the Black Plague and hormones, this trip will certainly be one to change their lives. And even if they survive all that, they still have to face their biggest problem...will they find their way back home?

Set in the era of the Civil War, Ann has always struggled with her position in life. Seen as a useless girl to her family, Ann tries to see better of herself but feels herself falling to her family's views. She feels like she can't do anything, especially when her older brother, Martin, is conscripted to the war effort, where Ann is sure he will die. In a whirlwind decision, she decides to disguise herself as a male soldier, impersonating Martin and going off to war. Florence is an African-American girl with a fire in her heart. She's gutsy, with enough bravado to put the mightiest warriors to shame. A long-time friend of Ann's, Florence knows how it feels to be looked down on. But she can feel her warrior's heart inside her, urging her to fight in the Civil War, to fight for the freedom of her people. Unleashed anger and frustration burn in her bloodstream, begging to be set free. But how can she fight, when she's just a girl? Hugh is a seemingly selfish, self-conceded Southern boy who has been conscripted to fight the North. As the war rages on, he struggles to choose a side, indecision tearing at him. He knows that while one choice might be morally right, he knows that choosing that side could rip him from the beliefs his family has instilled in him since the day he was born. In a brutal twist of fate, all three of their lives collide, when Hugh, Florence, and Ann meet each other on the bloody battlefield of Gettysburg. But will they put aside their prejudices for survival? Or will they let themselves be torn apart by the worries and doubt that cloud all their minds?

A poem/song inspired by a visit to Gettysburg way back in 1976. The Bi-Centennial year for the USA. I visited at the insistence of my friend and fellow traveler, Michael. He was in the Army Reserve in our hometown Sydney, Australia. Michael planned our trip itinerary so many historical military sites were naturally included. Gettysburg, although I'd heard of it I doubt it would have been a must see for me save for Michael. It had a profound effect on me to this day. When my friend in Perth Stoney Martin was asked by a friend in Texas to write a song with Texas mentioned in the lyrics. Stoney and I thought that the USA may be headed for another civil war and we both thought we could come up with an anti-war protest song about the Civil War. I set down some words in 2020 In the middle of the Covid madness. Covid and Facebook restrictions took precedence over songwriting for us both. Stoney concentrated on his own music as a retired professional musician. Meanwhile, I got out my, now old, Casio Keyboard and finally resolved to learn to play the piano. I put writing and Wattpad aside for over two years to achieve my goal. No spare money for piano lessons meant replacing my time on Wattpad with time on Youtube until I could play at least one classical piece two-handed. Last birthday I decided to come back to Wattpad and renew my interest in my HereAfter Series of books. I have established many friends on this platform in a short time. A few are poets and song writers. I hadn't thought of putting song lyrics on Wattpad but I saw what they were doing and thought why not? Gettysburg Address is my first attempt at that. For the time being, it can be sung roughly to the tune of the American National Anthymn, The Star Spangled Banner, at least u inntil Stoney gets interested again to write an original score or I become so proficient on the piano that I can write the music myself. Neither of which I would hold my breath for. Haha.

This is about a girl named Amy Fire. She moves to Gettysburg and doesn't know that her new farm was a battle ground. Where she lives is Little Round Top. Every night strange things happen but she only knows. She can see the ghost side because she is half ghost and half human. She was taken in by her father because her mother died when Amy was 1 year old. Now will Amy make friends? Will her secrets be revealed? Will her dad take her back to Philadelphia,PA or what? Read to find out what happens. Enjoy.

"Shane?" "Yeah?" "I love you." Almost a year later Buzzfeed's cutest couple and expert ghost hunters, Ryan and Shane, are back in Pennsylvania, the same state where their relationship started. Only this time, they're in Gettysburg, where around 7,000 soldiers died during The American Civil War. They're also accompanied by Keith, Eugene, Ned, and Zach from The Try Guys. When half of their group goes missing, will the two lovers find their friends or be scared to their deaths by the spirits of The Civil War? The answer, for now, remains UNSOLVED. (If you read that in Ryan's theory voice, you get 100 bonus points) ( ! ) This is a sequel to Cellblock Four. If you haven't read that, then I guess you might possibly maybe be able to understand most of what's going on, but I highly recommend you go read it now. You'll regret not reading it sooner. Mild profanity - otherwise, no holy water needed. First published: June 5th, 2017 Originally completed: April 19th, 2018

Vault 97 was originally built in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania as a joint venture between the U.S. Government and VaultTech to be a second, miniature Pentagon outside of D.C. When the bombs dropped, however, VaultTech had other plans. Only 20 residents and 15 staff made it in, only one person made it out, and winter has arrived in full force.

It's July 3rd, 1863 and Union and Confederate forces are gathered at the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On one side, in the Army of Northern Virginia, a Sergeant Thomas Sykes stands in apprehension, awaiting to march across an open field into the oncoming fire of the Yankees. As Thomas stands waiting, he has no idea that he is about to meet his best friend in battle and because of that meeting, his life will change forever. On the other side, in the Army of the Potomac, a Private Clyde Smith sat in awaiting tension, confused about how the Rebels were about to attack. But as Clyde waited, he had no way of knowing that he was about to meet his best friend in battle and that meeting will change his life forever, but in a very different way. Dive into this short story to see the famous Pickett's Charge through the eyes of both a Union and a Confederate soldier.

Cassandra and Kadie and their best friends, Eliza and Monica, love solving mystery's. They also love horror books and films. The coincidence? They also live in the USA's most haunted city. (This is my NaNoWriMo ywp story for this year. You're awesome if you've heard of it.)

After his father dies in the battle of Gettysburg, Samuel E. Rosen is forced into an infamous orphanage, where a powerful lady who dislikes children plans on making their stay.. worthwhile.