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Category Archives: Preservation
The Rappahannock
by Jason Klaiber, ECW Correspondent One hundred and fifty two years ago today, the Union army made a harrowing crossing over the Rappahannock River as it prepared to do battle in Fredericksburg. Now, a new documentary, Rappahannock, takes a fresh … Continue reading
Franklin 150th: The McGavocks, Carnton, and the Battle of Franklin
In the late afternoon of November 30, 1864, 30,000 Confederate troops, under General Hood’s direction, made an attack on General Schofield’s federal defenses in Franklin, Tennessee. With up to 10,000 casualties in the five hour engagement, scores of dead and … Continue reading
Civil War Trust Launches “Campaign 1776″ to Preserve Rev War and 1812 Battlefields
Our friends at the Civil War Trust have announced some very exciting news this morning in honor of Veteran’s Day: Nearly 240 years after the “shot heard ‘round the world” signaled the beginning of the journey toward American independence, historians … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Rectortown and Mosby’s Confederacy
One of the best preserved landscapes in Virginia is that of “Mosby’s Confederacy” located in southern Loudoun County and northern Fauquier County. The area’s roads, farms and fences are mostly on the same locations as they were during the Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Ambrose Burnside, George McClellan, John S. Mosby
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Money vs Memory
Editor’s Note: ECW is committed to historical preservation. Although Chris Kolakowski reacts to an instance related to a different war, this is something of concern to the general preservation community, so we’re pleased to bring it to our readers’ attention. … Continue reading
Really? You Needed That?
I do not know if any of our readers know historians or history buffs. Perhaps you fit into these categories yourselves. If so, I hope this post resonates with you.
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Newspapers, Personalities, Preservation, Ties to the War
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War Era, Civil War History, Elmer Ellsworth, Fire Zouaves, Memory, Preservation, the Illinois State Legislature, trumpet, Washington
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“Victory at Chancellorsville!”
We received tonight some great news from our friends at the Civil War Trust. We’ll let Mark Coombs, the Trust’s manager for state and local relations, share it with you himself: Dear Friends of Preservation, We did it! On Tuesday night, … Continue reading
Support Battlefield Preservation at Chancellorsville
An open letter to the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors, who will consider tomorrow evening a proposal to preserve a portion of the Chancellorsville battlefield in exchange for zoning concessions Dear Supervisors: It might seem hyperbolic to say that Spotsylvania … Continue reading
Mapping the Ground, Preserving the Land
Today, we’re pleased to welcome guest author Bradley M. Gottfried. I walked the fields of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania many times while mapping the campaigns of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Studying the Civil War is … Continue reading
Visiting Headquarters
Perhaps the gray day made headquarters seem quieter than normal. Situated along Route 30 on the northwest corner of Gettysburg, General Lee’s HQ usually has the feel of a place where something’s going on. It was certainly like that on … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Preservation
Tagged Civil Wart Trust, Gettysburg, Lee's Headquarters, Lee's HQ, Preservation
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