Questions of Secession (conclusion)
part five of five I’ve been chatting about secession lately with historian Nathan Hall of Richmond National Battlefield Park. Nathan has been studying the topic deeply for many years and recently spoke on it at the Richmond Civil War Roundtable. I think you’ll enjoy his thoughts, too. Doug: Did the Civil War settle the question […]
Read more...Week In Review: April 26-May 3, 2020
Extra, extra this week! We had several days with four blog posts, thanks for some great series and battle anniversaries. We hope you enjoy the spontaneous additions and a little more history in your inbox or newsfeed. Sunday, April 26: In the evening, Sarah Kay Bierle posted Part 6 of the read-along of Nurse Bucklin’s […]
Read more...What Time Was It?
Yesterday evening, I had plans for dinner at the Union XI Corps campsites. I wanted to be at the “flank attack fields” on Chancellorsville battlefield at the time “Stonewall” Jackson launched his surprise attack against those troops 157 years ago. A quick review of the history books suggested between 5:00pm and 5:15pm was when Jackson […]
Read more...A Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March
I had initially planned to hike the route of Jackson’s flank march today (May 2) to commemorate its 157th anniversary. I ended up taking my camera instead so that I could–at least virtually–take you on the flank march route with me. The result, for those of you trapped in lock-down and pining for a little […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: $923,314 To Save Battlefields
Good news for Civil War battlefield preservation this week! On April 30, 2020, the National Park Service announced that $923,314 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) would be used to protect 207 acres of America’s Civil and Revolutionary War battlefields. The grants will be used to acquire portions of Vicksburg Battlefield in […]
Read more...Questions of Secession (part three)
part three of five I’ve been chatting about secession lately with historian Nathan Hall of Richmond National Battlefield Park. Nathan has been studying the topic deeply for many years and recently spoke on it at the Richmond Civil War Roundtable. I think you’ll enjoy his thoughts, too. Doug: Did the founders fail to anticipate the […]
Read more...Chancellorsville, May 1
157 years ago today, the battle of Chancellorsville opened up. I always like to take a moment to spend some time thinking about the battle that happened—literally—in my front yard. Check out the ECW YouTube page for more Day One action from Chancellorsville:
Read more...ECW Weekender: Nathan & Polly Johnson’s House (Virtually)
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m going a little “stir-crazy” this week…and it’s been rainy, making it not as easy to just head out for a walk. So, I starting thinking about places I want to travel, and as I reviewed the list, I remembered New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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