Week In Review: August 15-22, 2021
Sunday, August 15:
Fallen Leaders: The Armistead Family cemetery (by Kevin Pawlak)
Monday, August 16:
Question of the Week examined fallen leader’s tombstones or graveside monuments.
Brian Swartz posted about the differences in Ellis Spear’s writings.
Chris Mackowski hosted a BookChat with Guy Hasegawa about Matchless Organization.
Sarah Kay Bierle added reflections on visuals from conflicts and compared scenes of Afghanistan and the American Civil War.
Tuesday, August 17:
Guest author Tim Talbott shared about the effects of the Wilson-Kautz Raid as seen through newspaper advertisements (Part 1).
Fallen Leaders: General Richard B. Garnett (by Sarah Kay Bierle)
Chris Kolakowski wrote about viewing history, Afghanistan, and the fall of other major cities in the past.
There’s a new ECW Podcast focusing on the Siege of Jackson, Mississippi.
Wednesday, August 18:
It’s ECW’s 10th Birthday and here are a few reflections…
Guest author Tim Talbott shared about the effects of the Wilson-Kautz Raid as seen through newspaper advertisements (Part 2).
Fallen Leaders: Henry Halleck (by Meg Groeling)
Thursday, August 19:
Guest author T.J. Bradley shared research about sharpshooters at Chancellorsville.
Jon-Erik Gilot reviewed The Most Hated Man in Kentucky: The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge
Daz of American Civil War & U.K. History shared some scenes from Great Britain as ceremony dedicated the grave of an Civil War veteran.
Friday, August 20:
Fallen Leaders: What about the Women? (by Sarah Kay Bierle)
ECW Weekender: Terry Rensel posted about the Hagen History Center in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Saturday, August 21:
Drew Gruber from Civil War Trails posted about new interpretive panels in Northern Virginia.
Sunday, August 22:
This morning, Meg Groeling wrote about film portrayals of Walt Whitman.