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Author Archives: Sarah Kay Bierle
ECW Weekender: Put This Book In Your Travel Pack!
Do you have ten pounds of books in your backpack? (And an additional twenty pounds of books in a box in the back of your car?) I had a good laugh at myself last weekend when I was at … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, ECW Weekender, Slavery, USCT
Tagged black history, black history month, ECW Weekender, Tourism
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Another Look at Survival
I’m getting ready to give a presentation to a round table this evening and have been reviewing my notes and what I’ll be sharing about Civil War medical practices and how those norms actually worked (or didn’t) during a campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged Cedar Creek, Dr. Alexander Neil, medical care, Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, surgeon
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Reflections on Eastman Johnson’s A Ride for Liberty
Eastman Johnson is one of my favorite American artists, and many agree that one of his best works is A Ride For Liberty. Let’s take a closer look at what inspired and was reflected in the artwork…
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Slavery
Tagged A Ride For Liberty, black history month, Civil War art, civil war artist, eastman johnson, freedmen, slavery
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ECW Weekender: Breckenridge, Colorado
Taking a winter ski trip to the western mountains? Headed to Breckenridge, Colorado? I’ve got a little Civil War history for you.
Posted in ECW Weekender
Tagged Breckenridge, ECW Weekender, John C. Breckinridge, Weekender
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“To Defy The Predictions Of The Universe”: A Wedding Goes Crazy, The Love Story Goes Well
It’s February 14 and Valentine’s Day… So that means I get to bless (or torture) you with a blog post about a historic love story. Now, did you know that February 14 also happens to be a Union general’s birthday? … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Federal, Primary Sources
Tagged Almira Russell Hancock, Valentine's Day, Winfield S. Hancock
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A Birthday Party for Lincoln?
It’s February 12th and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. So…as I ate lunch today, I started wondering if Lincoln had any birthday parties during his lifetime. Now, my research and reference books were not with me, but thinking through what I remember … Continue reading
If It Takes All Summer…
We don’t usually do “behind the scenes” posts about things that happen within the ECW admin team. But there is a scene that happened in the last few weeks that may provide a chuckle to a few of our loyal … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
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CW & Pop Culture: Gettysburg Meets Gone With The Wind, Part 2
Alright, having established the novel and movie’s takes on the reports of Gettysburg, let’s talk in more depth about how Gone With The Wind deals with these scenes and how there’s an influence of and influence on pop-culture.
CW & Pop Culture: Gettysburg Meets Gone With The Wind, Part 1
For this entire series, I’ve been contemplating what I should write about Gone With The Wind. There’s a lot I’d still like to say that didn’t make it in the essay in Entertaining History. There’s a lot I’m still thinking … Continue reading
CW & Pop Culture: Wearing The Civil War?
Is apparel a form of history in pop-culture? I’m going to argue: yes! When I wear my historic 1839 and castled walls emblazed V.M.I. T-Shirt or my favorite Boston Lighthouse swag, I’m proclaiming my love of history to the entire … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture
Tagged apparel, Civil War in Pop Culture, ECW-Entertaining-History
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