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Springtime At Manassas Battlefield
Earlier this week, I visited some of the battlefield locations for the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas. Early spring is blossoming here in Virginia, and this girl from California is delighted to see a real change in the … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Mary Todd Lincoln House
Heading south last weekend on I-75 from Cincinnati to Knoxville, I stopped with my family for lunch just outside of Lexington, Kentucky. Afterward, I finagled a second stop at the Mary Todd Lincoln House (MTL House) for a tour, and … Continue reading
Paying My Respects to Pap Thomas
As a Virginian who stayed loyal to the Union, perhaps it makes sense that George Thomas was laid to rest somewhere in the north. In that grand scheme of things, Troy, NY, seems as likely a place as anywhere. Troy … Continue reading
Another River Line Shoupade Site Endangered
Our friends at the Georgia Battlefields Association recently sent this update about their work in protecting some unique triangular forts. Read below for more information about their efforts to preserve these Shoupades and consider joining their effort by clicking here.
“The Finest Cavalry Display Ever Witnessed”: Lincoln Reviews the Mounted Arm
The spring of 1863 brought about a season of change in the cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac. On St. Patrick’s Day, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s division clashed with Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s brigade on the south … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory
Tagged 10th New York Cavalry, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1st U.S. Cavalry, 2nd New York Cavalry, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Abraham Lincoln, George Stoneman, Joseph Hooker
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“Battlefields Mean Business: Economic Benefits of Battlefield Preservation”
Many of our readers are familiar with heritage tourism. In fact many of us would say we are heritage tourists! Historic sites and the communities they reside in can mutually benefit from the visitors that they receive. The Civil War … Continue reading
A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part five)
(part five of five) For Women’s History Month, we’ve been talking with women who work in Civil War public history. This week, we’ve been sharing a conversation with Emma Murphy, park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. While earning … Continue reading
A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part four)
(part four of five) Emma Murphy is a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. In yesterday’s segment of our interview with Emma, she discussed the philosophical battle Johnson engaged in with Radical Republicans in Congress in the wake … Continue reading
A Conversation with Emma Murphy (part three)
(part three of five) We continue our conversation this week with Emma Murphy, a park guide at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Emma started her job at the park back in February, so she’s still learning her new park and … Continue reading
