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Category Archives: Battlefields & Historic Places
Birthplace of Stonewall Jackson
On this date, January 21, 1824, Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born in what was then Clarksburg, Virginia. Nothing of Jackson’s original home remains except for a plaque on the front of a building that now stands in the home’s former … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: If You Only Have 3 Hours at Kennesaw Battlefield…
Last December, I had the opportunity to make my first trip to Georgia. Although there for only about twenty-four hours, I took the chance to see some historic sites in Atlanta and Kennesaw, and I counted many reasons to go … Continue reading
Cold Furnace
It snowed today in central Virginia, so I took a few minutes away from my desk to enjoy some time on the Chancellorsville battlefield. What a beautiful day!
ECW Weekender: Fredericksburg Events
It’s Fredericksburg anniversary weekend and it seemed appropriate to share the history tours and walks that are hosted by the National Park Service on Saturday and Sunday. We’ve copied the listed from the NPS website and wish you a great … Continue reading
Holiday History Tour
I traveled home from Fredericksburg to Erie Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving this year. It was my first trip back since arriving here in late June. As I have an serious allergy to the commercialism of Black Friday, I decided to make … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Cemetery, Colonel Strong Vincent, Pennsylvania
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Exploring Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West
My wife will tell you that I can find Civil War History wherever we go. I’m equally proud and embarrassed to admit that she’s right. We recently joined a few friends for a late season, kids free, just-what-the-doctor-ordered trip to … Continue reading
Chasing Uncle Billy: Breaching the Line of the Salkahatchie River (part two)
(part two of two) On February 1, 1865, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s might army crossed into South Carolina and began moving north. He kept his two wings separated for a variety of reasons: to confuse the Confederates as to … Continue reading
Chasing Uncle Billy: Breaching the Line of the Salkahatchie River (part one)
(part one of two) My friend and co-author Wade Sokolosky and I just spent the last three days chasing William T. Sherman’s march through South Carolina and part of North Carolina. Along the way, we both saw things we had … Continue reading
The Collapse of a Battlefield Landmark: Antietam’s Middle Bridge
Whether they are well-studied or just passersby, both sets of visitors alike typically want to ensure they see one thing during their visit to Antietam National Battlefield: the Burnside bridge. And why not? The stories there are compelling, it is … Continue reading
Opening the Mine Run Campaign at Germanna Ford and Creating a History of Our Own
Everything was brown: the barren trees, the fallen leaves, the river itself as it pushed between the high banks on either side. Even the crushed gravel of the path was somehow brown as it wound down the hillside from the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Memory
Tagged Germanna Ford, Maxwell Mackowski, Mine Run, Mine Run Campaign, Rapidan River, YouTube
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