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Category Archives: Medical
Hospitals Of First Manassas
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus One hundred and fifty-six years ago this July, Americans reached a deadly point in American history in Prince William County at the Battle of First Manassas (or Bull Run). … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Medical, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of First Manassas, Ben Lomond Historic Site, Dr. Craighill, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fanny Ricketts, field hospitals, Holkum's Branch, Matthew's House, medical care, Pringle House Hospital, Sudley Methodist Church, surgeon
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ECW Weekender: Gettysburg Field Hospital Sites
As the sun set on the Gettysburg battlefield on July 3, 1863, although the sound of combat faded into history, a new battle was just beginning. Over the course of the three day engagement, 51,000 men became casualties. That number … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Material Culture, Medical, Monuments, National Park Service, Photography, Preservation, Primary Sources
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, battlefield preservation, Civil War books, Civil War medicine, Field Hospital, Gettysburg National Military Park, Historic Preservation, Medical
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My Favorite Historical Person: James Hanger
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Trout As a Civil War historian, the toughest and most challenging question of all is “who is your favorite historical person?” From Union war heroes to gallant Rebel commanders to the … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical, Personalities, Reconstruction
Tagged 16th ohio infantry, 23rd Virginia, amputation, augusta county, battle of philippi, civil war amputee, favorite17, Hanger Inc, James E. Hanger, James Hanger, patent, prosthetics, staunton, surgeon, Virginia, Washington College
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Broken in Battle, Part I: A Most Singular Death
Audiences know the battle of Antietam best for its grim distinction of being the bloodiest day in American history. Between the early morning and late afternoon hours of September 17, 1862, 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged Antietam, Broken-in-Battle, Dunker Church, James Harrison White, John G. Walker, Kevin Pawlak, William A. Hammond
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A City of Hospitals, Short on Supplies
From the Portland, Maine, Daily Eastern Argus on Wednesday, May 25, 1864: A letter written from Fredericksburg after the battle of the Wilderness says:— “In a guano ware-house a magnificent veteran, leaning against the wall with his blouse on (to … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged civil war hospitals, Eastern Daily Argus, Fredericksburg, Medical, Portland Maine, wilderness
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ECW Weekender: Ben Lomond Historic Site
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Paige Gibbons Backus A mile away from the Manassas National Battlefield, hidden amongst suburbia and shopping centers, stands Ben Lomond Historic Site, a pre-war Virginia plantation house managed by Prince William County’s Historic Preservation Division. … Continue reading
Stapleton Crutchfield: Stonewall’s Wounded Comrade
The ambulance lurched ever forward with a jerky, swaying motion. Pain dazed comprehension. General Jackson wounded? Lying just inches from him? How badly was the commander hurt? Exacerbated by the movements over the rough road, the dizzying, unrelenting agony radiated from … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Medical
Tagged amputation, artillery, Battle of Chancellorsville, chief of artillery, death of Stonewall Jackson, general jackson, Jackson's amputation, Lexington, lexington virginia, staff officers, stapleton crutchfield, Virginia Military Institute, wounded
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Why I “Do” History
About a month ago a friend of mine pointed me to an entry-level priced CDV of a veteran of the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, my ancestor’s unit. I have spent quite a bit of time contemplating whether or not I … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, Photography, Preservation, Primary Sources
Tagged 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, Battle of the Crater, CDV, Cemetery, civil war photography, Images, Killed in Action, National Cemetery, Petersburg Campaign, Petersburg National Battlefield
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ECW Weekender: Salisbury Confederate Prison Symposium
Numerous conferences and symposiums that specialize in the American Civil War often examine the many famed battles, important and leading figures, and the memory and monuments of the war itself. We were recently notified by Sue Curtis, chair of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, Preservation, Primary Sources, Upcoming Events
Tagged Civil War prison, Confederate Prisoner Camp, ECW Weekender, North Carolina, Salisbury Prisoner
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Deliver Me From Anymore Southern Winters
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson Army of the Potomac Private George Augustus Marden’s frequent letters home to family in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, contained fascinating accounts of his Civil War experiences. Others carried disturbing news, such … Continue reading
