Category Archives: Medical

Additional Podcast Resources: “Aftermath of Battle”

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Did you have a chance to hear Meg Groeling’s podcast about what happened when the battles ended? She has accomplished insightful research on the ordeals for the wounded and the burials of fallen soldiers. This podcast is available to all ECW … Continue reading →

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Abraham’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame (pt. 3)

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Meg Groeling

Enslaved Abraham became Free Abraham in a matter of seconds. His body arched over the line from the Confederate 3rd Louisiana Redan to the Union 81st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. As the men in blue helped him to his feet, it … Continue reading →

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Do We Still Care About the Civil War: Paige Gibbons Backus

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

The cover story of the newest issue of Civil War Times asks, “Do we still care about the Civil War?” ECW is pleased to partner with Civil War Times to extend the conversation here on the blog. Do we still … Continue reading →

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He Wrote What? Health and Weight in Civil War Letters

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“You stated that you had been weighed, what is your weight?”[i] asked Private Walter Dunn in a letter to his fiancée. It’s a little shocking to modern readers! There are a few questions that are usually considered taboo to ask … Continue reading →

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Yellow Fever and Reconciliation

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Sean Michael Chick

Among the historical memories that still haunt New Orleans are those of the Yellow Fever outbreaks of the 1800s. As a descendant of Irishmen, who suffered disproportionately from the disease, I heard my grandmother speak of the last few outbreaks … Continue reading →

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“Down Fame’s Ladder”: Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan’s Unending War

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Frank Jastrzembski

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock gave glowing praise of the Third Division’s 1st Brigade and its commander, 29-year-old Colonel Thomas W. Egan, in his report following the Battle of North Anna on May 23, 1864. “Egan’s brigade, led gallantly by … Continue reading →

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The Trust’s 2019 Teacher Institute: The Great Humanitarian Crisis of the War—Civil War Prisons

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

As a college professor, I don’t have to sit through many lectures (and I seldom, if ever, actually give any, preferring discussion-based lessons instead). So, it’s been a while since I’ve sat through a lecture and even longer since I’ve … Continue reading →

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“A Harvest of Death”: The Days After Gettysburg

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

In the days following the Battle of Gettysburg, the most of both the Union and Confederate armies had already left the area. However, approximately 30,000 soldiers of both armies still remained in Gettysburg. About 21,000 of these soldiers were receiving … Continue reading →

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Words of the Wounded: The Gettysburg Campaign

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

By the end of the Gettysburg Campaign into Pennsylvania there were an estimated 64,000 killed, wounded and missing between both the Union and Confederate armies. The struggles and the implications on the medical field from the military campaign will be … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: In Lincoln’s Footsteps at Point of Rocks

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

On March 27, 1865, President Lincoln made a trip to Point of Rocks, on the Appomattox River. The day trip, which was just part of his visit to the war lines, may have started out as a compassionate mission to … Continue reading →

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