Category Archives: Memory

Jackson Flank Attack Ground Saved

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

The Central Virginia Battlefield Trust has worked hard over the years to help in the effort to preserve the ground in which Stonewall Jackson’s famous flank attack made history in May 1863. Their most recent announcement shares the great news … Continue reading →

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And Now a Brief Word about Kate Chase . . .

Posted on September 22, 2017 by

Remember that girl in high school? The one who always looked great–clothes perfect, never a hair out of place? She came from a socially prominent family and was really nice to everyone. She dated several popular boys. Her grades were … Continue reading →

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Statues of Stonewall: Charlottesville 2017

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

Perhaps you remember this image from my “Statues of StonewallStatues of Stonewall” series: the Stonewall Jackson monument in Charlottesville, Virginia. On August 12, a white supremacist rally in the city—organized to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. … Continue reading →

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September 16, 1862: The Night Of No Return

Posted on September 16, 2017 by

Civil War soldiers vividly remembered, and recalled, certain days of their military careers, both the highs and lows, the good ones and the bad ones. For those soldier participants in the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, the September 17, … Continue reading →

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Help Protect More Ground at Appomattox

Posted on September 16, 2017 by

Our friends at the Civil War Trust pass along this news of an active preservation campaign to help preserve seventy-four acres of ground at Appomattox Court House. This latest announcement comes to us from Trust President Jim Lighthizer. Continue reading … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Harpers Ferry 3.0—The Time I Took My Kids

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

On the heels of Chris Mackowski’s recent post regarding how to interest young people more in the Civil War, I headed to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in July for the third time in four years – this time, with my … Continue reading →

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“Remembering 9/11 and the Lesson of Antietam”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

It has become my custom on 9/11 to think back to a different day during a different September when America suffered an even more catastrophic loss of life. As I first explained in 2012, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Campaign Site Preservation Opportunity

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

The Civil War Trust has announced a unique preservation opportunity. The battle of Upperville was part of Jeb Stuart’s defense-in-depth of Ashby’s Gap and a look into the movement’s of Lee’s army by the Federal Cavalry. During this battle, Col. … Continue reading →

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With Lee in Leesburg: Harrison Hall

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

On the night of September 5, 1862 a lot must have been going through Lee’s mind as he went to bed in the home of Henry and Jane Harrison in Leesburg. A few days before he informed Confederate President Davis … Continue reading →

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A Monumental Controversy

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Jon-Erik Gilot The past few weeks have renewed a discussion – or shouting match – relating to the place and context of both Confederate and historical iconography currently dotting our parks … Continue reading →

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