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Category Archives: Memory
Crawling to Freedom
ECW welcomes guest author Richard Abramson The old Post Road – since 1930, New York State Route 22 – runs north from New York City all the way up to the town of Mooers, near the Canadian border. It’s a … Continue reading
Jayhawks, Mount Oread, Legends, and Lore: The University of Kansas and Its Deep Civil War Ties
From the famous rivalry with the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) dubbed the “Border War” to the unique Jayhawk mascot, the University of Kansas (KU) has some of the most interesting traditions, mascot, and lore of all American universities. At any … Continue reading
Richard Taylor on Stonewall Jackson
As we wrap up the 160th anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign, I want to share with you an observation made by Richard Taylor. Taylor’s Louisianans played a key role in several battles during the Valley Campaign and then … Continue reading
The Battle of Memphis and the Fog of War
The battle of Memphis took place on the Mississippi River on June 6, 1862. (You can read posts about it here and here.) Even on the water, the fog of war sometimes hangs heavy over a battlefield. By June 11, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory, Navies
Tagged Battle of Memphis, Charles Ellet, Memphis, Mississippi River, Queen of the West, ram fleet
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To Smile or Not To Smile… That is a Question
“Hey, let’s take a selfie.” I confess I said those words at the top of the observation tower, near the Bloody Lane at Antietam National Battlefield last weekend. And as soon as I said them, I was cringing inside. I … Continue reading
“Doing Justice to Their Share”
“[H]istory has not yet done justice to the share borne by colored soldiers in the war for the Union,” wrote Col. Thomas Jefferson Morgan, commander of a USCT brigade at the battle of Nashville. A statue installed in the town … Continue reading
Liberating Winchester?
On Sunday, May 25, 1862, the Confederate soldiers in General Thomas J. Jackson’s army who had stayed in the ranks through the grueling night march found themselves on the high ground surrounding Winchester, Virginia, and extending toward the east and … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Battles, Memory
Tagged 160th Anniversary, 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 Valley Campaign, Battle of Winchester, Civil War art, civil war memory, contraband, david hunter strother, First Winchester, Julia Chase, Laura Lee, Nathaniel Banks, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Winchester Virginia
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Belle Boyd and the Battle of Front Royal, Part 2
Part 1 is here “I did not stop to reflect. My heart, though beating fast, was not appalled. I put on a white sunbonnet, and started at a run down the street, which was thronged with Federal officers and men. … Continue reading
A Tale of Three Hammets
On May 14, 1864, just north of the Green family cabin, twenty-four-year-old Robert C. Hammet fell dead with a bullet in his brain. His regiment, the 54th Virginia, was ordered into a reckless, suicidal charge against a line of Federal … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Phill Greenwalt Visits Fort Craig
With less than three months remaining until our symposium, several of our authors will further explore topics relating to their ‘What If’ theme. Today, Phill Greenwalt explores Fort Craig, New Mexico… In 1853, soldiers of the 3rd United States Infantry … Continue reading
