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Category Archives: National Park Service
Saving History Saturday: National Park Service Adds 16 New Listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
In late March, the National Park Service announced that they had added 16 new sites to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The sites, which span 11 states from New England to the Gulf Coast, to the Midwest, join … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Battlefield Preservation Grants Awarded
The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $2,347,080 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to four projects, including three Civil War preservation projects. The two of the projects are in Virginia and the third is in Mississippi, … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Gettysburg Rehabilitation Work
Land stabilization and reclamation work began in March at Gettysburg National Military Park. Work at Devil’s Den began on March 21st and is expected to take five to six months. This is the first of several projects, and areas of … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Closing Devil’s Den and Little Round Top
Time is running out for you to visit two of the most awe-inspiring sites at Gettysburg-Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. The National Park Service (NPS) plans to close Devil’s Den on Monday, March 21, 2022, for approximately six months. … Continue reading
Hidden 7th Georgia Infantry Marker at Manassas
One of the treats of battlefield exploration is discovering something new – or at least feeling like you’re discovering something new. Upon my first trip to Virginia in 2018, I was determined to follow in the footsteps of a soldier … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, National Park Service, Regiments
Tagged 7th Georgia Infantry, Battle of First Bull Run, Battle of First Manassas, battlefielding, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Noah Smith Culpepper, Position Markers, Regimental Markers
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Saving History Saturday: A Summer of Restoration for the Kirkland Monument at Fredericksburg Battlefield
The Sergeant Kirkland Monument within the boundaries of Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park and near the Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is an iconic symbol. Depicting the Confederate sergeant giving water to a wounded Union soldier, it’s a powerful reminder of … Continue reading
Stolen War Department Marker Recovered at Antietam
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Matthew Chilton… On February 22, 2021, I noticed a familiar item – seemingly a ca. 1890’s War Department directional marker – was being advertised for an upcoming estate sale at a local auction in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service
Tagged 5th US Light Artillery, Antietam National Battlefield, Battery I, Battle of Antietam, D.H. Hill, General James Longstreet, National Park Service, Robert E. Lee, Stephen H. Weed, Stolen, War Department Markers, Weed's Battery
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ECW Podcast: Greg Mertz Looks Back – Shiloh, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Parks
Historian Greg Mertz talks Shiloh, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania, and more as he looks back, on the eve of his retirement, on more than three and a half decades with the National Park Service. Greg is the author of the ECWS book … Continue reading
The Deep Cut Burns
A couple of weeks ago, Manassas National Battlefield held a controlled burn in the area of the Deep Cut. Here, on August 30, 1862, thousands of Union soldiers led by Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter attacked Confederate troops positioned along … Continue reading
Exploring Gettysburg with Sue Boardman (part four)
part four in a series The Gettysburg battlefield is, of course, covered with monuments and memorials. For the next stop on our tour of the battlefield, Sue directed us to the very heart of the July 3 battle: “The Angle,” … Continue reading
