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Category Archives: National Park Service
Three Virginia Battlefields See More Preserved Ground
The Civil War Trust recently notified us of a successful campaign to save nearly 400 acres at several Virginia battlefields, including Gaines’ Mill, Cedar Mountain, and Cold Harbor. President of the Trust, Jim Lighthizer, recently sent us this follow up … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, ECW Weekender, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Medical, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Photography, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Cedar Mountain, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Gaines Mill, battlefield preservation, Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain Station Park Alliance, campaign, Civil War Trust, National Park Service
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Civil War Trust Honors Preservationists
Several weeks ago, the Civil War Trust presented several awards in the field of preservation to groups and individuals that have gone above and beyond to save our nation’s history. Those awarded come from all walks of life and groups … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Common Soldier, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Awards, battlefield preservation, Civil War Preservation Trust, Civil War Trust, Historic Preservation, Preservation
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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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Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg on the First Day Battlefield
The battle had been waging west of the small Pennsylvania town for several hours. Brig. Gen. John Buford’s Federal cavalry had slowly been falling back, eastward, from north-south ridge to north-south ridge. Buford’s men were not looking to win this … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Alfred Iverson, Battle of Gettysburg, battlefield preservation, Buford at Gettysburg, Cavalry at Gettysburg, Civil War Trust, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, John Reynolds, McPherson Ridge, Oak Hill, Oak Ridge, Preservation, Robert Rodes
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain & Baseball
On a recent tour of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia, I toured the museum in the visitor center. Near the end of the exhibits was a wall of faces of people who fought at the July 27, 1864 … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Photography, Western Theater
Tagged 18th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted) Regiment, 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Abraham H. Landis, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Camp Chase, Commissioner Major League Baseball, Georgia, Kenessaw Mountain Landis, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, major league baseball, Malcolm M. Hornsby, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National Park Service, Rogers Hornsby
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Dan Welch: Interpreting Stonewall at Second Manassas
The concentration of this year’s ECW Symposium will examine great defensive stands of the American Civil War. The multi-day event will look at numerous commanders, command decisions, and battlefields along the way, including both theaters of the conflict. For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Personalities, Preservation, Symposium, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, John Pope, Manassas National Battlefield, Prince William County, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight 2017
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Hiram Lare Among the Unknown
Fredericksburg National Cemetery has the largest number of unidentified soldiers anywhere in the National Cemetery System. Last Saturday evening, at one of the tour stops for the cemetery’s annual Memorial Day luminaria ceremony, I had the privilege of talking about … Continue reading
Preservation Success at Champion Hill Battlefield
Earlier this month, the Civil War Trust, along with the National Park Foundation and HTR Foundation joined together to announce the protection of a portion of the Champion Hill battlefield, the largest battle of the Vicksburg Campaign. The announcement comes … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation, Sieges, Western Theater
Tagged battlefield preservation, Champion Hill, Civil War Trust, HTR Foundation, National Park Foundation, Preservation
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Question of the Week: 5/1-5/7/17
With battle anniversaries for Chancellorsville, Second Fredericksburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House here or just around the calendar corner, we’re wondering if you have a favorite battlefield to visit from that list? If so, why?
