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The Irish Brigade Monument at Antietam
In observance of this week’s anniversary of the battle of Antietam, I want to take a close-up look at the Irish Brigade monument that sits at the southern end of the Sunken Road near the observation tower. Its location and its subject matter makes the monument one of the most prominent and popular on the […]
Read more...The Immortal 17: Civil War Veterans on the Active Army List in 1909, Part 2
Author’s note: This is Part 2 of 2 listing the 17 officers still on the active army list four decades after the Civil War ended. You can find Part 1 here.
Read more...The Immortal 17: Civil War Veterans on the Active Army List in 1909, Part 1
While skimming old newspapers online, I discovered a fascinating article published on May 30, 1909, in the New-York Tribune. It was titled, “Memorial Day This Year Finds Sixteen Veterans of The Civil War Still on The Active List of U.S. Army Officers.” This discovery sent me down a research rabbit hole, something any historian is […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Virginia Museum of the Civil War’s Art Gallery
I enjoy visiting art museums and galleries, especially if historical art is displayed! The Virginia Civil War Museum at New Market has The Robert Raeburn, VMI 1951, Civil War Art Gallery—a splendid collection of unique Civil War art, including some original pieces of Julian Scott and bronze studio cast by Moses Ezekiel.
Read more...Call Out the Cadets
Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864 by Sarah Kay Bierle Savas Beatie, 2019 192 pp.; 180 images; 10 maps ISBN: 978-1-61121-469-7 Click here to order Also available in Audiobook! Click here to order * * * About the Book “May God forgive me for the order,” […]
Read more...Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Fahnestock Building
Part of a series. The average visitor to the Gettysburg battlefield often overlooks the town itself. While the battlefield proper is chock-full of stories and compelling sites, downtown Gettysburg contains a plethora of fascinating stories, too. From sharpshooters and barricades in the streets to the Confederate occupation of the borough, the town of Gettysburg was […]
Read more...Yes, I Picked Benjamin Butler for My Fantasy Draft
ECW welcomes guest author Bryan Cheeseboro. Recently, I enjoyed “The Civil War Fantasy Draft” presented by The American Battlefield Trust on their Facebook page as part of their new Zoom Goes the History video series. As we are under social distancing restrictions that have canceled sporting events, the “draft”- in the fashion of an NFL […]
Read more...“Completely Paralyzed”: Colonel Nelson Miles Wounded At Chancellorsville
When morning came and the Battle of Chancellorsville continued on May 4, 1863, Colonel Nelson A. Miles of the 61st New York Infantry Regiment lay on a stretcher, five miles from the burned Chancellorsville Crossroads. So far, he had narrowly escaped death twice and it remained to be seen if he could defy the surgeon’s […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Preserves 326 Acres
Recently, American Battlefield Trust announced the preservation of 326 acres of battlefields at Second Manassas, North Anna, and New Market Heights. Here’s the latest adapted from the news release on their website:
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