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The Last Roll Call of an “English Alien”
ECW is pleased to welcome back Gina Denham, chair of the Monuments For UK Veterans of the American Civil War Association My great great grandfather, George Denham, was a former private in Company E 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and later transferred to the USS Chickasaw as a 2nd class fireman serving down at the battle of […]
Read more...Repurposing Captured Enemy Vessels Part 1: Confederate Ironclads Flying the US Flag
Ever wonder why there was a US Navy warship during the Civil War named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg? Or why there is a Confederate warship named after US President James Buchannan’s niece and de facto first lady? These confusing ship names have a simple explanation that adds to the complexities of naval warfare. Simply […]
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Read more...The Eve of Antietam
The evening of September 16 always draws my mind to the Antietam battlefield. 160 years ago tonight, Union and Confederate soldiers settled down for a tense night around Sharpsburg, Maryland. In some cases, they lay within earshot of one another. After darkness ended a brief but fierce clash in the East Woods, soldiers on both […]
Read more...A Slave Ship Crewman in the 8th Ohio at Antietam?
On September 16, 1862, a man in a Union blue coat hid in the ranks of the 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment. If the stories he had told his friends were true, he could have been indicted by a Federal court for taking an active role in human trafficking — specifically, the importation of African slaves. […]
Read more...The 26th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry: A Baptism of Fire and Brimstone at Fredericksburg Part 2
ECW welcomes back guest author David Steinert (See Part I here) Sunday afternoon December 7, was cold and the soldiers of the 26th NJV gathered around a campfire to get warm and to hear their Chaplain, David T. Morrill preach. “So severe was the cold that the night after the arrival of the regiment, the […]
Read more...The 26th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry: A Baptism of Fire and Brimstone at Fredericksburg Part I
ECW welcomes guest author David Steinert As the sun set over the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia on the evening of 13 December 1862, the Chaplain of the 26th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, Reverend David Tilton Morrill wrote to the Newark Daily Advertiser… “I would not if I could, and I could not if I would […]
Read more...A Civil War Hero’s Tennessee Ties
ECW welcomes back guest author Gregory L. Wade The career of General Douglas McArthur is well known, especially for those of the World War II generation. But few know of the amazing Civil War connections this iconic family has with Tennessee towns like Franklin, Chattanooga, and Murfreesboro. In late November 1863, Douglas’s father, Lt. Arthur […]
Read more...What If on Video
As we get ready to wrap up our “What If” festivities, here’s a reminder to check out the great content we posted on the ECW YouTube page. We tapped some fantastic guest stars for this video series, including Curt Fields and Thomas Jessee, Eric Jacobson, Tim Smith, Greg Biggs, Brian Matthew Jordan, Will Greene, and […]
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