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First Experiences Under Fire: An Introduction
As 2021 continues as the 160th Anniversary of the first year of the American Civil War, Emerging Civil War is launching a new blog series to examine a theme subject. “First Experiences Under Fire” will be taking a closer look at the primary sources and other accounts related to leaders, units, and individuals’ first experiences […]
Read more...Trivia for the Battle of Manassas
Reflecting on the 160th of Manassas… One of my fondest take-aways from Jack Davis’s Battle at Bull Run was learning that Manassas came from a Jewish merchant, Manassa–whose home site came to be called Manassa’s Gap. Manasseh, by the way, was the 14th King of Judah, who reigned 55 years (2 Kings 21:1).
Read more...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 I had been researching who served in the 7th Georgia Infantry. The regiment participated in […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: 3.5 Acres of Manassas Battlefield To Be Preserved
Excerpts from an American Battlefield Trust email and message from President David Duncan Today, the site of the first major land battle of the Civil War, is again under siege. The Manassas National Battlefield Park is hemmed in on all sides and is threatened with encroaching development from data centers, subdivisions and “McMansions” and even […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: The 160th Anniversary at Manassas National Battlefield
Manassas National Battlefield has a full schedule of events to commemorate and educate about the first major battle of the Civil War. This weekend—July 17-18, 2021—and on the actual anniversary—July 21—you’ll find plenty to see, do, and explore…if you’re willing to brave the summer heat. From ranger-led hikes to artillery and rifle demonstrations, presentations on […]
Read more...Manassas: Moment of Truth
The heat bore down oppressively. Not the soaring temperatures I’d known in California, but rather a choking, wet warmth that signaled I had come back to the land of war. That was one of the first things I noticed, stepping out of the rental in the visitor center parking lot at Manassas National Battlefield. It […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: A Field Hospital Near Manassas
We’ve been talking about the Battle of Second Manassas this week, and if you’ve been inspired to get out to that battlefield again (or for the first time), you might like to know about this nearby site! A while back Paige Gibbons Backus (then guest author, now ECW member) wrote about Ben Lomond Historic Site […]
Read more...Limb Pit at Manassas National Battlefield Continues to Show the Horrors of Civil War Medicine
After over 150 years, the Civil War is still one of the mostly widely studied historical moments in history with new discoveries continuously being made. Recently one of these extraordinary finds took place while workers were digging at a construction project on the Manassas National Battlefield, discovering a limb pit, one of the first of […]
Read more...Preservation News: The Stone Bridge Project at Manassas National Battlefield
Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run, and it’s a great time to highlight some preservation work completed earlier this year on an important landmark on Manassas National Battlefield. The Stone Bridge spans the Bull Run stream, and in 2017-2018, it received needed restoration. Why is the bridge location important? Is […]
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