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ECW Weekender: Upcoming Events at the Congressional Cemetery
As the end of October approaches, are you looking for a historic cemetery to explore? Or have you ever heard of a 5K race through an old graveyard? Located in Washington D.C., the Congressional Cemetery has been a marked burial ground since 1798 and an official cemetery since 1807. Through the early 19th Century nearly […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 26-October 3, 2021
Sunday, September 26: In the evening, guest author Patrick Young shared “Autumn of the Lost Cause.” Monday, September 27: Question of the Week highlighted commanders with a positive attitude. Sarah Kay Bierle posted Part 1 in a series inspired by a trip to an art museum, looking at “The Icebergs”—a painting which was displayed in […]
Read more...William Gaston Lewis
Another installment of the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Been a hiatus, I know. Recently though, my career afforded me the opportunity to travel a bit, moving from one national park site to another. I was able to chart a course, mix in a few vacation days, and visit a few graveyards along the southeastern […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Pioneer Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas
My brother and sister-in-law thought we were just stopping by the park in downtown Dallas, Texas to see the statues of the Longhorn cattle and the cowboys. To be honest, I thought that was the simple plan, too. Then, I saw the cemetery…with old tombstones…AND interpretive signs. Pioneer Park Cemetery hasn’t had any burials since […]
Read more...Fallen Leaders: Earl Van Dorn’s Final Obscurity
As charismatic as Earl Van Dorn was in life, as a man people flocked to, as someone who personified that old expression “Men wanted to be him, and women wanted to be with him,” his afterlife seems to be a lot lonelier, at least here on this mortal plane. I recently stopped by his final […]
Read more...Week In Review: August 15-22, 2021
Sunday, August 15: Fallen Leaders: The Armistead Family cemetery (by Kevin Pawlak) Monday, August 16: Question of the Week examined fallen leader’s tombstones or graveside monuments. Brian Swartz posted about the differences in Ellis Spear’s writings. Chris Mackowski hosted a BookChat with Guy Hasegawa about Matchless Organization. Sarah Kay Bierle added reflections on visuals from […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 8/16-8/22/21
In your opinion, which Fallen Leader of the Civil War has the best tombstone or graveside monument? Why?
Read more...Book Review: Courage Above All Things: General John Ellis Wool and the U.S. Military, 1812—1863
Courage Above All Things: General John Ellis Wool and the U.S. Military, 1812—1863 By Harwood P. Hinton Hinton and Jerry Thompson University of Oklahoma Press, 2020, $45.00 hardcover Reviewed by David T. Dixon Like many historical figures who were prominent in their time and all but forgotten today, John Ellis Wool may be best known […]
Read more...Daniel Harvey Hill, Educator and General
Another installment n “Tales from the Tombstone.” For other posts in the series, click here. On a recent road-trip, I had the chance to take a slight detour off the interstate and visit Davidson, North Carolina. Now known as the college that witnessed a young Stephon Curry light up the town during his playing career, […]
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