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“They Will Charge to the Cannon’s Mouth:” A Story of the 3rd United States Colored Cavalry
ECW welcomes back guest author Jeff T. Giambrone (Editor’s Note: the primary source contains the historic use of a racial slur.) I have been reading the wartime issues of the Vicksburg Daily Herald for years, but despite all the time I have spent on this task, I still manage to find new and interesting information […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Texas Civil War Museum – The Largest Civil War Museum West of the Mississippi
“Everything is bigger in Texas,” so the saying goes. In terms of history, that holds true in some respects. Though there were few engagements on Texan soil during the Civil War, many soldiers traveled far from home to serve in the Confederacy. The veterans who returned didn’t find their homes ravaged as Georgia, Tennessee, or […]
Read more...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...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...Week In Review: December 13-20, 2020
Lots of preservation news this week on the blog, more perspective on monuments, a burning raid on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, book dicussions, and more! Sunday, December 13: In the evening, Chris Heisey posted a photo of the Sgt. Kirkland monument in the snow.
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