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Southern Matrons: Civil War Women Nurses (part five)
Editor’s Note: In 2013, Virginia Bensen penned a series about female Civil War nurses. Some of those articles remain among our most read, even to this day. As sometimes happens, life got in the way for Virginia, who had to take a leave of absence from ECW for a while. Today, we are pleased to […]
Read more...Gettysburg Civilians: Evil Beasts or Compassionate Heroes?
Today, we are pleased welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle “Few good things can be said of the Gettysburg farmers, and I only use Scripture language in calling them ‘evil beasts.’” ~ Georgeanna M. Woolsey[i] Gettysburg civilians faced heavy criticism in newspaper accounts and in some of the journals and papers of military men […]
Read more...Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 3: Civil War Nurses Series: Interesting Facts about Northern Nurses
One great misconception many people have regarding nurses in both the Union and Confederacy is that they assisted the surgeons in medical procedures. This was for the most part not the case, except in rare situations in the field. During the Civil War women of both sides confined their duties to fit within the domestic […]
Read more...Civil War Nurses Series: Interesting Facts about Northern Nurses
One great misconception many people have regarding nurses in both the Union and Confederacy is that they assisted the surgeons in medical procedures. This was for the most part not the case, except in rare situations in the field. During the Civil War women of both sides confined their duties to fit within the domestic […]
Read more...ECW Archives: A Slice (or Two) of Pie
Happy Pi Day! Hey, we know it’s for the number Pi (3.14 which goes on and on and on), but here’s a fun article from the Civil War Cookin’ series in our archive:
Read more...2018 Year In Review: ECW Blog Series
It’s been another full year with wonderful articles on Emerging Civil War Blog. Take a moment to review the officially coordinated series and some of the multi-post articles featured this year! We’re grateful for all our authors’ contributions and the guest authors who have joined us to help create these series. Enjoy the look back […]
Read more...Week In Review: November 19-25, 2018
We kicked off Thanksgiving week with grateful thoughts and reflections on the Gettysburg Address. Then, editor Sarah Kay Bierle has been in the “research kitchen” whipping up some articles for her traditional Civil War Cookin’ series in November. There’s also news about podcasts, new books, newsletters, and shopping lists along with a plethora of Thanksgiving […]
Read more...Year In Review 2017: ECW Blog Series
It’s been a full year with wonderful articles on Emerging Civil War Blog. Take a moment to review the officially coordinate series and some of the multi-post articles featured this year! Modern Civil War Photography My Favorite Historical Person A Monumental Discussion Battlefield Markers & Monuments
Read more...To Catch a Gar: A Soldier’s Letters from Helena, Arkansas in March 1863
On a recent trip to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, I was able to see a gar fish for the first time. What does this have to do with the Civil War, you might ask? Well, in his Civil War letters, my 3rd great grandfather, James Calaway Hale, wrote several times about catching and eating […]
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