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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Four
Part four in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. **************** […]
Read more...A Challenge Answered: The Battle of Kelly’s Ford, March 17, 1863
William Woods Averell was usually considered an even-tempered individual. However, in the opening weeks of March, 1863 his blood had been brought to a boil. This mild mannered New Yorker, whose great grandfather had signed the Declaration of Independence, had his heart set on revenge. Averell was a drugstore clerk before he received his appointment […]
Read more...Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Three
Part three in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. ************ […]
Read more...Storming the works at Savas Beatie
I had the opportunity during a recent trip to California to drop in on the fabulous folks at Savas Beatie. It was a quick trip, so managing editor Ted Savas and I only had time to talk about smoking cigars rather than actually smoke any. “Next time!” he promised. Savas Beatie is the leading commercial […]
Read more...ECW welcomes Jackson Foster
We’re pleased to welcome aboard Jackson Foster, a photographer and graphic designer based in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. Jackson has a keen, creative eye, and we’re pleased he’ll be sharing his battlefield photography with you. Jackson’s been a life-long student of the Civil War. Since relocating from to Fredericksburg from Chicago in 2005, his interest […]
Read more...Still Commanding…
As the Fredericksburg area comes under a snow storm the guns of Hazel Grove stand tribute to the harsh fighting that took place there in early May 1863. The Confederate artillery, firing from the elevation of Hazel Grove dominated the local area and helped wreck the Union lines around Chancellorsville crossroads. This artillery superiority helped […]
Read more...CVBT preserves the site where Jackson’s arm was amputated
From our friends at the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust comes word that they’ve preserved another important track associated with the battle of Chancellorsville: the site of the Wilderness field hospital where surgeons removed Stonewall Jackson’s arm following Jackson’s accidental wounding during the battle on May 2, 1863. Here are the details, straight from CVBT:
Read more...Mystery in the Wilderness: Where is Stonewall’s Arm?
In case you haven’t seen it yet, check out the April 2013 issue of Civil War Times, which asks on its cover, “Where is Stonewall’s Arm?” ECW co-founder Chris Mackowski penned the article, titled “Mystery in the Wilderness,” which chronicles the strange tale of Stonewall Jackson’s amputated arm. After Jackson was accidentally shot by his […]
Read more...Winter at White Oak Church
Between the ill-fated campaigns of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, the Union Army of the Potomac spent the winter months of 1862-1863 encamped across the whole of Stafford County, Virginia. There are countless landmarks noted in the diaries, memories and letters of those Soldiers. One of the best known is the White Oak Primitive Baptist Church.
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