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Tag Archives: 83rd Pennsylvania
Col. John McLane of the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Gaines Mill
In 1859 John W. McLane formed and commanded a mostly ceremonial militia unit in Erie, Pennsylvania, known as the Wayne Guard. When war broke out in April of 1861, McLane, now a colonel, put out a call for volunteers. Within … Continue reading
Recruiting The Regiment: The Erie Regiment
On April 21, 1861 John W. McLane of Erie issued a call for volunteers, for a term of service of three months. In 1859 he had formed the Wayne Guard, a company of volunteers that served as a mostly ceremonial … Continue reading
Elizabeth Vincent After Gettysburg
On July 3, 1863, as he lay dying from his wounds inflicted upon Little Round Top, Col. Strong Vincent asked for his wife. Elizabeth Vincent was home in Erie, Pennsylvania, seven months pregnant and in no condition to travel, thus … Continue reading
Re-crossing Saunders’ Field
Unless you’re walking a loop trail on a battlefield or have a vehicle waiting to pick you up, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll have to walk back the way you crossed a field. For many battlefield visits, I focused … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged 20th Maine, 83rd Pennsylvania, Battle of the Wilderness, Saunders Field
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ECW’s January Bookshelf
Do you need some ideas about what books to read next from your collection? Look no further than the current list of what ECW’s members are reading this month! Let us know what books you are currently reading in the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Books & Authors
Tagged 83rd Pennsylvania, A Contest of Civilizations, A Politician Turned General, Amos Judson, Andrew Bledsoe, Andrew Lang, Chris Mackowski, Civil Rights Movement, Gary Gallagher, Germantown, Hampton Newsome, Jeffrey Lash, Jeffrey William Hunt, Jon Meacham, Louis DeCaro, Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station, Michael Gorra, Michael Harris, Patsy Palombo, Shields Green, The Fight for the Old State, The Saddest Words, Upon the Fields of Battle
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ECW Weekender: Erie History, Lost and Found
I recently made a road trip to Pennsylvania to look in on family and friends, as I needed to check in on a few things in person. Since I was going to be in Erie, I decided to spend part … Continue reading
Posted in ECW Weekender, Memory
Tagged 111th PA, 145th Pennsylvania, 83rd Pennsylvania, cemeteries, Erie, Memory
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A Conversation with CVBT’s New Executive Director (part three)
(part three of four) I’ve been talking this week with Terry Rensel, the new executive director of the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust. He also serves on the editorial board for ECW’s blog. Terry came to his historical adventures by a … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: Vincent’s Rock
Part of a series. Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren had been busy all of July 2nd. The early morning found him on the Federal right flank scouting the terrain for possible attack avenues in the Culp’s Hill sector. With the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 16th Michigan, 20th Maine, 44th New York, 5th Texas, 83rd Pennsylvania, Batter D 5th United States Artillery, Charles Hazlett, Chauncey Reese, Devil's Den, Erie, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, Gouverneur K. Warren, Little Round Top, Patrick O'Rorke, Stephen Weed, Strong Vincent, Vincent's Spur
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“We went and staid too”
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block “Skirmishers play a most important part, whose importance is every day increasing with the improvements in small arms. They are employed in large bodies to attack a post or … Continue reading
