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John Rankin, Bravery, and Gettysburg
ECW welcomes back guest author Jon Tracey John Rankin was an average man by most standards. Though an accomplished printer, newspaper editor, and foreign language proofreader for the Government Printing Office postwar, he defined his life less by those successes … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Personalities
Tagged 27th Indiana, Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Culp's Hill, John Rankin, Veteran, York PA
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To Spurn the Southern Scum? Union Soldier Motivation to Liberate Maryland in September 1862
Accounts abound of Union officers exhorting their men during the Battle of Gettysburg to fight ferociously as if the safety of their loved ones and their homes depended on it. On July 1, 1863, retreating Union cavalrymen passed through the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Common Soldier
Tagged 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, 66th Ohio Infantry, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 8th Ohio Infantry, Abner Doubleday, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Frederick Maryland, George B. McClellan, Maryland, Maryland Campaign 1862, Rockville Maryland, Thomas Rowley
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“With that Cool Courage”: The Death of Colonel James K. Marshall at Gettysburg
ECW welcomes guest author Michael Singleton On the afternoon of July 3, 1863, 24-year-old Colonel James K. Marshall was killed by rifle fire while leading Pettigrew’s brigade during the Confederate attack at Gettysburg now known as “Pickett’s Charge.” Traveling mounted … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The “Wounding” of Richard Ewell
Part of a series. Arguably the most criticized member of the Confederate high command at Gettysburg was 46-year-old Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Ewell assumed command of the Confederate Second Corps prior to the Gettysburg Campaign, and after the death … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Bliss Farm
Part of a series. Just like many farms on the Gettysburg Battlefield, the roughly 60-acre farm of William and Adeline Bliss lay in the no-mans land of the Gettysburg battlefield, and in the midst of the battle, the Bliss barn … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged 12th New Jersey, 14th Connecticut, Alexander Hays, Battle of Gettysburg, Carnot Posey, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path, North Carolina Memorial, William Bliss
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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The First Shot Marker
Part of a series. On the morning of July 1, 1863, the men of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s division strode confidently toward the town of Gettysburg. Heth was a recent addition to the Army of Northern Virginia, having served at … Continue reading
Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Fahnestock Building
Part of a series. The average visitor to the Gettysburg battlefield often overlooks the town itself. While the battlefield proper is chock-full of stories and compelling sites, downtown Gettysburg contains a plethora of fascinating stories, too. From sharpshooters and barricades … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 6/29-7/5/20
Let’s talk about high ground at Gettysburg… Which hill, ridge, or knoll do you think was the most important? Why?
Posted in Battles, Question of the Week
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, high ground, Question of the Week
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