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Tag Archives: Battle of Gettysburg
The “Fighting Naturalist” of the 19th Massachusetts
It was hot and muggy most of the time. It rained frequently and the men made acquaintance of the “wood tick,” and enumerable bugs and specimens of insect life hitherto unknown to them. The very earth moved with “new life.” … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Closing Devil’s Den and Little Round Top
Time is running out for you to visit two of the most awe-inspiring sites at Gettysburg-Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. The National Park Service (NPS) plans to close Devil’s Den on Monday, March 21, 2022, for approximately six months. … Continue reading
General Hancock’s Tourniquet at Gettysburg
General Stannard stood over him as we laid him upon the ground, and opened his clothing where he indicated by a movement of his hand that he was hurt, a ragged hole, an inch or more in diameter, from which … Continue reading
Posted in Medical
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, battlefield first aid, Civil War medicine, tourniquet, Winfield S. Hancock, wounded
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J. Johnston Pettigrew, Author
In the blockbuster movie Gettysburg, which hit the big screens in 1993, there is a moment in the film of an exchange between Confederate Generals James Longstreet and J. Johnston Pettigrew on July 3rd. For those reading this that are aficionados … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, George Pickett, Gettysburg, Gettysburg movie, Isaac Trimble, J. Johnston Pettigrew, James Longstreet, Michael Shaara, Notes on Spain and the Spaniards in the Summer of 1859, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge, The Killer Angels, With a Glance at Sardinia
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Fallen Leaders: General Richard B. Garnett
Tuesday, May 12, 1863. The location: Richmond, Virginia. The bells tolled, the military bands played dirges, and uniforms and civilian attire displayed mourning badges. The casket of Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson was drawn through the streets to Capitol Square … Continue reading
Fallen Leaders: Lewis Addison Armistead and the Armistead Family Cemetery
This post rides off the research and coattails of Tom McMillan’s newest book, Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend of Two Friends at the Turning Point of the Civil War. Tom’s book, which I picked up in Gettysburg during … Continue reading
Fallen Leaders: Col. Hiram Brown of the 145th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
In 1853, Hiram L. Brown was a running a successful hotel in Erie, Pennsylvania, and was captain of the Wayne Guards militia. When war broke out, he joined the 90-day Erie Regiment as the captain of Company B. The regiment … Continue reading
Fallen Leaders: Major Andrew Grover, 76th New York
Historians once focused mostly on “great men,” painstakingly analyzing the Army/Corps/Division/Brigade commanders whose decisions shaped historic events. More recently, pushback against that historiography has led to increased work on the “common soldier” and average enlisted men. Though both approaches certainly … Continue reading
Hispanic Service in the Civil War
ECW welcomes guest author Carlos Mutis My membership with Adams County Historical Society (ACHS) has created opportunities for historical research and professional development. A recent opportunity has given me the focus of researching the role of Hispanics at the Battle … Continue reading
Soldiers of Gettysburg: Christopher Swann, Powhatan Light Artillery
His name was Christopher Swann, and he was a private in the Powhatan Light Artillery. Wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Swann became a prisoner.
