Tag Archives: battlefield monuments

Unintentional Reconciliation  – Memorializing the Cavalry Fight at Gettysburg

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

Though not far from the Civil War’s memorial epicenter, the cavalry battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park sits relatively undisturbed by the crowds of tourists who come to see the site of the largest ever battle in the Western Hemisphere. … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: A Conclusion

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Our official blog series “Battlefield Markers & Monuments” concludes this evening, but of course you’ll continue to find articles about historical sites and markers throughout the coming months on Emerging Civil War. We hope you’ve enjoyed the details about markers … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Wisconsin Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park

Posted on November 8, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back Paige Gibbons-Backus Growing up in Wisconsin, I have always been interested in history, and while Wisconsin has some interesting Civil War history such as the Iron Brigade, “Old Abe,” and Camp Randall, it really was … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 11/6-11/12/17

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

We’ve been sharing some of the history surrounding markers, monuments, or memorials on battlefields or at historic sites. Is there a particular battlefield or historic marker that has been helpful or especially meaningful in your Civil War studies? Why?

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: From Civil to World War – The Missouri State Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park

Posted on November 4, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak (Trout) On the northeast sector of Vicksburg National Military Park near the Stockade Redan, sits the Missouri State Memorial, the only memorial there that is dedicated to both Federal and Confederate … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: What’s On The Blog Series Header?

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

What’s the small battlefield monument image on the blog series header? Short Answer: 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Located at The Angle on Cemetery Ridge, this monument is actually one of two at Gettysburg for the … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: An Ocean Without Monuments

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

We’re featuring another post from the Emerging Civil War Archives for our Battlefield Markers & Monuments series. In today’s archived article, Dwight Hughes shares his perspective on the lack of monuments or markers commemorating the Civil War conflict at sea. … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: McKinley’s Monument

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

We invite you to explore an article from the Emerging Civil War Archives. Chris Kolakowski shared his thoughts about the McKinley Monument at Antietam National Battlefield in 2014. McKinley’s Monument  

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Gettysburg vs. Petersburg

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

A veteran Union general reflected on battlefield landscapes, markers, and monuments several decades after the war during a visit to Petersburg, Virginia. There is a peculiar impressiveness about the forsaken. Some deep places in us are moved by a forlorn … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Antietam’s New Jersey Monument

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

Of the cluster of monuments dotting the southwest corner of Antietam’s bloody Cornfield, one seems to stand out among the rest. Its height is certainly not unique, nor is the fact that a bronze soldier adorns it (one can find … Continue reading →

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