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Tag Archives: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Public and Private Recollections of Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
ECW welcomes back guest author Abbi Smithmyer Nearly fifty years after the conclusion of the American Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander’s book Military Memoirs of a Confederate became available to the public. Alexander’s opening remarks begin with the following passage: … Continue reading
Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 3: Who Shot Major Ellis?
This is part three of a three-part series. Part one. Part two. For decades after William Ellis’s death, his story concluded for all but his mother. Later that month, August 1864, the already widowed Catharine Ellis began the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Medical, Monuments, Newspapers
Tagged 16th Mississippi Infantry, 49th New York Infantry, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Bloody Angle, G. Norton Galloway, John G. Darrah, Monuments, Pensions, ramrod, Richard T. Owen, Spotsylvania, Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Thomas T. Roche, Wiley Sword, William Ellis
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Book #9 in the Top Ten Books Every Civil War Fanatic Should Own
Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own We all have a favorite battle, odd as “favorite” sounds when applied to an event wherein many folks died or were maimed. Yet, each of us has at … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Book Review, Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, National Park Service, Ties to the War
Tagged American Civil War, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own, Civil War Roundtable, Leaders of the Civil War
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