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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
“I Found My Passion For The Subject”
Growing up visiting museums and traveling to battlefields, I always had an interest in history and knew what I wanted to work with it. Yet I didn’t really know how to go about getting into the field. In the end, … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Ben Lomond Historic Site
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Paige Gibbons Backus A mile away from the Manassas National Battlefield, hidden amongst suburbia and shopping centers, stands Ben Lomond Historic Site, a pre-war Virginia plantation house managed by Prince William County’s Historic Preservation Division. … Continue reading
A Review of Mercy Street: The Miniseries That Could Have Been Worse
Today we’re pleased to welcome guest author Paige Gibbons Backus, the Historic Site Manager for Ben Lomond Historic Site, a Civil War hospital museum located in Manassas, Virginia. The Civil War is arguably one of the most studied subjects in American history. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Civilian, Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged Alexandria, Ben Lomond, medicine, Mercy Street, Paige Gibbons Backus, PBS
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