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Tag Archives: Bristoe Station
Battle of Bristoe Station: A New Era in the Army of the Potomac
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Shaara wrote in Killer Angels of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg: it was the “last of the great volunteer armies, for the draft is beginning that summer in … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles
Tagged Alexander Webb, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Bristoe Station, Bristoe Station, conscription, James Mallon
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Saving History Saturday: Amazing Preservation Opportunity at Bristoe Station Battlefield!
Last week the American Battlefield Trust announced an amazing preservation opportunity at Bristoe Station. Currently, the only portion of the battlefield preserved is 140 acres that makes up the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park. This land was preserved by the … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Bristoe Station, Saving History Saturday
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Podcast Additional Resources: “The Forgotten Fall, Part 1”
Intrigued by “The Forgotten Fall” and the discussion started by Chris Mackowksi and Kris White on last week’s episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast? We’ve rounded up a solid list of resources from our archives, focusing on Bristoe Station … Continue reading
ECW Podcast “The Forgotten Fall, Part 1” Is Now Available
Curious about the military events in Virginia during the autumn of 1863. The new ECW Podcast – just released this morning – is part one of a discussion about the battles and campaigns of that season. “The Forgotten Fall, Part … Continue reading
Help Save Three Virginia Stations: Bristoe, Trevilian, and Reams
The Civil War Trust needs your help to protect hallowed ground at three different battlefields: Bristoe Station, Trevilian Station, and Reams Station. To find out how you can help preserve this ground for future generations, read the Trust’s announcement regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Civil War Trails, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Trevilian Station, battlefield preservation, Bristoe Station, Bristoe Station Campaign, Civil War Battlefield Preservation, Civil War Trust, Preservation, Ream's Station
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Building Bristoe and Kettle Run: Public Meeting
We told you last week about an opportunity to have a voice in shaping the future of the Kettle Run and Bristoe Station battlefields. Just a reminder, for anyone interesting in having their voices heard, that tonight is the public … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Preservation
Tagged Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, Preservation
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Have a Voice in Building the Bristoe Battlefield
If the modern preservation movement has taught us anything, it’s that we understand our history less well than we think we do. If we really understood the action at Fredericksburg, for instance, the Slaughter Pen Farm would have been included … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series, Preservation
Tagged A Want of Vigilance, Bill Backus, Bristoe Station, Bristoe Station Campaign, Commonwealth Heritage Group, Kettle Run, Preservation, Prince William County, Rob Orrison, Second Manassas
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Bill Backus Brings “Vigilance” to His Writing
by ECW Correspondent Liam McGurl For Bill Backus, co-author of Want for Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, his lax collegiate writing didn’t necessarily exactly prepare him for authorship. Fortunately, though, he pulled on every Civil War-related experience for his first … Continue reading
An Author of Vigilance: An Interview with ECW’s Rob Orrison
As the author of one of the newest Emerging Civil War Series installments—A Want of Vigilance: The Battle of Bristoe Station—Rob Orrison is still amazed at how much work it took to complete his first published book. Orrison said his … Continue reading
Bury These Men: Lee and Hill at Bristoe Station
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Bill Backus. Perhaps the most famous incident from the Battle of Bristoe Station was the rebuke Robert E. Lee gave to A.P. Hill after both surveyed the human wreckage after the disastrous … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged A.P. Hill, Armistead Long, Army of Northern Virginia, Bristoe Station, Henry Heth, Jedediah Hotchkiss, Louisiana Tigers, Robert E. Lee, William Poague, William Seymour
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