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Elation and Frustration: Rescuing Mexican War and Civil War Graves
I established Shrouded Veterans in September 2019 to rescue as many neglected graves of Mexican War and Civil War veterans as I possibly could. The idea to start this organization surfaced when I realized how many of these soldiers are … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Mexican War
Tagged cemeteries, graveyards, Headstone, Mexican-American War
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Question of the Week: 5/25-5/31/20
It’s Memorial Day and a day many of us traditionally visit cemeteries to leave flags, flowers, or just pause to remember… Is there a Civil War cemetery that has special meaning to you? Which one and why?
Emerging Scholar Ashley Towle
As part of our partnership with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and Civil War Monitor, we’re pleased to introduce the next of our “Emerging Scholars,” Ashley Towle. Ashley will be presenting her work at the museum’s Grand Opening May 4. A Tale … Continue reading
Bivouacs of the Dead
When touring battlefields on my own or leading a group, I always try and stop by the cemeteries that are there – both to meet the men but also to reflect on the events. I try to do this whether … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Memory, Mexican War, Monuments, Ties to the War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Belgium, Bivouac of the Dead, Burma, cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg Address, In Flanders Fields, India, John McCrae, Kohima, Mexican War, Mexican-American War, National cemeteries, The Bivouac of the Dead, Theodore O'Hara, World War I, World War II
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Defenders of the Flag
Posted in Monuments
Tagged cemeteries, Defenders of the Flag, Grand Army of the Republic, Rochester
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Thinking About Historic Graveyards
Okay…historical confession time: I like historic graveyards. To me, it’s special to wander around a cemetery, finding the graves of Civil War generals, officers, soldiers, and civilians that I’ve studied. Some folks find that a little freaky, morbid, weird, or … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, Preservation
Tagged cemeteries, honor, McGuire, Memory, Mount Hebron Cemetery, National cemeteries, Preservation, remembering, respect
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“Every tombstone is a biography”
We are pleased to welcome guest author Betsy Dinger to Emerging Civil War. After obtaining her BS in History from Frostburg State University in Maryland, Betsy began her National Park Service career in 1988 working at Shenandoah NP, Valley Forge NHP … Continue reading
