Tag Archives: Cemetery

Saving History Saturday: Headstone from Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence Discovered

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Deep within a forest in Lecompton, Kansas, two large 19th-century headstones were discovered. One is believed to be of a man killed in Missouri guerrilla Capt. William Quantrill’s infamous Raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1863.

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“A Harvest of Death”: The Days After Gettysburg

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

In the days following the Battle of Gettysburg, the most of both the Union and Confederate armies had already left the area. However, approximately 30,000 soldiers of both armies still remained in Gettysburg. About 21,000 of these soldiers were receiving … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 5/27-6/2/19

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

It’s Memorial Day, and we’ve featured quite a few posts about the occasion and its history here on the blog and our social media. Which cemetery or burial ground is most meaningful to you to visit? Why?

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Saving History Saturday: Historic West Virginia Family Cemetery To Be Restored

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Nestled near the historic communities of Leetown and Kearneysville, West Virginia, sits an old family cemetery. If you are familiar with some of the counties in the Eastern Panhandle, such as Jefferson and Berkeley, you know the area is scattered … Continue reading →

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Laure “Doucette” Larendon: Beauregard’s Daughter

Posted on March 27, 2019 by SeanMichaelChick

Among P.G.T. Beauregard his closest friends was Charles Villeré, son of Jules Villeré, a sugar cane planter in Plaquemines Parish and a member of one of the most prominent Creole families in south Louisiana. Beauregard became smitten with Marie Laure … Continue reading →

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Why I “Do” History

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Daniel Welch

About a month ago a friend of mine pointed me to an entry-level priced CDV of a veteran of the 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, my ancestor’s unit. I have spent quite a bit of time contemplating whether or not I … Continue reading →

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William McKinley and Poland’s Riverside Cemetery

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

We welcome back to the blog guest Gordy Morgan. Mr. Morgan, a native of the Mahoning Valley in northeastern Ohio, was inspired by the recent ECW Weekender: William McKinley by blogger and author Dan Welch, also a native of the area. … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 3/20-3/26/17

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Recent blog posts – Thinking About Historic Graveyards by Sarah Kay Bierle and ECW Weekender: Congressional Cemetery by Ryan Quint – inspired this week’s inquiry: Do you have a favorite historical graveyard to visit?

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Traveling Advice: Don’t Forget To Look Left & Right

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

When I was a little kid, my mom would let me run across the street to get the mail. We didn’t live on a busy road, but she taught me road safety. First, listen. Then, look to the left, right, … Continue reading →

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