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Wreaths in Winchester
This past Saturday two ECW editors volunteered at the Wreaths Across America event in Winchester National Cemetery. They both shared some thoughts and reflections on the experience…
Posted in Memory
Tagged burial, Cemetery, Winchester National Cemetery, wreaths across america
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Honoring General Milton S. Littlefield: The Right Thing to Do?
A few months ago, if I already don’t have enough on my plate, I decided to establish Shrouded Veterans with the goal to properly honor Mexican War and American Civil War soldiers buried in unmarked graves. One of these projects … Continue reading
Holiday History Tour
I traveled home from Fredericksburg to Erie Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving this year. It was my first trip back since arriving here in late June. As I have an serious allergy to the commercialism of Black Friday, I decided to make … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory
Tagged Cemetery, Colonel Strong Vincent, Pennsylvania
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ECW Weekender: Winchester’s Cemeteries
Winchester—an important city in the lower Shenandoah Valley—had been a region hub prior to the Civil War. During the conflict, it changed hands over seventy times, and three significant battles took place on the outskirts of town, including Third Winchester, … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Headstone from Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence Discovered
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.
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Preservation
Tagged Cemetery, Headstone, Kansas, Lawrence, Missouri Guerrillas, Raid on Lawrence, William Quantrill
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Question of the Week: 5/27-6/2/19
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?
Saving History Saturday: Historic West Virginia Family Cemetery To Be Restored
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
Laure “Doucette” Larendon: Beauregard’s Daughter
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