Tag Archives: Civil War Civilians

“Do You Remember, When We Last Did Meet?”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

We like to spotlight the courageous “women who went to the field,” advocated for equality, influenced politics, marched to the battlefields, or did other unique and trailblazing things. While those exceptional women certainly deserve to be remembered and memorialized, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Women’s Reflections on Christmas 1863

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

This holiday season I came across two Christmas entries in two very different civilian journals. One, tinged with reflective sadness, offers the words of a Virginian girl who has seen war and lost a loved one in the conflict but … Continue reading →

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The Yankee Soldier and the Belles of “Secession Proclivities”

Posted on February 14, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson With mid-February approaching, I went hunting for a North-South romance story to share on Valentine’s Day. In his well-researched study of Northern troops, The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier … Continue reading →

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Civil War Cookin’: Want A Doughnut?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Doughnuts! Right now, I can’t imagine a better food to discuss on a Saturday morning. I usually associate doughnuts with World War I history, so imagine my surprise when I found an account about civilian ladies during the Civil War … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Sarah Broadhead

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“The following pages were begun for no other purpose and with no other thought than to aid in whiling away time filled up with anxiety, apprehension, and danger; and after the danger had passed away, the practice of noting down … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Ben Lomond Historic Site

Posted on May 5, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

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 →

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Diversion, Battle and A Town Destroyed

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Caroline Davis

Fort Brooke, an important military outpost during the Civil War, sits on the east bank of the Hillsborough River way down south in what we now call Tampa. The fort saw a short conflict in 1863 (October 16-18) that coincided with the … Continue reading →

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