Tag Archives: common soldier

Railroads – Riding the Rails: Union Soldiers Experience Train Transport in the Civil War

Posted on November 1, 2018 by James Brookes

As Leander Stillwell was penning his Civil War reminiscences in the nineteen-tens, the Mexican Revolution was raging across the border. It was a time of heightened tension in the American Southwest, and a recent stir regarding the shuttling of American … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 10/8-10/14/18

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Many young men and boys under the technical enlistment age got into the Union and Confederate armies. Do you have a favorite “boy-soldier” who enlisted/served while under eighteen? Share his name and a little about his service record.  

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Rethinking What Civil War Soldiers Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Recently, I spent a day at a Civil War living history event here in California. It was a welcome break from a full week of research and writing, and I certainly enjoyed visiting with friends and networking with some of … Continue reading →

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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part three)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

part three in a four-part series I’m talking this week with writer Brian Swartz about his excellent blog Maine at War. In yesterday’s segment, we talked about the connection people in Maine felt—or didn’t feel—to the war taking place so … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 5/28-6/3/18

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

It’s Memorial Day. We think it’s important to remember the “common soldiers” who perished during the Civil War. In your opinion, is there a particular Civil War soldier we should remember today? Tell us about him (briefly) and why this soldier … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 9/4-9/10/17

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

Happy Labor Day! We take a moment to think about the work of a common soldier and the camp chores or bivouac duties. If you were a Civil War era soldier, is there a chore or duty you would have … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 6/26-7/2/17

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

A couple weeks ago we asked if you had just one favorite historical person from the Civil War era. As our blog series continued and we read the comments, we realized that was sort of an unfair question! Today, we’ll … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Thomas Francis Galwey

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Daniel Welch

When asked the question about someone from the time period of the American Civil War that I admire most, I must admit it was daunting to pick just one individual. It would be easy to pick one a Grant, Lee, … Continue reading →

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The AoP Settles into Winter Camp, 1863

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

As the Army of the Potomac settled into its winter quarters around Brandy Station and Culpeper in December 1863, Lt. Col. Theodore Lyman—George Gordon Meade’s aide-de-camp—toured the camps with the Army of the Potomac’s chief of staff, Andrew A. Humphreys. … Continue reading →

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Woman Who Claimed to Dress as a Soldier “A Con Artist” and Kardashian, Says Jack Davis

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

by ECW Correspondent Amelia Kibbe After having written and published more than 50 books, it’s pretty safe to say William C. Davis has done a lot of research. But, he said, to him, that’s one of the best parts of … Continue reading →

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