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Tag Archives: Dr. Hunter McGuire
Hospitals Of First Manassas
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus One hundred and fifty-six years ago this July, Americans reached a deadly point in American history in Prince William County at the Battle of First Manassas (or Bull Run). … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Medical, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of First Manassas, Ben Lomond Historic Site, Dr. Craighill, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fanny Ricketts, field hospitals, Holkum's Branch, Matthew's House, medical care, Pringle House Hospital, Sudley Methodist Church, surgeon
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Civil War Cookin’: Don’t Cry…It’s Just An Onion
Onions. They add great flavor to holiday foods, but they aren’t fun to cut and chop. I usually end up a crying mess…and – oh joy – either my mom or I will have to chop the onions for stuffing … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Holidays, Medical
Tagged civil war cookin, Civil War Cooking, Dr. Hunter McGuire, home remedies, onions, scurvy, Stonewall Jackson
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Richard Ewell’s Leg?
Confederate Major General Richard Stoddard Ewell was bending down, trying to see below the musket smoke and setting sun. The Battle of Groveton, one of the opening salvos in the Battle of Second Manassas had evolved into a stand-up, straight … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities
Tagged Auburn, Battle of Groveton, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, Campbell Brown, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Gettysburg, Hunter Holmes McGuire, Lizinka Brown, Richard S. Ewell, Richmond, Robert E. Lee
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An Elusive Doctor at Gettysburg
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle. Generals oversee battles. Soldiers fight. Civilians hide. Surgeons amputate. What does a medical director do during a battle? More specifically: what did Dr. Hunter McGuire do at Gettysburg? … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Culp's Hill, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Gettysburg movie, Henry Kyd Douglas, Hunterstown Road, Isaac Trimble, Richard Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Robert Milroy, Second Corps, Second Manassas, Second Winchester, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester, XI Corps
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War’s End: Remembering a Cavalry Captain
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sarah Kay Bierle Your brother, Captain Hugh McGuire is wounded. The message branded itself into Dr. Hunter McGuire’s mind while dread twisted like a tourniquet around his heart. The situation he had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged 11th Virginia Cavalry, Amelia Springs, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of the Wilderness, Brandy Station, Bristoe Station, Chancellorsville, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fairfield, Gettysburg, Henry Kyd Douglas, Hugh McGuire, Jetersville, Laurel Brigade, Overland Campaign, Siege of Petersburg, Stonewall Jackson, Winchester
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