Tag Archives: Ellis Spear

Ellis Spear 1913 does not jibe with Ellis Spear 1863

Posted on August 16, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back Brian Swartz, author of the new ECW Series biography Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War Did Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain actually order his battered 20th Maine Infantry Regiment to … Continue reading →

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Maine at War: January 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in January at his blog, Maine at War: January 6, 2021: Maine naval officer fights on the Mississippi Acting Volunteer Master John F. Harden of Rockland chases Raphael Semmes in the … Continue reading →

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Maine at War: March 2020

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in March at his blog, Maine at War: March 4, 2020: Seven days in May shatter the 7th Maine A week’s fighting in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania Courthouse decimates the … Continue reading →

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