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The Sleeping Sentry’s Final Rest

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“By the hand of God helping me, I shall some day outride the storms of affliction and land my soul on the other side of Jordan and head our weary souls home to rest where there shall be no death. … Continue reading →

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Executions in the Confederate Army

Posted on June 13, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back Michael Aubrecht As the war dragged on into its third and fourth years, soldiers on both sides of the conflict began to flee the army in record numbers. Some were traumatized by the horrors they … Continue reading →

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“I Would Rather Be Shot Myself” – Reactions to an Execution, December 1861

Posted on December 5, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome guest author Jake Wynn Assembled in a field near the Fairfax Seminary just beyond Alexandria, Virginia, an entire division of 10,000 soldiers stood in a hollow square with one side missing. At the … Continue reading →

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