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Tag Archives: Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria
ECW Weekender: Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria
Some ECW authors had a moment of memory and nostalgia a few weeks ago when Fredericksburg National Cemetery’s Luminaria came up in conversation. A few had early public history experiences planning or helping with that event!
Warrington G. Roberts: “Dedicated to the Proposition that All Men Are Created Equal”
Interred in grave 3287 at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery lays Warrington G. Roberts. This past Memorial Day I had the privilege of telling Roberts’s story during the annual Luminary program atop Marye’s Heights. Telling his story and digging even further … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Lincoln, Reconstruction
Tagged 26th Indiana Infantry, 28th United States Colored Troops, Abraham Lincoln, Battle of the Crater, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, freedmen's bureau, Gettysburg Address, James Johnson, Warrington G. Roberts
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Honoring Heroes
This past Saturday I closed out my work detail—I hate using the word “work” to describe an opportunity to spend a few weeks being a ranger at a national military park–but I digress. However, my last day coincided with assisting … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service
Tagged American Civil War, Casualties of the Civil War, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, Memorial Day, National Park Service
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My Call to Arms: A Look Back at My Overland Campaign
What no one ever tells you about being an author is that it mostly involves schlepping a lot of books from place to place. Sure, there’s some writing involved (and, oh, if only I had time to do more!), but … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War Series
Tagged Becky Cumins, Bert Dunkerly, Bloody Angle, Bucktails, CVC, Daniel Davis, David Ruth, Don Pfanz, Edward Alexander, Frank O'Reilly, Fredericksburg National Cemetery Luminaria, Hurricane from the Heavens, Jackson Shrine, Lake of the Woods, Last Days of Stonewall Jackson, Manassas Museum, No Turning Back, North Anna River, Phillip Greenwalt, Spotsylvania, Stevenson Ridge, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute, VMI, wilderness
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Fredericksburg Luminaria 2013
Thanks to the help of hundreds of volunteers, Fredericksburg National Cemetery once again hosted its annual Memorial Day Luminaria commemoration on Saturday night. More than 15,000 soldiers are buried in the cemetery, although only about twenty percent of them are … Continue reading
