Tag Archives: Friends of Wilderness Battlefield

ECW Weekender: Christmas at Ellwood

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Raise your hand if you went to Ellwood Manor with us during the Chancellorsville Tour at the 2018 ECW Symposium? Now, imagine that wonderfully restored 19th Century home decked for the holidays and filled with music and laughter. Sound intriguing … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: A Day in the Life of a Soldier

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Here’s a phenomenal ECW Weekender opportunity from the Friends of the Wilderness Battlefield. Hear first-person portrayals of the lives of Union and Confederate soldiers and surgeons. Take a walking tour of the Wilderness Tavern and the grounds of Ellwood. Also, … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: An 18th Century Living History Event at Ellwood Manor

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Our colleagues at the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield sent along this great Weekender opportunity for the end of the month. Not only is it an opportunity to visit Ellwood on the Chancellorsville and Wilderness battlefields, but a way to look … Continue reading →

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The Death and Memory of Alexander Hays

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

The following excerpt, related to events 152 years ago today, is adapted from my new book Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, part of the Emerging Civil War Series. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to support the … Continue reading →

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Meeting Grant’s Great-Great-Grandson

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

Last month, while giving a talk for the Friends of Wilderness Battlefield on Grant’s Last Battle, I had the chance to meet one of Ulysses S. Grant’s descendants: great-great grandson John Griffiths. John and his two sisters are the children … Continue reading →

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