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Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 2: Mysterious Death and Elaborate Funeral
This is part two of a three-part series. Part one can be found here. Major William Ellis returned to the Army of the Potomac near Petersburg in mid-June. He knowingly cut short his recovery from a gruesome wound received from … Continue reading
“Little Mac’s” Final Moments: The Death of George B. McClellan
Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome back guest author William Griffith “The startling announcement was made on Thursday [actually Friday] morning that General McClellan was dead,” read New Jersey’s The Orange Journal on Sunday, October 31, 1885, “…very few … Continue reading
The East Room / April 20, 1865, 3:00 AM
It was only a still night if the weather was what counted. The White House, draped inside and out with mourning, was surrounded by military guards, and citizens who ranged from morbidly curious to brokenhearted.
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, East Room, Elmer Ellsworth, Funeral, Lincoln, Memory, Mourning
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