Tag Archives: Funeral

Precedents from the Civil War Era for Another President

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Sarah Kay Bierle

April 14, 1865, and November 22, 1963 were days of tragedy. Unsuspecting presidents shot by unsuspected assassins. On that 1865 night, the sixteenth president attended a play at the theater and as laughter rang out the murderer fired a shot … Continue reading →

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Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 2: Mysterious Death and Elaborate Funeral

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Edward S. Alexander

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 →

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“Little Mac’s” Final Moments: The Death of George B. McClellan

Posted on July 19, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

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 →

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The East Room / April 20, 1865, 3:00 AM

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Meg Groeling

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.

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