Tag Archives: grave

Saving History Saturday: Owen Brown’s Gravestone Restored In California

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

Yes, it’s THAT Owen Brown! The son of John Brown. Did you know that he died in 1889 and is buried in Altadena, California?

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The Saga of Lt. General A.P. Hill’s Remains Continues

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Frank Jastrzembski

A few weeks back, I forwarded my ECW blog post on Lt. General A.P. Hill’s remains to several of Richmond’s leading officials involved in the removal of the city’s Confederate monuments: Mayor Levar Stoney, Interim City Attorney Haskell C. Brown … Continue reading →

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Another Grave Dilemma: Major General William W. Loring’s Remains

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Frank Jastrzembski

As in the rest of the country, things are starting to heat up in America’s oldest city when it comes to Confederate monuments. Similar to Lt. General Ambrose P. Hill’s monument and gravesite covered in a previous ECW post, Major … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 5/29-6/4/17

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

It’s Memorial Day. Do you have a favorite memorial or graveyard monument, plaque, or marker honoring all Civil War soldiers or a particular individual?

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