Tag Archives: guerrillas

Civil War Treasure at the Ross Mansion

Posted on July 10, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Stuart Sanders More than forty years after the Civil War, workers found a hidden fortune in a crumbling Kentucky mansion. In February 1909, two men demolishing an antebellum mansion near Paint Lick, Kentucky, uncovered a treasure … Continue reading →

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The Conundrum of Missouri Guerrilla Flicks

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Kristen M. Trout

Gettysburg, Gone with the Wind, Lincoln, Shenandoah, and Glory are some of the quintessential flicks we tend to think of when picturing famous Civil War films. We see the large-scale, bloody engagements that we learn about in history class, witness … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Missouri Civil War Museum

Posted on February 10, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Trout Nestled on an elevated plateau just south of St. Louis, Missouri lies the country’s oldest active military installation west of the Mississippi River. Established in 1826, Jefferson Barracks served in … Continue reading →

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John Mosby & The Partisan Rangers

Posted on January 13, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Bill Backus In early March 1864, Lieutenant Charles White led a detachment of 40 troopers from the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry from their encampment near Bristoe Station. Their mission was to scour the … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: Burma Guerrillas

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

I’ve lately been reading about World War II’s China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater at length. Fought 1942-45 between the Japanese and puppet Indian and Burmese forces against British, Indian, Gurkha, African, American, and Chinese forces, the campaign moved up and down Burma … Continue reading →

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