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Last Photos from Fredericksburg’s 155th
Before we get too far away from the anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg, I just want to pass along a few pictures I took along the way yesterday during ECW’s Facebook LIVE event with the Civil War Trust and … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, National Park Service
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Brompton, Civil War Trust, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery, Innis House, Joseph Kershaw, Marye's Heights, National Park Service, Pete Maugle, Sunken Road, Wayne Motts
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Snow Along the Sunken Road
A snowy day at Fredericksburg National Battlefield offers some beautiful scenery. Continue reading
Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part four)
part four of five During some of these visits to the city with my mother, I would stop at my Aunt Hattie’s house and she would always have food for us, until she got too old to cook the way … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, National Park Service, USCT
Tagged 23rd USCT, 30th USCT, 54th Massachusetts, Alrich Farm, Chancellorsville, CVC, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Hashmel Turner, Innis House, John Cummings, John J. Wright Museum, Martha Innis, Noel Harrison, Steward Henderson, Steward-Henderson-Fredericksburg-Series, Thomas Rosser, Trail to Freedom, USCT
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Shooting Along Fredericksburg’s Stone Wall
photography by Jackson Mackowski Earlier this week, ECW co-founder Chris Mackowski took his son Jackson out for some photography lessons. The two spend some time along the Sunken Road and Stone Wall on the Fredericksburg battlefield. “There’s plenty of stuff … Continue reading
Notes from a manuscript
Just to offer y’all a little behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes into a manuscript, I thought I’d pass along this quick story, which will, I hope, offer a little levity. Kris and I are wrapping up work on a writing … Continue reading
Orange flowers and amber waves: Fredericksburg photographed
Kris and I are wrapping up work on a writing project that focuses on the Battle of Fredericksburg. The project is scheduled for release just prior to the sesquicentennial anniversary in December. As I sorted through the photos I took … Continue reading
Yesterday’s News
In the Innis House along the Sunken Road at Fredericksburg, various layers of history show through on the interior walls. Paint covers newspaper, which covers painted wooden walls, still scarred with bullet holes from the battle. The layers accumulated over … Continue reading
