Tag Archives: James Barnes

Ellis Spear 1913 does not jibe with Ellis Spear 1863

Posted on August 16, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back Brian Swartz, author of the new ECW Series biography Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War Did Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain actually order his battered 20th Maine Infantry Regiment to … Continue reading →

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The Unending War for Ten Union Generals

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Frank Jastrzembski

In a blog post published last July about Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan, I stressed how countless disabled Civil War veterans endured decades of chronic pain and emotional distress long after the guns of the Civil War fell silent. In … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Lieutenant Lemuel Crocker

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Kevin Pawlak

“War is cruelty and you cannot refine it,” William Tecumseh Sherman so bluntly stated.[i]  He is right, but I have always found it incredible how the harshest of circumstances—like war—can bring out the best of human nature.  One story always … Continue reading →

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Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Fall of Harrison Jeffords

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Kristopher D. White

Part of a series. The battle in the Wheatfield was not going well for the Federals. By early evening of July 2nd, 1863, James Longstreet’s assault on the Union left flank was crashing against most of the 3rd Corps line. … Continue reading →

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“The World Will Little Note, Nor Long Remember”: The Battle of Shepherdstown and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation—Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Kevin Pawlak

Part two in a series. Today we welcome back guest author Kevin Pawlak. Kevin is a recent graduate of Shepherd University with a degree in history and works as a Park Ranger at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. He is … Continue reading →

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