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A Conversation with Dave Ruth, Richmond’s Retiring Superintendent (part one)
(part one of five) I recently heard Dave Ruth described as “the last of the great, old-guard superintendents.” For more than thirty years, Dave has made Richmond National Battlefield his life’s work, overseeing the park’s growth from 754 acres to … Continue reading
Posted in National Park Service, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Bob Krick, Bobby Krick, Chancellorsville, Civil War Trust, Cold Harbor, Conversation-with-Dave-Ruth, Dave Ruth, Fort Sumter, Gaines's Mill, Independence National Park, Keith Rocco, living history, Malvern Hill, manassas, National Park Service, Preservation, Richmond, Richmond Battlefields Association, Richmond National Battlefield Park
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George McClellan in 1861: A Glimpse of Foibles to Come (part two)
We are pleased to welcome back guest author Jon-Erik Gilot (part two of two) Yesterday, I outlined some of the ways that George McClellan’s early war actions in western Virginia foreshadowed some of the problems that would become some of … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 3rd Ohio, Buckhannon, Camp Garnett, Col. E. D. Townsend, Fritz Haselberger, George B. McClellan, Irvin McDowell, manassas, Mary Ellen McClellan, McClellan-1861, newton schleich, Rich Mountain, Russell Beatie, Western Virginia, William Rosecrans, Winfield Scott
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What ESPN Classic Teaches Us About Civil War History
Hindsight is always 20/20. We look back at historic events possessing information not available to the participants. In hindsight, things that were important at the time have faded while others assume a larger importance. I suggest we need to try … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Politics, Ties to the War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Battle of Stones River, Chattanooga, Emancipation Proclamation, Grant, Irvin McDowell, manassas, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Wayne Gretzky
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: The Conclusion to a Series
The conclusion of a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Western Theater
Tagged Antietam, Battle of Chickamauga, Blue and Gray Magazine, Bruce Catton, Dave Roth, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Fredericksburg, George Thomas, Gettysburg, Gettysburg the Movie, John Badger Bachelder, Joseph Glatthaar, Joseph Johnston, Ken Burns, manassas, Robert E. Lee, Shelby Foote, Trans-Mississippi
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Part One
Part one in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Western Theater
Tagged District of Vicksburg, Eastern Theater, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Edward A. Pollard, General William T. Sherman, manassas, Phil Sheridan, Richmond Examiner, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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A word about preservation at Manassas
Preservation still ranks as one of the top concerns at Manassas National Battlefield. In the mid-1990s, preservationists averted potential disaster when they forced the Walt Disney corporation to scrub plans for a proposed history-oriented theme park in the Manassas area. … Continue reading
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Posted in Monuments, Photography
Tagged 14th Brooklyn, Bill Run, manassas, Second Manassas
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Middle Child and Second Fiddle: The Sad Fate of Second Manassas
Try as I might, I can’t persuade my daughter to explore anything to do with Second Manassas. It’s July 29, 2000. Steph is six but already the veteran of several battlefielding campaigns, and she’s particularly a fan of First Manassas … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Antietam, Bull Run, First Manassas, George McClellan, John Hennessy, John Pope, manassas, Manassas National Battlefield, Maryland Campaign, Second Manassas, Stephwall, Stonewall Jackson
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