Tag Archives: medical care

Another Look at Survival

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

I’m getting ready to give a presentation to a round table this evening and have been reviewing my notes and what I’ll be sharing about Civil War medical practices and how those norms actually worked (or didn’t) during a campaign … Continue reading →

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“Down Fame’s Ladder”: Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan’s Unending War

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Frank Jastrzembski

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock gave glowing praise of the Third Division’s 1st Brigade and its commander, 29-year-old Colonel Thomas W. Egan, in his report following the Battle of North Anna on May 23, 1864. “Egan’s brigade, led gallantly by … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: A Grisly Night at the Museum

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

You’ll want to hurry if you’re planning to attend a “ghoulish night” at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine this coming weekend. Here’s an event description from the museum website and links to get your tickets. (Thanks, Meg Groeling, for … Continue reading →

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From The ECW Archives: General Ewell’s Wound At Groveton

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

In 2015, Phill Greenwalt published research about Confederate General Richard Ewell’s injury during the Battle of Groveton, which was an opening engagement of Second Bull Run. Since it’s that battle anniversary day, here is a re-run of that original blog … Continue reading →

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An Unknown Soldier At Port Hudson

Posted on May 25, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Dan Wambaugh Major Edward Bacon was under arrest. Formerly commander of the 6th Michigan infantry, he had openly criticized his division commander Brigadier General William Dwight too many times during the course of the … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Of First Manassas

Posted on July 13, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus One hundred and fifty-six years ago this July, Americans reached a deadly point in American history in Prince William County at the Battle of First Manassas (or Bull Run). … Continue reading →

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