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Tag Archives: Mourning
A “Melancholy Suicide”: The Death of Brigadier General Philip St. George Cocke
On December 26, 1861, Confederate Brigadier General Philip St. George Cocke’s wife, Sallie, reluctantly left her home that Thursday evening to attend a neighbor’s party. The general had not been well since returning home, suffering from a mental breakdown. He … Continue reading
Christmas in the Hospitals: Bringing Cheer to a Dreary Holidays
It is never fun to spend the holidays in the hospital and it was no different during the Civil War. Soldiers in pain from battle wounds or suffering from diseases or infections, sometimes exasperated by wartime shortages, made the holiday … Continue reading
The East Room / April 20, 1865, 3:00 AM
It was only a still night if the weather was what counted. The White House, draped inside and out with mourning, was surrounded by military guards, and citizens who ranged from morbidly curious to brokenhearted.
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, East Room, Elmer Ellsworth, Funeral, Lincoln, Memory, Mourning
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O Captain! My Captain!
There are many excellent reasons why Walt Whitman is considered the poet laureate of the American Civil War. His poetic style is much closer to that of the 20th century’s free verse rather than the labored rhyme schemes so popular … Continue reading