Tag Archives: Mourning

Reflections of a Civil War Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Sheritta Bitikofer

Earlier this week, I was wrapping what few presents we planned to give this year to our friends and family. I always have music playing in the background while I work, mostly to fill the silence. On shuffle, my playlist … Continue reading →

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Civil War History and the Dallas Museum of Art: Warriors Fight, The Homefront Mourns

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“And his good wife will tear her cheeks in grief, his sons are orphans and he, soaking the soil red with his own blood, he rots away himself—more birds than women flocking round his body!” Homer, The Iliad It’s an … Continue reading →

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“He is the last of seven sons” – One Sanitary Agent Witnesses the Tragedy of War in St. Louis

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Kristen M. Trout

In her first assignment as an agent with the Chicago branch of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Jane Hoge witnessed the true tragedy, devastation, and sacrifices that the Civil War brought upon Americans. At age 50 and the mother of two … Continue reading →

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A “Melancholy Suicide”: The Death of Brigadier General Philip St. George Cocke

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Frank Jastrzembski

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 →

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Christmas in the Hospitals: Bringing Cheer to a Dreary Holidays

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Paige Gibbons Backus

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 →

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The East Room / April 20, 1865, 3:00 AM

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Meg Groeling

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.

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O Captain! My Captain!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Meg Groeling

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 →

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