Tag Archives: Nathan Marzoli

Railroads – “The Seventh Have Come!”: The 7th New York, 8th Massachusetts, and the Rescue of Washington

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Nathan Marzoli Washington was in trouble in the spring of 1861. Secessionist fever had broken into conflict with the attack on Fort Sumter, prompting President Lincoln to issue a call three days later for 75,000 … Continue reading →

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Disaster in the Defenses of Washington: The June 9, 1863 Explosion at Fort Lyon

Posted on October 11, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Nathan Marzoli Lewis Bissell, a soldier in the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, had spent the better part of a year stationed in the numerous forts and batteries that ringed the nation’s capital. He had grown … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Patriots: Examining the Pension Files of Late-War Recruits in One Union Regiment

Posted on August 7, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Nathan Marzoli On a cold December morning in 1863, John Prescott of the 12th New Hampshire was awakened by “a strange noise” outside of his tent on the sandy shores of Point Lookout, Maryland. Pulling on … Continue reading →

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