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Saving History Saturday: Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Complete
In the summer of 2020 work began on the restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial located in Boston Massachusetts. The Memorial recognizes the first all-volunteer Black regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War. … Continue reading
May 2022 Maine at War posts
In May 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from North America’s largest rodent altering the Gettysburg landscape to a smart lawyer recruiting for the wrong regiment. May 4, 2022: Gettysburg beavers create a new pond Industrious beavers … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged 11th Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Artillery Battery, 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, Abraham Lincoln, Abram Coombs, Albany, Augusta, Bangor, Benjamin F. Butler, Bion Foster, Brian Swartz, Carmel, Charles Eugene Hamlin, Charles Hamlin, Charles Stetson, Charleston, Colby College, Corinth, Crawford Avenue, Curtis Crockett, Cyrus Hamlin, Dexter, Dunkin, Edwin Stanton, Elijah Walker, Eric Wittenberg, Falling Waters, George A. Custer, George George Emery Hamlin, George Meade, Gettysburg National Military Park, Glenburn, Gray, Gulf Coast, Hampden, Hampden Historical Society, Hannibal Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin Plaza, Harris Merrill Plaisted, Israel Washburn Jr., James J. Pettigrew, Jason Martz, Little Round Top, Louis G. Young, Mabel Hill, Maine at War, Margaret Nyer, Menzias Fessenden, Monterrey Pass, Mount Gope Cemetery, National Park Service, New England, New Orleans, North Carolina, Oxford County, Paris Hill, Penobscot County, Penobscot River, Peter A. Weber, Pickett's Charge, Plum Run, Potomac River, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Thompson, Sarah Emery Hamlin, Sarah Jane Amery Hamlin, Sarah Plaisted, Seminary Ridge, Seven Pines, South Mountain, Union County, Valley of Death, Warren Avenue, Waterville, Wheatfeld Road, Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post 4633, Williamsburg
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Saving History Saturday: Battlefield Acquisition Grants Awarded to Three Civil War Battlefields
The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) recently awarded $1,002,112.35 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to four projects, including three Civil War preservation projects. The two of the projects are in Louisiana and the third is in Arkansas, … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: A Summer of Restoration for the Kirkland Monument at Fredericksburg Battlefield
The Sergeant Kirkland Monument within the boundaries of Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park and near the Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is an iconic symbol. Depicting the Confederate sergeant giving water to a wounded Union soldier, it’s a powerful reminder of … Continue reading
Stolen War Department Marker Recovered at Antietam
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Matthew Chilton… On February 22, 2021, I noticed a familiar item – seemingly a ca. 1890’s War Department directional marker – was being advertised for an upcoming estate sale at a local auction in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service
Tagged 5th US Light Artillery, Antietam National Battlefield, Battery I, Battle of Antietam, D.H. Hill, General James Longstreet, National Park Service, Robert E. Lee, Stephen H. Weed, Stolen, War Department Markers, Weed's Battery
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Antietam’s Lower Field Revisited Part I: The Neglected Southern Portion of Antietam
As a major battle of the war, Antietam is one of the most studied, discussed, and debated engagements of the conflict. Attention is usually focused on the northern areas of the battlefield, where fighting began and the most casualties occurred. … Continue reading
Exploring Gettysburg with Sue Boardman (part three)
part three in a series When Licensed Battlefield Guide Sue Boardman and I explored Gettysburg recently, we had warm temperatures but gusty breezes. We wanted to stop on Little Round Top so Sue could talk about the pending rehabilitation project … Continue reading
The NPS’s Newest National Battlefield: Mill Springs, Kentucky
The Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Nancy, Kentucky, is officially part of the National Park System. Word came today from Representative Hal Rogers, who represents Kentucky’s 5th District. Here’s information from the congressman’s press release, issued today:
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Bruce Burkett, David Duncan, Felix Zollicoffer, Hal Rogers, Kate MacGregor, Kentucky, Mill Springs, Mill Springs Battlefield Association, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, National Park Service
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Space, “Western Theater” not the Final Frontier
(Editor’s Note: The ECW YouTube page will feature videos from Phill’s trip over the next few weeks, kicked off by this discussion, which is also available as an ECW Podcast.) Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a few battlefields … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Trails, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Photography, Preservation, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, Confederacy, Emerging Civil War, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park, Kentucky, Mississippi, National Park Service, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Shiloh National Military Park, Siege of Vicksburg, Tennessee, Ulysse S. Grant, Western theater
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ECW Honors Dave Ruth for Service in Civil War Public History
Emerging Civil War is pleased to honor Dave Ruth, former superintendent of Richmond National Battlefield Park, as the recipient of this year’s Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Civil War Public History. Emerging Civil War’s Award for Service in … Continue reading
