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Tag Archives: National Park Service
WHM Profile: Andrea DeKoter
Andrea DeKoter walked into her daughter’s preschool class wearing her National Park Service uniform. The boys and girls looked puzzled as they tried to figure out what kind of police officer she was. DeKoter later overheard a little boy say … Continue reading
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Grand Opening Events
From the NPS: The public is invited to the grand opening of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center March 11 and 12. The National Park Service and the Maryland Park Service have teamed up to provide special family-friendly Grand … Continue reading
WHM Profile: Beth Parnicza
by ECW Correspondent Emily Losito Elizabeth Parnicza stood next to the edge of Stewarts Canal in Maryland, which the abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her father worked on during their time of slavery. The canal was built between 1810 and 1830 … Continue reading
Posted in National Park Service, Personalities, Slavery
Tagged Beth Parnicza, Combahee River Raid, Emily Losito, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, James Montgomery, Maryland Park Service, National Park Service, Stewart's Canal, Underground Railroad, Women's History Month
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Chickamauga and Resaca in March 2017
Dear readers, Some of you may know that every year I organize a two-day tour in March, to Chickamauga. This year, the dates are March 10-11, 2017. We will be exploring the new Georgia Park at Resaca, and then spending … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged battlefields, Chickamauga, National Park Service, Resaca
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Huzzah for Our Friend, Ted Alexander
Once more, congratulations to ECW’s friend Ted Alexander, the recipient of this year’s inaugural Emerging Civil War Award for Civil War Public History. Earlier this month, Ted hosted a big retirement party following a 30+-year career with the National Park Service, … Continue reading
Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part one)
part one of five I have spent my entire retirement working at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park. As a young kid standing on Marye’s Heights in 1958, fascinated by the battlefield and the view from high … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service, Slavery, USCT
Tagged 23rd USCT, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, John Hennessy, National Park Service, slave auction block, slavery, Steward Henderson, Steward-Henderson-Fredericksburg-Series, USCT
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June 29-30, 1863
June 29 – 30, 1863 “My main point being to find and fight the enemy.” – George G. Meade Twenty-four hours into his command, General Meade showed no signs of hesitation and continued to push his army hard to bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, National Park Service
Tagged Anniversary, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Campaign, Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
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The Future of Civil War History: Jim Broomall (part two)
part two of a four-part interview At the end of last week, we started a conversation with Dr. James Broomall, co-editor of a special issue of the journal Civil War History that looks at “The Future of Civil War History.” … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, National Park Service, Sesquicentennial, Ties to the War
Tagged Alan Nevins, Broomall-Interview, Civil War Institutue, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Foundation, James Broomall, Jill Titus, Jim Broomall, National Park Service, Pete Carmichael, Sesquicentennial, The-Future-of-Civil-War-History, U.S. Grant the Third
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The Future of Civil War History: Jim Broomall (part one)
part one of a four-part interview What’s the future of Civil War history? That’s the question very much on the mind of Dr. James Broomall these days. Broomall—or “Jim,” as we call him around here at ECW—is the director of … Continue reading
East Pascagoula Raid
On April 9, 1863, the residents of East Pascagoula, Mississippi, had a day like no other. Union warships lurked offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Their presence was nothing abnormal for Southern residents along the coast. The Union military had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Emerging Civil War, USCT
Tagged Benjamin Butler, East Pascagoula Raid, Louisiana Native Guards, National Park Service, Port Hudson, USCT
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