Tag Archives: Paige Gibbons Backus

2018 Year in Review: #2

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Our second-most-read post from 2018 involved a recent discovery from the war’s first major battle: 2) Limb Pit at Manassas National Battlefield Continues to Show the Horrors of Civil War Medicine by Paige Gibbons Backus (August 27, 2018) Workers digging … Continue reading →

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ECW Welcomes Paige Gibbons Backus

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

A native of Wisconsin, Paige Gibbons Backus graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation, and George Mason University with a master’s degree in Applied History. She has been in the public history field … Continue reading →

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Telling Stonewall Jackson’s Story Atop Henry House Hill

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

I always think of July 21 as Stonewall Jackson’s birthday. Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, so that’s his actual birthday, but he got his famous nickname at the battle of First Manassas, which took place in … Continue reading →

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A Needle in a Stack of Needles: Researching the Miscellaneous Medical Records Files at the National Archives

Posted on June 28, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus. At Ben Lomond Historic Site, we are constantly trying to find new information about its use as a hospital during the Civil War. Unfortunately, for historians, the records are scarce for … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: Wisconsin Memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park

Posted on November 8, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back Paige Gibbons-Backus Growing up in Wisconsin, I have always been interested in history, and while Wisconsin has some interesting Civil War history such as the Iron Brigade, “Old Abe,” and Camp Randall, it really was … Continue reading →

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WHM Profile: Paige Gibbons-Backus

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

by ECW Correspondent Emily Losito Walking through most museums, one becomes trapped behind barriers, peering through glass-encased artifacts, and shunned from touching practically everything. However, at Ben Lomond Historic Site in Manassas, Virginia, interaction is encouraged. The property, a pre-Civil … Continue reading →

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The Year in Review 2016: #5

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

Pop Culture has always served as a useful and important way for the public to engage with Civil War history. The fall 2015-16 television season saw another high-profile example when PBS broadcast the Civil War hospital drama Mercy Street. Guest … Continue reading →

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A Review of Mercy Street: The Miniseries That Could Have Been Worse

Posted on January 26, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Today we’re pleased to welcome guest author Paige Gibbons Backus, the Historic Site Manager for Ben Lomond Historic Site, a Civil War hospital museum located in Manassas, Virginia. The Civil War is arguably one of the most studied subjects in American history. … Continue reading →

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