Tag Archives: Pamplin Historical Park

ECW’s Thanks to Will Greene

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

We just wanted to say “Thanks” to historian A. Wilson Greene, executive director of Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, Virginia. During Pamplin’s 20th annual Civil War Symposium last month, Will gave Emerging Civil War a wonderful shout-out:

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The Wedge to Split the Confederacy

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Edward S. Alexander

Sneak preview of my presentation at the Emerging Civil War Symposium later this summer. Click on the map for a larger version.  

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Discovering Long Lost Earthworks

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

I spent many summer vacation evenings during high school playing baseball in my friend Scott’s backyard. The field had tiny dimension so we used a wiffle bat and wrapped duct tape around a wad of cotton for the ball. Hitting … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust the Lines on a Map: My Trek through the Headwaters

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

This past summer I worked on creating an extension off our current Headwaters Trail at Pamplin Historical Park. This peaceful walk at the back end of the park has a supplemental brochure that highlights the interaction between the park’s land … Continue reading →

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Separate Roads to Petersburg: The Fractured Federal High Command, April 1865

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

Ever have a dispute with someone turn so ugly that you don’t want to even share the same road? From all appearances, that may have been the case on April 2, 1865 with the damaged relationship between Lt. Gen. Ulysses … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: White Oak Road

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

Of all the battles that comprise the 292 day Petersburg Campaign, the March 31, 1865 engagement at White Oak Road is becoming one of my favorites to study. The second battle in the campaign that includes fighting at Lewis Farm, … Continue reading →

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A Heart-Breaking Newspaper Ad

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander
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A More Appropriate Arthur’s Swamp

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

During the VI Corps pre-dawn assault against the Confederate earthworks on April 2, 1865, the Vermont Brigade utilized the middle branch of Arthur’s Swamp to guide them to the enemy works. This battlefield feature is frequently dried out throughout the … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough at Petersburg: First Man Over the Works

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

Charlie Gould seemed destined for adventure in his life. The young lad scarcely made it safe through his toddler years before his heroic deeds in front of Petersburg at the end of the war caused many to declare him the … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: March 30, 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

Last week at Pamplin Historical Park we poured a small base to support a new monument hewn from Vermont granite. It will commemorate the six men from the Green Mountain State who received the Medal of Honor for their actions … Continue reading →

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