Tag Archives: Sunken Road

130 Years Later: A Return to Antietam

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Recently I returned to Antietam with two objects from my personal collection of veteran items. These ribbons were worn by veterans of the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry when they returned to Antietam to reunite and reminisce. I have a familial connection … Continue reading →

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In the Footsteps of the 130th Pennsylvania at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Jon Tracey

The 130th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered in for a nine-month term, serving from August 1862 to May 1863. During this comparatively brief time, they fought in some of the war’s bloodiest battles. In a previous post, I followed in the footsteps … Continue reading →

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In the Footsteps of the 130th Pennsylvania at Antietam

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Jon Tracey

Mustered in mid-August 1862, the untested recruits of the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry barely had time to learn how to be soldiers before they were thrown into the chaotic battle of Antietam on September 17. There, they were heavily engaged in … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: An Irish Brigade Hike at Antietam

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

For St. Patrick’s Day weekend, there is hardly a better connection to this holiday and the Civil War than the famous Irish Brigade. The story of this brigade has been told countless times and numerous works cover the annals of … Continue reading →

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Did Alexander Gardner photograph Charles Tew’s corpse in the Sunken Road?

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

Charles Tew’s story is compelling. Daniel Harvey Hill called him “one of the most finished scholars on the continent, and [who] had no superior as a soldier in the field.”(1) Indeed he was. Tew graduated first in his class from … Continue reading →

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Last Photos from Fredericksburg’s 155th

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

Before we get too far away from the anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg, I just want to pass along a few pictures I took along the way yesterday during ECW’s Facebook LIVE event with the Civil War Trust and … Continue reading →

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They Fell On The Fields Of Antietam

Posted on September 28, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes back Kristen M. Pawlak (Trout) On the fields to the east of the small western-Maryland hamlet of Sharpsburg and interposed between the Potomac River and Antietam Creek, just under four thousand Federal and Rebel troops lay … Continue reading →

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Thinking About The Irish Brigade At Antietam

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a day many folks find something from Ireland to enjoy. I have two traditions on the unofficial holiday: wear a little green and remember the Irish-American contributions during the Civil War. Last year, I wrote … Continue reading →

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Snow Along the Sunken Road

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

A snowy day at Fredericksburg National Battlefield offers some beautiful scenery. Continue reading →

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Sergeant Kirkland: Warrior Angel at Marye’s Heights

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Sarah Kay Bierle

On the night of December 13, 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg was over, but the soldiers didn’t know it yet. All they knew was the bone-chilling cold, the shrieks and moans of the wounded, the sweeping wind, and the Northern lights … Continue reading →

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