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Tag Archives: Virginia
Civil War Trails: Abingdon, Virginia
Tucked far into Southwest Virginia is the town of Abingdon. If you’ve ever traveled down Interstate 81 there is no doubt you’ve seen the signs, maybe even the Civil War Trails directional sign, enticing you take the exit ramp. If … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Trails
Tagged Abingdon, Civil War Trails, Virginia
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Maryland, My Maryland? Jefferson Davis and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862
Confederate soldiers splashing across the Potomac River in early September 1862 jubilantly bellowed out the tune “Maryland, My Maryland” as they marched into the Old Line State. Just months earlier, with the war escalating around the Confederate capital of Richmond, … Continue reading
Dranesville, a Troubled Town: Part 2
Part One Can Be Found Here. The white men of Virginia went to the polls on a warm May 23, 1861 to vote on the secession referendum passed a month earlier by a delegates’ convention. By the time the ballots … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Personalities
Tagged Charles Coleman, Daniel Borden, Dranesville, Elmer Ellsworth, Fairfax County, Henry Bishop, Herndon Station, Howard Lasher, James Jackson, James W. Farr, John B. Farr, John T. Day, John T. DeBell, Kitty K. Hanna, Lewinsville, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, Nathaniel Hanna, Richard H. Gunnell, Thomas Coleman, Vienna, Virginia, Virginia secession, William B. Day
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My Favorite Historical Person: James Hanger
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Trout As a Civil War historian, the toughest and most challenging question of all is “who is your favorite historical person?” From Union war heroes to gallant Rebel commanders to the … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical, Personalities, Reconstruction
Tagged 16th ohio infantry, 23rd Virginia, amputation, augusta county, battle of philippi, civil war amputee, favorite17, Hanger Inc, James E. Hanger, James Hanger, patent, prosthetics, staunton, surgeon, Virginia, Washington College
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ECW Weekender: The USS Monitor Center
Have you ever been aboard a Civil War ironclad, or two? You can come close in The USS Monitor Center nestled in a beautiful setting at The Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, Virginia. The Monitor Center is the official … Continue reading
Skeleton In The Attic
I was doing some detail photography outside my favorite historical house in Winchester, Virginia. (It’s actually modern law 0ffices, but during the 1860’s, it was the McGuire family home.) Pointing my camera lens toward the upper garret windows, I zoomed in … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Holidays, Medical
Tagged Harpers Ferry, Hunter McGuire, John Brown, McGuire, Virginia, Winchester, Winchester Medical College
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Happy 200th, General Thomas
200 years ago this weekend George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County, Virginia. The link below is an appreciation of Thomas I did in 2014. Pap Thomas to the Sledge of Nashville
North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part two)
In commemoration of Robert E. Lee’s birthday, ECW is pleased to present the second of a two-part piece by guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr. Robert E. Lee had given his whole life to the Union for which his father, … Continue reading
North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part one)
ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr.. This is part one of a two-part piece. Part two will appear later today. “Patriotism is the love of a land and its people, nationalism is the love … Continue reading
