Tag Archives: VMI

“For an Affectionate Mother like Yourself”

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Cadet Beverly Standard (called “Jack” by his peers) wrote a delightful collection of letters to his widowed mother from Virginia Military Institute during 1863-1864. (I’ve written about them in detail here.) In April 1864, he wrote a letter which follows … Continue reading →

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Lee and Jackson vs. the United States

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

Indulge me for a moment as I think out loud. I don’t have an answer to the question I’m about to pose, so I don’t have a position to state. I’m more interested in the conversation than the conclusion. A … Continue reading →

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You May Be Whatever You Resolve To Be—Sort Of

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

As a Stonewall Jackson fanboy, I admit I was disappointed to learn today of news that the Virginia Military Institute will be removing Stonewall Jackson’s name from the campus’s Jackson Memorial Hall and the Jackson Arch, which spans the passageway … Continue reading →

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Photographic Portraits: Cadets Identified, Girl Unknown

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“Those are cadet uniforms,” I thought while sorting through thumbnail files of digitized Civil War images on Library of Congress’s website. It was not at all what I was looking for at the moment, but I bookmarked the page to … Continue reading →

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“Heard From Today”: VMI and Jackson’s Words at Chancellorsville

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

General, The enemy has made a stand at Chancellors’s which is about 2 miles from Chancellorsville. I hope as soon as practicable to attack. I trust that an Ever Kind Providence will bless us with great success. Respectfully, T.J. Jackson … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: The Historic Artillery Battery at Virginia Military Institute

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

There are many battlefields and historic sites to visit to study the creation, use, and preservation of artillery pieces. For today’s Weekender post (keeping with the artillery series theme), we’ll journey away from the battlefields to a location where young … Continue reading →

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Jackson House’s Michael Anne Lynn to Retire

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

We were surprised to learn recently that Michael Anne Lynn, director of the Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington, Virginia, will be retiring at the end of this month. Lynn, who has served at the Jackson House for 35 years, will … Continue reading →

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New Market in Mississippi

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Steve Davis

I just returned from a weekend trip to St. Simons Island, Georgia. It’s a marvelous little beach town, with an attendant gentility. I saw this sign in a yard near the Lighthouse: “Where tramps must not, surely ladies and gentlemen … Continue reading →

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“Little Billy’s” Big Mausoleum

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Another installment in the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Although never a physically imposing man, William Mahone, left a lasting impact on 19th century Virginia, as a civilian, military officer, and politician. In one way or another, all these pursuits … Continue reading →

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Happy Stonewall’s Birthday

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Chris Mackowski
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