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Tag Archives: Wiley Sword
Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Part 3: Who Shot Major Ellis?
This is part three of a three-part series. Part one. Part two. For decades after William Ellis’s death, his story concluded for all but his mother. Later that month, August 1864, the already widowed Catharine Ellis began the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Medical, Monuments, Newspapers
Tagged 16th Mississippi Infantry, 49th New York Infantry, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Bloody Angle, G. Norton Galloway, John G. Darrah, Monuments, Pensions, ramrod, Richard T. Owen, Spotsylvania, Struck by a Fired Ramrod, Thomas T. Roche, Wiley Sword, William Ellis
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A Conversation with Dave Roth (part two)
(part two in a five-part series) I’m talking this week with Dave Roth, editor and publisher of Blue & Gray Magazine and recipient of this year’s Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Public History. Yesterday, Dave explained how he, … Continue reading
Year in Review 2015: In Memoriam
In 2015, we bade final goodbyes to two important influences on the Civil War community: Harry Pfanz and Wiley Sword. Emerging Civil War historians reflected the tremendous impact these men had on the field and on our own individual careers. As … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Year in Review
Tagged Harry Pfanz, in memorium, Wiley Sword, year in review 2015
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In Memory of Wiley Sword
ECW was saddened to hear of the death this week of historian Wiley Sword. Sword passed away on Monday at the age of 77. Sword was one of the best-known voices of the Western Theater, and his series of letters … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged Bert Dunkerly, Blue & Gray, Chris Kolakowski, Dave Powell, David Roth, Edward Alexander, Lee White, Wiley Sword
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Hood on Hood—Part IV
The conclusion of a four-part series. Today we welcome back guest author Stephen “Sam” Hood. Sam is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. * * * Another example of Sword misrepresenting Hood’s … Continue reading
Hood on Hood—Part III
The third part of a four-part series. Today we welcome back guest author Stephen “Sam” Hood. Sam is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. * * * Regarding the Spring Hill … Continue reading
Hood on Hood—Part II
The second part of a four part series. Today we welcome back guest author Stephen “Sam” Hood. Sam is the author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. * * * Although unfounded theories … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Hood on Hood, John Bell Hood, Sam Hood, Savas Beatie, Stephen "Sam" Hood, Wiley Sword
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Hood on Hood—Part I
The first in a four-part series. ECW Editors Note: Stephen “Sam” Hood is a descendant of Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, one of the most controversial commanders in the Confederacy. His early service in the war as a brigade … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Hood on Hood, John Bell Hood, Sam Hood, Savas Beatie, Stephen M. Hood, Wiley Sword
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