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ECW Weekender: Winter at the Battlefields
We get it. If it’s snowing outside, we’d probably all prefer to huddle inside. But…it doesn’t snow all the time where many of the Civil War battlefields are located. In fact, at some of the battlefields, it doesn’t snow at … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, ECW Weekender
Tagged battlefielding, ECW Weekender, Weekender, winter
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Question of the Week: 12/17-12/23/18
We’ve been talking about the Battle of Fredericksburg a lot recently…so let’s give the Western Theater and campaigns in the deep South some attention. In your opinion, which winter battle/campaign in those regions was most important? Why?
Posted in Question of the Week, Western Theater
Tagged Question of the Week, Western theater, winter
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A VMI Cadet Goes Ice-Skating
On the evening of March 22, 1864, eighteen-year-old Beverly “Jack” Stanard huddled in his cold barracks room at Virginia Military Institute, writing to his mother. That particular evening he found plenty to complain about: …Well, Mother I guess you will … Continue reading
Christmas Arrives in January at a Washington D.C. Camp of Instruction
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Rob Wilson Combing through my great grandfather’s Civil War letters for a holiday season story, I learned how, in 1861, he celebrated Christmas in January. That year George A. Marden was a fresh … Continue reading
Ice-Skating in the 1860’s
Ice-skating! Across the chilly regions of America, this favorite pastime created fun and energetic entertainment during the Civil War era. In city parks, the winter activity was refined as a social skill and art while on less sophisticated ponds or … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged central park, Christmas, health, holiday season, ice skating, Lucy Buck, William P. Lamson, winter, women's fashion, women's studies
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