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War Comes to St. George’s (part four)
(part four in a series) After the battle of Fredericksburg and before the battle of Chancellorsville, the Confederate army used St. George’s for services and revivals. J. William Jones reported in his memoir Christ in the Camp that revivals were … Continue reading
Join Us Tomorrow for Day Two of Our Fredericksburg Facebook LIVE Event
Hopefully you were able to join us earlier today for our special Facebook LIVE event with the Civil War Trust and the National Park Service from Fredericksburg National Battlefield. On our adventures, we climbed into the steeple of the Fredericksburg … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Chatham, Civil War Trust, Dennis Sacrey, Don Pfanz, Facebook Live, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg Baptist Church, National Park Service
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War Comes to St. George’s (part two)
(part two in a series) In the summer of 2010, Park Service historian John Hennessy and I presented a History at Sunset program entitled “Slavery and Slave Places in Fredericksburg.” One of our stops was at St. George Episcopal Church’s … Continue reading
Join us Tuesday from Fredericksburg on Facebook LIVE!
Emerging Civil War is helping to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg with a special two-day Facebook LIVE event from the battlefield. We’re teaming up with the Civil War Trust and the National Park Service to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Civil War Trust, Facebook Live, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, National Civil War Museum, National Park Service, Wayne Motts
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War Comes to St. George’s (part one)
(part one of a series) Last August, I had the honor of giving a lecture at my church, St. George’s Episcopal Church, about its history during the Civil War. Several living historians, members of Women of the Civil War, the … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 11/20-11/26/17
In November 1862, Union General Burnside began his advance toward Richmond, only to stop across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg to wait for the delayed pontoon bridges. In Burnside’s situation, what would you have done if you were the commanding … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal, Question of the Week
Tagged 1862, Ambrose Burnside, Fredericksburg
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ECW Symposium Traffic Alert
For all of you traveling to this weeks symposium: The Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium is being held in Northern Virginia. Traffic in this area of the I-95 corridor can be EXTREMELY heavy on Friday afternoons/evenings, especially if you … Continue reading
A City of Hospitals, Short on Supplies
From the Portland, Maine, Daily Eastern Argus on Wednesday, May 25, 1864: A letter written from Fredericksburg after the battle of the Wilderness says:— “In a guano ware-house a magnificent veteran, leaning against the wall with his blouse on (to … Continue reading
Posted in Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged civil war hospitals, Eastern Daily Argus, Fredericksburg, Medical, Portland Maine, wilderness
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