The Epitaph: Tombstones, Mausoleums, Monuments and Memorials to Civil War Soldiers

Photographs of tombstones, mausoleums, monuments and memorials to Civil War soldiers with information, if it is available, and/or short jottings about soldier and other items of interest. Postings will be periodic as time and resource permit.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Colonel Roger Preston Chew: Commander of Stuart's Horse Artillery

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Roger Preston Chew was born in Loudoun County,Virginia to Roger Chew and Sarah West Aldridge Chew April 9, 1843. The family moved to Jeffer...

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

"Old Simon" The Private Soldiers Monument, Antietam National Cemetery

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A colossal granite figure rising 44' 7" high, and weighing 250 tons stands guard over the graves in Antietam National Cemetery. Th...

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Gone But Not Forgotten: Remembering Union Cavalry at Mt. Zion Church Cemetery

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Mt. Zion Church and the adjacent rock walled cemetery lie south of the John S. Mosby Highway (Route 50) a mile or so east of Gilbert's C...

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Shiloh's Mortuary Monuments: Honoring Fallen Officers

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There are five unique Mortuary Monuments at Shiloh National Military Park, placed there in 1902 to honor 2 Confederate and 3 Union officers ...

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Shiloh's Mortuary Monuments: Honoring Fallen Officers, Part II

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Colonel Everett Peabody was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, June 30, 1830. When 15 he studied at Burlington College in Vermont. A year...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Pillars of Stone: Antietam's Tallest Monuments

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There are many beautiful monuments located on Antietam National Battlefield. Some of the most picturesque however are the tall, mostly grani...

Friday, February 14, 2014

Pure Gold: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

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Upon his death on February 9, 1886 President Hays had this to say of Winfield Scott Hancock: "If when we make up our estimate of a ...

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Sharon Murray: I am a native Idahoan who moved east in 2010 to travel & study history. I have multiple degrees in mining engineering and history from the University of Idaho. Worked in both underground and surface precious metal mines and in state government managing the State of Idaho's mineral leasing and mined land reclamation programs. I have published a number of articles on Idaho mining history and won awards for photographs from the International California Mining Journal and the Civil War Trust. I have contributed articles for the Brigades of Antietam, The Commanders of Antietam and the Antietam Journal, publications of the Antietam Institute. In December 2023 I published "An Ornament to His Country" the Life and Military Career of Benjamin Franklin Davis. I have been volunteering at Antietam National Battlefield since 2010 and have been a NPS certified guide there since 2014.

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