Monthly Archives: May 2012

By the Light of a Candle (or Several Thousand of Them)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

This past Saturday I had the honor of participating for a third time in the annual Memorial Luminaria in the National Cemetery at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.  This event has become not only a highlight of my job … Continue reading →

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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 3

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Part three in a series. With the end of the war came demobilization and reconstruction of the country socially and politically. In victory, the western armies had put together a stellar fighting record, and they were the backbone of the … Continue reading →

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America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. A Review

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Fergus M. Bordewich. America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012. Pp. x, 480. It all started with slavery and a war. Before 1848, most white Americans … Continue reading →

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Drawing the War, Part 4: Winslow Homer

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Part four in a series. Perhaps the Civil War “Special Artist” who is best known to the general public is Winslow Homer. He is famous for the work he did after the war, not for the sketches he did during … Continue reading →

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A Thank You to Our Veterans and Active Duty Soldiers

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

All of us at Emerging Civil War would like to thank our veterans and active duty troops. Memorial Day to many has turned into early vacations, barbeques, and baseball games. None of these activities would be possible without the sacrifices … Continue reading →

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Secrets of a Cemetery: Final Reflections

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Final in a SeriesWith all the research that has been done on the Civil War, at times it seems as if the individual is lost in the seas of voices, stories, and statistics.  Armies are huge entities, regiments move like … Continue reading →

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The Lights Atop the Hill

Posted on May 26, 2012 by
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Luminaries at Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Posted on May 26, 2012 by
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150th Anniversary of First Winchester—Now Where is the Battlefield?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Winchester. Instead of following the format of the last few 150th posts on battles in the Shenandoah Valley, I thought I would try something new for this battle anniversary. The … Continue reading →

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Secrets of a Cemetery: Part VII-Beyond the Civil War

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Part Seven in a Series The National Cemetery at Fredericksburg contains more than just Civil War burials.  Yes, the vast majority of soldiers buried there fought between 1861 and 1865, but veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World … Continue reading →

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