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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Pick number four on my Top 10 List: Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady by Roy Meredith.
The last time I visited my mother, I looked in vain for my father’s copy of Mathew Brady’s photographs. I know they were in a book with a blue cloth cover, and that my dad had it for as long … Continue reading
Fatal Charge
See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
Thank You for 500
How appropriate that we wrap up the Thanksgiving weekend at the same time Emerging Civil War hits its 500th post. It gives us the perfect opportunity to say “Thank you” to you, our Constant Reader, for joining us as we’ve … Continue reading
A historian’s stroll across Camp Allegheny
By Bethany Canfield Camp Allegheny rests inside the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) amidst the Potomac Highlands of Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Most visitors to the area are not aware of this resource, one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. … Continue reading
The Union Gives Thanks–The Soldier’s and Sailor’s Thanksgiving of 1864–Part I
Nationally, America only celebrated two holidays in the mid-nineteenth century: July 4 and George Washington’s Birthday. This changed when, due to the tireless efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, President Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring November 24, 1864 to be a day … Continue reading
Why Do We Remember What We Remember? Richard Kirkland as the “Angel of Marye’s Heights”
Fredericksburg is a largely unmonumented battlefield. The most prominent monument on the southern end of the field is the “Meade pyramid” largely inaccessible to most visitors; besides that the remains of earthworks stand as a testament to what once occurred … Continue reading
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New Emerging Civil War book series debuts!
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with publisher Savas Beatie for the launch of a new book imprint, the Emerging Civil War Series. The Emerging Civil War Series offers compelling and easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil … Continue reading
Lincoln brilliantly captures the icon’s humanity
One of the things I’ve found most remarkable about the Civil War is the physical change that overcame President Lincoln during his time in office. The distinguished, thoughtful lawyer from Illinois who first arrived in Washington wasted away over four … Continue reading
149 Years Ago…
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing … Continue reading
