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“Tales From the Tombstone”
Welcome to the first edition of new series here on Emerging Civil War. Inspired by a publication titled Generals at Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals by Richard Owen and James Owen, I have embarked on my own quest to photograph and learn about these men. In the process there will be […]
Read more...Sewing Kit Save: Clement Evans
Another installment of “Tales from the Tombstone.” On the sultry afternoon of July 9, 1864, orders passed from Major General John C. Breckenridge through Major General John B. Gordon to attack the Federal left with his entire division. The Georgians, Louisianans, and Virginians forded the Monocacy and advanced up the slope of the Worthington Farm. […]
Read more...A Review, Oranges, and the Long Shadow of Gettysburg Day 1: Alfred Iverson, Jr.
Reviving an old series, “Tales from the Tombstone.” With a quick glance at the title, you may be wondering what those three things have in common. Keep reading. As I was starting out as a historian, I had a general conversation after a program one day and the story was a bit shorter, an introduction was […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 26-October 3, 2021
Sunday, September 26: In the evening, guest author Patrick Young shared “Autumn of the Lost Cause.” Monday, September 27: Question of the Week highlighted commanders with a positive attitude. Sarah Kay Bierle posted Part 1 in a series inspired by a trip to an art museum, looking at “The Icebergs”—a painting which was displayed in […]
Read more...William Gaston Lewis
Another installment of the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Been a hiatus, I know. Recently though, my career afforded me the opportunity to travel a bit, moving from one national park site to another. I was able to chart a course, mix in a few vacation days, and visit a few graveyards along the southeastern […]
Read more...Daniel Harvey Hill, Educator and General
Another installment n “Tales from the Tombstone.” For other posts in the series, click here. On a recent road-trip, I had the chance to take a slight detour off the interstate and visit Davidson, North Carolina. Now known as the college that witnessed a young Stephon Curry light up the town during his playing career, […]
Read more...Philip Cook
“Tales From the Tombstone“ On one website chronicling the history of Georgia, the opening sentence to the biography of Brigadier General Philip Cook read simply: “Perhaps the most remarkable feat of this Madison County lawyer was his rise in the Army of the Confederate States of America.” Although most biographies states that Cook was born […]
Read more...ECW’s 5,000th Post!
Welcome to Emerging Civil War’s 5,000th post! Since we launched in August of 2011, ECW has grown from a small handful of writers to a community of more than 30. We’ve had some historians come and others go, but one thing has remained constant: an eclectic collection of high-quality writing, research, and scholarship. We also […]
Read more...Lunsford Lindsay Lomax or Lindsay Lunsford Lomax?
Another installment from the “Tales from the Tombstone series.” On one of my last driving trips in Virginia before relocating, I passed through the town of Warrenton, Virginia. Rich in Civil War history, the Warrenton City Cemetery has a Confederate section, complete with a Virginia Civil War trails marker at the entrance. One of the […]
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