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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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“Little Billy’s” Big Mausoleum

Another installment in the “Tales From the Tombstone” series. Although never a physically imposing man, William Mahone, left a lasting impact on 19th century Virginia, as a civilian, military officer, and politician. In one way or another, all these pursuits had a connection to the transportation sector. Not surprising,  Mahone born on the first day […]

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“Littlepage’s Big Contributions to the Confederacy”

This is another installment of “Tales From the Tombstone.” Littlepage was the middle name of Carter L. Stevenson, a Confederate major general that saw extensive service in the west during the American Civil War. Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia to a wealthy and prominent family, Stevenson finished his education with a degree from West Point Military […]

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