Category Archives: Civilian

The Union Blockade and Mexico—Part 2

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

By Caroline Davis—part two The Union Blockade had begun to move inland up the Rio Grande by 1864, thwarting trade across the river. One would expect negative repercussions with the closing of this important trade route, but the Confederacy was … Continue reading →

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Fateful Lightning: Was Sherman’s March To the Sea a War Crime? Part I

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, … Continue reading →

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Review: “Flora and Fauna of the Civil War” by Kelby Ouchley

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

When I give battlefield tours, I make it a point to draw attention to the beautiful natural environments we get to enjoy while we’re out on the battlefield. I often contrast that against the horror of the events that took … Continue reading →

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Beyond the 150th: “stories organic and germane to the place they’re visiting”

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

by Andrea DeKoter, Ph.D., part of an ongoing series Like some of the readers of Emerging Civil War, I had the opportunity to attend and participate in the recent “Future of Civil War History” conference organized by Gettysburg College’s Civil … Continue reading →

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Beyond the 150th: Where academic and public historians are one and the same

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

by Rebekeh Oakes, part of an ongoing series One hundred and fifty years ago, the sleepy town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania became the sight of a bloody three-day battle immortalized in the American consciousness. This past March, Gettysburg College was flooded … Continue reading →

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Does the American Civil War Need a Theme Song?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Like so many, I have been captivated by the mournfully lovely tune “Ashokan Farewell.” I am sure most of us first heard it when we were watching Ken Burns’s The Civil War, and wondered about it. I knew I had … Continue reading →

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Not Your Average Lincoln Movie: Saving Lincoln

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

Anyone who has read a post or a blog by me knows that I am a serious fan of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth and Ward Hill Lamon, both good friends of Abraham Lincoln. I love those guys, and I write about … Continue reading →

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Specimen Days (The Inauguration) by Walt Whitman

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

  March 4th.–The President very quietly rode down to the Capitol in his own carriage, by himself, on a sharp trot, about noon, either because he wish’d to be on hand to sign bills, or to get rid of marching … Continue reading →

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Pick #6 in the Top Ten: The Life of Billy Yank & The Life Of Johnny Reb, by Bell I. Wiley

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

No Civil War bookshelf is complete without at least one (preferably both!) of these: The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank. For anyone who has wondered what it may have been like to serve in a … Continue reading →

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Voices from a Wartime Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

With little commentary or ado, I simply wish to offer you the thoughts, emotions, and memories of Christmas as experienced by some of those mired in the throes of Civil War 150 years ago.

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