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Not Your Average Lincoln Movie: Saving Lincoln
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
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Personalities, Photography, Ties to the War, Upcoming Events
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, CineCollage, Dave Alvin, History-vs-Art, movie, Photography, Sal Litvak, Saving Lincoln, Ward Hill Lamon. CineCollage
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Pick number three in my Top 10 List: A set of maps
The third book, or books, every Civil War buff needs on the bookshelf is a good set of maps. These are invaluable–nothing less. They give form to the function of a campaign or battle and, depending on your choices, can … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Preservation, Sieges
Tagged Antietam, atlas, Ball's Bluff, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Bloody Angle, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Elmer Ellsworth, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gettysburg, maps, Shiloh
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Ask, & You Shall Receive . . .
A Civil War anecdote that may provoke a chuckle or so: There is a story purportedly about that photo of Lincoln and McClellan sitting in the tent looking at each other at Antietam. The photographer is supposed to have told … Continue reading
ECW Historians Contribute to Civil War Trust’s Hallowed Ground Magazine
In August, Manassas will be the scene of another anniversary. As a prelude to that second bloody installment in Northern Virginia, fellow Emerging Civil War historian Dan Davis and myself conducted a few battlefield visits. The idea for “Scary Sequel” … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, National Park Service, Preservation, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Brawner Farm, Civil War Preservation Trust, Emerging Civil War, Hallowed Ground Magazine, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Second Manassas
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A Link to Time: Photographing Lost Battlefields
Last April, to coincide with the start of the Civil War’s sesquicentennial, Time magazine ran a photo essay “Why They Fight: Civil War Re-enactors and the Battle Over Historic Sites.” Photographer Gregg Segal took portraits of re-enactors posing on “lost” … Continue reading
A Must Read for Any Preservationist!
A great friend of the blog, Eric Wittenberg, has a recent post on his blog that all preservationists should read. Eric is not only one of the leading experts in the Union Cavalry in the Eastern Theater, he is passionate … Continue reading
Art show to begin tonight in Fredericksburg
Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg was built to house an 18th century plantation family. It saw visitors such as Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and later, Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War, it became a Union headquarters and subsequently a … Continue reading
To Our Supporters
As we ring in the new year, we wanted to take a moment to thank our readers and supporters. Over the last few months, we have made and renewed some great relationships. Our success is directly tied to our readers … Continue reading
Working on the Site
We just wanted to give everyone a heads up that we have been working on updating the site. Please bear with us as we tweak this and that. We hope you will like the additions and changes.
