Tag Archives: Chris Mackowski

Book Review of the Last Days of Stonewall Jackson

Chris and I wanted to thank Steven Hancock for his kind review of the second edition of The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson. Last Days is one of a number of titles that have been released over the last few … Continue reading

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Thank You to John Cummings and Stevenson Ridge

We wanted to take a moment to thank John F. Cummings III and Stevenson Ridge for having Chris Mackowski, Daniel Davis, and me out to speak for their symposium covering the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Chris covered … Continue reading

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Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front at Civil War Monitor

Civil War Monitor is featuring today an excerpt from Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church by ECW’s Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White: It’s easy to miss what remains of the Salem Church battlefield, and … Continue reading

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Scenes from Chancellorsville

Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White have been out with their cameras during the Chancellorsville sesquicentennial. Here are a few of the images they’ve brought back to share the anniversary with you…. Gunners prepare to fire during a real-time program at … Continue reading

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“VMI Will Be Heard From Today”

“You may go forward, then.” With those five words, Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson ordered Brigadier General Robert Rodes’ division forward. As Jackson had said earlier on the May 2, 1863, the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) would be heard from that … Continue reading

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Buyer Beware: A word of caution about an unscrupulous publisher

If you’re looking for a good battlefield companion for Chancellorsville during this week’s sesquicentennial, we encourage you to take a look at Chancellorsville: Crossroads of Fire by our own Chris Mackowski. However, we also urge you to buy these books … Continue reading

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May-June Presentations

May: 2nd: Daniel Davis, Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the Stevenson Ridge Civil War Symposium (VA)  2nd-5th: Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White at the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center. (Chris and Kris will be available for signings throughout each day … Continue reading

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An Excerpt from the Last Days of Stonewall Jackson

Below is an excerpt from chapter one of The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson: The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy’s Greatest Icon (Second Edition) Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson surveyed his men, some twenty-eight thousand of them—ready, like a hammer, … Continue reading

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Chancellorsville Seminar: May 17-19, 2013

We wanted to remind you that two of our authors are part of this spring’s Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours. Join authors Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White, along with noted historians Robert K. Krick, Ed Bearss, Frank O’Reilly, and more, as they delve into … Continue reading

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