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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
Darkest Days of the War?
The Battles of Iuka and Corinth–that’s the answer, at least according to historian Peter Cozzens. Do you agree? Disagree? When I started the book, I was sketpical that Cozzens could convince me that this was truly the “Darkest Days of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Corinth, Battle of Iuka, Braxton Bragg, Corinth, Don Carlos Buell, Earl Van Dorn, Mississippi, Sterling Price, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, Western theater, William Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
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The “Other” Lee
Mention the surname “Lee” to a Civil War enthusiast or quite possibly any American that sat through a high-school American History class and the name Robert E. Lee is the first one given in reply. Ask that Civil War enthusiast … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service, Campaigns, Sieges, Armies, Battles, Personalities, Monuments, Western Theater
Tagged Fort Sumter, Stonewall Jackson, P.G.T. Beauregard, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Peninsula Campaign, Vicksburg, National Park Service, William T. Sherman, Second Manassas, Charleston South Carolina, Charleston Harbor, Battle of Antietam, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Stephen Dill Lee, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Ezra Church, Battle of Tupelo, Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Frank Cheatham, Battle of Spring Hill, Bennett House
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 8
Part eight in a series. Southern postwar writings were also particularly influential in how they helped to shape the nation’s collective understanding of the war and its meaning. In the south Confederate Veteran Magazine was very popular among historians and … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Alexander Stephens, Battle of Champion's Hill, Charles Dana, Clement Evans, Confederate Veteran, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Edwin Stanton, George G. Meade, In History and Memory, James Longstreet, John Brown Gordon, Jubal Early, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, William Swinton, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 7
Part seven in a series. In the post-war years many veterans wrote long and influential memoirs of the war. Some Western Theater veterans wrote of their experiences, but not to the extent that their eastern counterparts did. Why were post-war … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle of Chattanooga, Chancellorsville, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Gettysburg, In History and Memory, Jefferson Davis, John B. Jones, John Bell Hood, John Nicolay, Military Order of the Loyal Legions of the United States, Offical Records of the War of the Rebellion, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Siege of Knoxville, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 5
Part five in a series. Western commanders and troops may have had a more difficult time gaining the respect of their superiors, but they also were greatly affected by the media’s perception of their contributions to the war. Media coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Chickasaw Bayou, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, George G. Meade, George McClellan, Gettysburg, Henry Halleck, John Sherman, Robert E. Lee, Shiloh, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 3
Part three in a series. With the end of the war came demobilization and reconstruction of the country socially and politically. In victory, the western armies had put together a stellar fighting record, and they were the backbone of the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged Albert Sidney Johnston, Chancellorsville, Chickamauga, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Fort Donelson, Geroge McClellan, Gettysburg, Jefferson Davis, Lost Cause, Phil Sheridan, Shiloh, Stones River, The Seven Days Battles, Ulysses S. Grant, William Loring, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 2
Part two in a series. As we have already seen, McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign was a failure, and following it Lincoln transferred Major General John Pope from the west to command in eastern forces, in an attempt to instill confidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Battle of Island Number 10, Braxton Bragg, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Jefferson Davis, John Pemberton, John Pope, Joseoh Johnston, March to the Sea, Second Manassas, Vicksburg, William Loring, William T. Sherman
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Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, In History and Memory…Part 1
Part one in a series. Over the past few weeks I have made some great friends Europe. I was fortunate enough to participate in a tour of my great love in history, the sites of D-day. While I was across … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Western Theater
Tagged Abe Lincoln, Battle of Shiloh, D-day, Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost, Fort Monroe, Gettysburg Campaign, Henry Halleck, Jefferson Davis, manassas, Peninsula Campaign, Petersburg, Phil Sheridan, Richmond Examiner, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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