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Monthly Archives: September 2011
“If Jackson hadn’t gotten shot”: Facing the Counterfactual Specter of Stonewall Jackson’s Wounding
Imagine a grave tone of voice, a rueful shake of the head: “Oh, if Jackson hadn’t gotten shot….” Sometimes, the phrase gets stated in the form of certainty: “If Jackson hadn’t gotten shot…” or even, “If Jackson had lived….” The … Continue reading
The Battle of New Market Heights by James S. Price
We are happy to welcome author James S. Price, as a guest author. James S. Price is a Civil War historian, blogger and educator who specializes in the history of African-American Union soldiers. He has worked for many Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Slavery
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The United States Colored Troops: Fighting for Freedom (part one)
At the beginning of the Civil War, black men tried to enlist in both the Union and Confederate armies. Most were not allowed in either army. By the end of the war, though, some 180,000 blacks served in the United … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes @ ECW: Photographer Caity Stuart
Chris Mackowski: “One of the things I like about Caity’s photography is that she sees battlefields as places of beauty, not as former scenes of horror. There’s a story in the landscape, yes, but it’s first and foremost the story … Continue reading
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Engineering Over Infantry: Spotsylvania, May 18, 1864
Photography by Caity Stuart We cross the last hundred yards of open field—from the paved park road that runs parallel to “Lee’s Second Line” toward the Harrison House—that the Union soldiers could not cross. Our path runs through patches of … Continue reading
The Civil War, A Visual History: Rare Images and Tales of the War Between the States
The Civil War, A Visual History: Rare Images and Tales of the War Between the States, Paragon Press, 225 pages, $14.95. This new work by Parragon Publishing is a beautifully laid out book of artwork, sketches, and photographs from the … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War
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Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Event
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT): An Upcoming Special Event CVBT will be hosting a public event at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library in downtown Fredericksburg on Saturday, October 1, 7:00-8:30 pm, and I’d like to invite everyone to attend. The … Continue reading
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Weeks 4 and 5 and Upcoming!
The last few weeks have been great here at Emerging Civil War. We have been trying to bring a diverse look to the Civil War, and thus far, it has worked out well. We have welcomed a number of authors to … Continue reading
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Sentinels in the Mist
A misty morning near the Peach Orchard. Clark’s Battery B, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery and the 7th New Jersey Infantry Monuments, Gettysburg. Photo by Kristopher D. White
Thought for the Day
“Our culture is fragmented. Our politics is fragmented, and so is our understanding of our own history. In our niche-marketed national consciousness, who really owns the Founders, or the Civil War, or the civil-rights movement? Two, three, many Jeffersons. Several … Continue reading
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