Statues of Stonewall
Prologue to a series Statues of Stonewall Jackson seem almost as plentiful across the South as magnolia trees. Over the next week, we’ll take a look at several Stonewall statues scattered throughout the South.
Read more...With Thoughts of Santa on Christmas Eve…
On this Christmas Eve, with thoughts of Santa Claus on the minds of boys and girls and those who are young of heart, Emerging Civil War has put in a word with ol’ St. Nick to include all of you on his “Nice” list for the support you’ve shown us this year. Most people don’t […]
Read more...A December Walk Across Slaughter Pen Farm
Most visitors to Fredericksburg show up when the weather is good, in the high days of Virginia’s beautiful summers, so they see the battlefield in full foliage. The trip down Lee Drive can offer a bucolic escape from the bustle of the city that otherwise presses in. It’s beautiful. That’s not what the soldiers saw […]
Read more...Midnight Rising Audio Clip
We have just added an audio clip of Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz to this week’s review. If you haven’t had a chance to read the review or want to check out the book, click here.
Read more...Not Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell!
Any cursory reading of the Civil War in general will mention, somewhere, the Rebel Yell. Poems have been written about its eerie sound, creeping up Yankee spines into Yankee brains and scaring Yankees spitless. At about a zillion reenactments, the Confederates come at the Union troops, screaming at the top of their lungs, and halfway […]
Read more...Review: Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz. Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2011. Pp. xii, 365. Click here for an audio clip of the book. With penetrating eyes, tussled greying hair, and a flowing white beard, John Brown strikes a memorable image. His impressive pose, captured in […]
Read more...William Wells Monument
The William Wells monument at Gettysburg. It is located near the base of Big Round Top. At the time of the battle, Wells was a Major commanding a battalion in the 1st Vermont Cavalry. Brigadier General Elon Farnsworth, Wells’ brigade commander, elected to ride with Wells’ battalion in his fateful assault on July 3, 1863. […]
Read more...Is It Just a Road?
Lee Drive, on the Fredericksburg Battlefield, always has more foot traffic using it than cars. Or so it seems. On an average day, when the weather is clear and the temperature is above 40 degrees, the main road accessing the southern portion of the battlefield sees a lot of use by locals: runners with iPods […]
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