Leading to Antietam
Antietam National Battlefield has been abustle all week in preparation for this weekend’s commemorative activities surrounding the sesquicentennial of the battle. The NPS and several partner organizations have an impressive slate of events planned. Things get underway the morning of September 14. Emerging Civil War will commemorate the anniversary of the battle with content updated […]
Read more...The pause that refreshes
Who would have ever guessed that Stonewall Jackson would one day end up hawking Coca-Cola?
Read more...Antietam revisited on 9/11
As I wrote last year, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 17, 1862, have become inextricably linked in my mind. I took the opportunity this morning, in commemoration of the events of 9/11, to stop at Antietam, where the battlefield is abuzz with preparations in advance of this weekend’s sesquicentennial commemoration. With all […]
Read more...The Trenches of North Anna
Read more...Announcing our new Emerging Civil War logo!
We’re pleased to unveil our new Emerging Civil War logo. The logo was designed by Larry Stuart, a fine art photographer and designer whose work we’ve featured here at Emerging Civil War. Larry has been a lifelong student of the Civil War, so combining his design work and his love for Civil War history was […]
Read more...Prelude to Antietam
Antietam, Sharpsburg—whichever name you prefer, it characterizes the bloodiest single-day in American history. On the fields surrounding this bucolic western Maryland town, 23,000 men became casualties. Even before that bloody late summer day, the campaign had born casualties. Although definitely smaller engagements, these battles between Confederate cavalry and Union infantry and horsemen wrought death and […]
Read more...Notes from a manuscript
Just to offer y’all a little behind-the-scenes glimpse of what goes into a manuscript, I thought I’d pass along this quick story, which will, I hope, offer a little levity. Kris and I are wrapping up work on a writing project that focuses on the Battle of Fredericksburg. The manuscript is currently going through one […]
Read more...A War to Remember: How I found the Civil War where I least expected
After two years of living in the heart of Civil War country (aka central Virginia) and playing park ranger, I was done with the Civil War. I had studied history in college and really became fascinated by 19th century American History. When I was offered a job for two years at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania […]
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