Eastern Theater versus Western Theater: Where the Civil War Was Won and Lost: Part Three
Part three in a series. This series was put together from one of my extended graduate school research papers. The sources used were the current research between 2007-2008, obviously the historiography of the Civil War expands on a monthly basis, thus some of the “current research” in the paper is no longer exactly current. ************ […]
Read more...111th New York at Gettysburg
The 111th New York had been one of several regiments branded as the “Harpers Ferry cowards” for their surrender to Stonewall Jackson at Harper’s Ferry during the 1862 Antietam campaign. Although they were paroled, they were forced to spend the winter of 1862 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, until exchanged. More than anything, the brigade longed […]
Read more...Storming the works at Savas Beatie
I had the opportunity during a recent trip to California to drop in on the fabulous folks at Savas Beatie. It was a quick trip, so managing editor Ted Savas and I only had time to talk about smoking cigars rather than actually smoke any. “Next time!” he promised. Savas Beatie is the leading commercial […]
Read more...ECW welcomes Jackson Foster
We’re pleased to welcome aboard Jackson Foster, a photographer and graphic designer based in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. Jackson has a keen, creative eye, and we’re pleased he’ll be sharing his battlefield photography with you. Jackson’s been a life-long student of the Civil War. Since relocating from to Fredericksburg from Chicago in 2005, his interest […]
Read more...Preserving our Battlefields: “History” and “Nature” are not mutually exclusive
In a recent post, James Broomall spoke of a panel discussion he’ll be moderating at the upcoming conference at Gettysburg College, “The Future of Civil War History: Looking Beyond the 150th.” Jim will be focusing on the future of battlefield preservation and some of the management issues that will raise. Gregg K, who works as […]
Read more...Still Commanding…
As the Fredericksburg area comes under a snow storm the guns of Hazel Grove stand tribute to the harsh fighting that took place there in early May 1863. The Confederate artillery, firing from the elevation of Hazel Grove dominated the local area and helped wreck the Union lines around Chancellorsville crossroads. This artillery superiority helped […]
Read more...CVBT preserves the site where Jackson’s arm was amputated
From our friends at the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust comes word that they’ve preserved another important track associated with the battle of Chancellorsville: the site of the Wilderness field hospital where surgeons removed Stonewall Jackson’s arm following Jackson’s accidental wounding during the battle on May 2, 1863. Here are the details, straight from CVBT:
Read more...The Other Fort Rosecrans
For most Civil War aficionados, Fort Rosecrans shows up on their radar screen just outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee. There, in the months after its bruising victory over the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Stones River, the Union Army of the Cumberland licked its wounds, resupplied, and readied itself for the spring campaign season […]
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