Question of the Week: 8/8-8/14/2016
The theme at Emerging Civil War’s Symposium last weekend was “Great Attacks of the Civil War.” Is there a particular attack that stands out to you in Civil War history? Why?
Read more...Hot Off the Presses
We’re heading in the 11th hour of set up for the Third Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, which kicks off this evening. One of the last bit of icing on the cake, hot off the presses, is the new Traces of the Bloody Struggle: The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House. Just […]
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Read more...A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg, Part 6: “The Wagoners’ Fight” – A Battle To Hold Williamsport
Part six in a series. We welcome back guest author Robert M. Wilson. The long wagon train of the wounded led by John Imboden, a Brigadier General in the Confederate cavalry, filed into Williamsport during the afternoon and evening of July 5. The first of the hundreds of wagons on the forced march had begun […]
Read more...Symposium Roundtable Panel
Our Friday evening tradition at the Emerging Civil War Symposium is to have our roundtable discussion panel. This years panel discussion will revolve around “Great Attacks of the Civil War,” the legacy of these attacks, Lee, Grant, Jackson other personalities, and more. We are proud to announce the panelist’s for the roundtable will include: James […]
Read more...Book Review: “War With Mexico! America’s Reporters Cover The Battlefront”
Looking for a unique, historical angle on the Mexican-American War? Ever wondered when American war journalism “began”? “War With Mexico! America’s Reporters Cover The Battlefront” by Tom Reilly, edited by Manley Witten is an excellent book to add to your bookshelf (or borrow from a library).
Read more...Civil War Trails: Connecting the Dots
by Drew Gruber A first glance, the iconic brick “Price, Birch & Co.” building in Alexandria, Virginia doesn’t seem to have much in common with the stately, Federal style “Spring Haven” plantation in Sumner County, Tennessee. Today, the “Price, Birch & Co.” building is much as it was in the period, surrounded by a bustling […]
Read more...A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg, Part 5: Imboden’s Train of Misery Transports the Confederate Wounded South
Part five in a series. We welcome back guest author Robert M. Wilson. Of the varied and often extreme challenges faced by the Army of Northern Virginia in its retreat from Gettysburg, the ordeals suffered on the wagon caravan carrying wounded soldiers to Virginia stand alone. In the early morning hours of July 4, General Robert […]
Read more...ECW Traffic Alert!
For all of you traveling to this weeks symposium: The Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium is being held in Northern Virginia. Traffic in this area of the I-95 corridor can be EXTREMELY heavy on Friday afternoons/evenings, especially if you are traveling in from the north. Please note this as you plan your trip. There […]
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