Question of the Week: 12/26-1/1/17
As we reflect and share “Year In Review” from ECW’s blog, we’d like to know… What was your favorite blog post or series of the year?
Read more...Year In Review: Symposium Spotlight
On August 5-7, 2016 Emerging Civil War hosted our third annual historical symposium. The 2016 theme was “Great Attacks” and was enjoyed by members and attendees. Hosted at Stevenson Ridge, the event included a question-and-answer panel, delicious meals, and a walking tour of the Second Battle of Fredericksburg. Keynote speaker James Ogden shared about James Longstreet’s […]
Read more...Happy Holidays From ECW!
Wishing all our readers and authors a joyous, relaxing, and memory-filled season!
Read more...An ECW Tradition: I Heard the Bells . . .
One of our perennially most popular posts has been a holiday offer from Meg Thompson Groeling from 2011. In the years since, her exploration of “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” has drawn thousands of views. In 2015, she revisited the post, offering more background information. As we enjoy the holiday weekend, we’re pleased to offer what […]
Read more...“Christmas Eve”
As I was working on my annual Christmas in the Civil War talk, I came upon a letter from Colonel Phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand. In it, de Trobriand asks his wife if she has seen an engraving of a soldier at the front and a wife back at home. The sketch drawn […]
Read more...Civil War Echoes: Manila 1941
75 years ago today, Douglas MacArthur ordered the evacuation of Manila. Over the next week, a massive movement of personnel and supplies occurred from the Philippine capital to Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese forces entered Manila on January 2, 1942. There are Civil War stories tied to these events, which I have recounted before:
Read more...Christmas at the Confederate White House
The following excerpt from Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour by William C. Davis: “Christmas 1864 came clear and pleasant, with a beautiful white frost over the sidewalks and shrubbery of Richmond. Boys stole their fathers’ rifles and shotguns and fired precious rounds into the air to celebrate the day, and the people of […]
Read more...Christmas on the Rappahannock
About twenty years ago my parents bought me a Civil War painting by Ray W. Forquer. The painting, “Christmas on the Rappahannock,” has always been one of my favorites. It’s not the artistry that I love so much, but the story that painting is based on. While much of the Civil War art that is […]
Read more...The Perfect Festivus Gift!
Have you aired your grievances? Have you completed the feats of strength? Are looking you looking for the perfect Festivus gift? Look no further. Buy that special someone an early bird admission to the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Time is running out so take advantage of this special offer soon! […]
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