North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part one)
ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr.. This is part one of a two-part piece. Part two will appear later today. “Patriotism is the love of a land and its people, nationalism is the love of a government.”—Professor Clyde Wilson “Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves […]
Read more...Some Thoughts on Lee-Jackson Day
The weather could not have been more beautiful in Lexington, Virginia, on Saturday morning as hundreds of Confederate devotees gathered for the annual Lee-Jackson Day commemoration. The day itself—still observed as a legal holiday in parts of Virginia—falls on January 20, the day between Robert E. Lee’s and Stonewall Jackson’s birthdays (January 19 and 21, […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 1/18-1/24/16
January 20 has traditionally been “Lee-Jackson Day” in Virginia and throughout other parts of the South. The dates falls between the birthdays of Robert E. Lee (January 19) and Stonewall Jackson (January 21). In light of events from the past summer and the controversies about Confederate heritage that have ensued, is there still a place […]
Read more...Scenes from Lee-Jackson Day 2016
Lee-Jackson Day ceremonies, Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia—January 16, 2016
Read more...Editing the Civil War in the Heartland
Since becoming co-editor of his own Civil War book series, Charles “Chuck” Grear seems like a kid in an 1860s-era candy store. Except, of course, Grear is 39 and it’s books, not candy, that has him so delighted. There are some new treats from the battle of Franklin here . . . a lost diary […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: James Ogden
Emerging Civil War is excited to bring to you the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. As many of you are already aware, this year’s theme is “Great Attacks of the Civil War.” All of us at ECW are pleased to welcome noted historian James “Jim” Ogden to this year’s symposium. Jim […]
Read more...An 1866 Guide to the Disenfranchised
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Greg Bailey. More than any other state Missouri was divided by the Civil War. Missouri was a slave state, but slavery did not dominate the economy as in other states. Proslavery Missourians took up arms to extend slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories. The Dred Scott […]
Read more...Civil War Echoes: The Desert War II
A charismatic general fights for an extended period in one theater against the same force under a succession of generals. Despite being outnumbered and often under-supplied, he manages to win a series of spectacular victories that capture the world’s attention and push his opponents to the brink of strategic despair and defeat. In the end, […]
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