Week In Review: January 27-February 2, 2020

It’s time for Week in Review again. These weeks seem to fly-by! We’re continuing with our Civil War & Pop Culture series and you’ll also find some intriguing posts about Antietam, Rutherford B. Hayes, and news from the historical community.

Monday, January 27:

Question of the Week explores Civil War fiction and pop culture.

CW & Pop Culture: Sarah Kay Bierle addressed the Battle of New Market on the movie screen.

Tuesday, January 28:

CW & Pop Culture: The Beverly Hillbillies had something to say about refighting the Civil War…

Additional Podcast Resources are available for “Chickamauage: Confederate Leadership.”

Wednesday, January 29:

Symposium Spotlight: Sean Michael Chick will be speaking at the 2020 Symposium.

Sarah Kay Bierle shared a letter by Rutherford B. Hayes from 1865 as he reflect on how the war might end.

Thursday, January 30:

Kevin Pawlak sees Antietam as the ending of the Civil War’s first Overland Campaign? Read more…

CW & Pop Culture: Meg Groeling shared about her little free library.

The ECW Newsletter is in your inboxes…or you can catch the archived version’s link!

Friday, January 31:

Frank Jastrzembski wrote about the books that started his interest in the Civil War.

ECW Weekender: Do you go to the battlefields during the winter season? There just might be some benefits to make a chilly trek.

CW & Pop Culture: Kristen Pawlak wrote about Missouri’s Guerrilla’s roles in movies.

Saturday, February 1:

Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust opens new campaign to save land at four Civil War battlefields.

Sunday, February 2:

CW & Pop Culture: This morning Chris Mackowski wrote about E.L. Doctorow’s historical fiction.



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