10,000 Posts: Melissa Winn Dips into the ECW Archives

Some of my top favorite posts of the 10,000+ on Emerging Civil War include:

Do We Still Care: The Civil War in a Changing America—This series of posts prompted by the question posed by Civil War Times in 2019 “Do We Still Care About the Civil War?” ECW partnered with CWT to extend the conversation and the resulting series was a welcome look at the voices of many in the Civil War community. The series begins here:

A Thousand Words a Battle—I know, I know: I’m terrible, because I can’t choose favorites well. (Maybe it’s the mother in me, knowing how to love all my children equal and in different ways – no favorites!) I also love the posts in this series from 2025, “A Thousand Words a Battle.” Each with stunning photography by Chris Heisey and a snippet of history—a tale to tell a thousand words…

A Monumental Discussion—Sticking to my theme of series…I also enjoyed very much this important discussion about monuments in 2017. It’s a loaded question and full of complexities. I enjoy so much the opportunity Emerging Civil War offers to hear diverse voices on the topic.

Of my own posts: I’m new to the group, so don’t have too many to choose from, but how could I not go with RAWLINS: Framing History: Grant, Rawlins, and the Tale of the Missing Tail, posted on February 9, 2026

And On, Wisconsin? Yay! Civil War Surprises: A Wisconsin Corporal’s Fateful Dare, posted on May 1, 2023

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