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A Tale of Two Tombstones
ECW welcomes guest author Kevin C. Donovan During a recent first-time visit to Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, I found a solitary grave situated in a far corner of the cemetery. The curious grave has two tombstones. One lies flat on the ground; the second stands upright. The flat stone, weather-beaten and clearly older of the two, […]
Read more...“Every tombstone is a biography”
We are pleased to welcome guest author Betsy Dinger to Emerging Civil War. After obtaining her BS in History from Frostburg State University in Maryland, Betsy began her National Park Service career in 1988 working at Shenandoah NP, Valley Forge NHP and Cumberland Gap NHP. She has worked at Petersburg National Battlefield for 17 years. Betsy […]
Read more...“Tales From the Tombstone”
Welcome to the first edition of new series here on Emerging Civil War. Inspired by a publication titled Generals at Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals by Richard Owen and James Owen, I have embarked on my own quest to photograph and learn about these men. In the process there will be […]
Read more...Making America’s Civil War Great Again: Donald J. Trump Proves That the Civil War Still Matters
ECW welcomes back guest author Kevin C. Donovan The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. Anderson[1] that Colorado cannot use the “insurrectionist disqualification” clause (Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution) to exclude Donald J. Trump from that state’s presidential ballot is the latest rejoinder to any who claim that the Civil […]
Read more...Book Review: Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union: Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession in Antebellum America
Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union: Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession in Antebellum America. By Peter Radan. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2023. Hardback, 389 pp. $44.95. Reviewed by Kevin C. Donovan, Esq. The Civil War did not resolve the question of whether states had the right under the Constitution to secede. Rather, the […]
Read more...Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Acheson Rock
Just north of Little Round Top, amidst a grove of trees, lies a boulder with a simple inscription on it: “D.A. 140 P.V.” That stands for David Acheson, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The boulder served as Acheson’s temporary grave until his family arrived to retrieve his body on July 15, 1863. However, it also served as […]
Read more...Book Review: Searching for Irvin McDowell: The Civil War’s Forgotten General
Searching for Irvin McDowell: The Civil War’s Forgotten General. By Frank P. Simione, Jr. & Gene Schmiel. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2023. Softcover, 219 pp. $22.95. Reviewed by Kevin C. Donovan The question raised by this book is whether the search is worth the candle? Most think they already know Irvin McDowell; he […]
Read more...Fallen, but not Forgotten: Pvt. William Empson, Co. I, 6th USCI
One wonders what thoughts flooded the mind of Pvt. William Empson as he traveled down the James River by hospital boat from the battlefield of New Market Heights to the United States General Hospital at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Among the many things that must have weighed on him, he likely considered his chances for survival. […]
Read more...A Bluegrass Sojourn to Lexington Cemetery
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Lexington, Kentucky to pay my respects to Henry Clay. This goal necessitated a trip to The Lexington Cemetery where I did not have to look long to find the iconic American statesman. His tomb is enormous and even with the many trees, it can be seen from a […]
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