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Author Archives: Chris Mackowski
“Never Forget”—Remembering 9/11 and the Lesson of Antietam
It has become my custom on 9/11 to think back to a different day during a different September when America suffered an even more catastrophic loss of life. As I first explained in 2012, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. … Continue reading
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Sheldon Appleby Among the Archives
I have known Sheldon Appleby, my great-great-great grandfather, only through his handwriting—and only that through a single letter handwritten from February 1863, and only that through a photocopy of a photocopy. The great aunt who’d given me a copy of … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th U.S. Artillery, 85th New York, digital, Innovation Hub, National Archives, Research, sheldon appleby, Suffolk
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ECW5: Happy 5th Anniversary, ECW
So, as you probably heard, ECW had an anniversary this month. The big “5”! I know, I know, we weren’t too shy about sharing the news. After all, it was a pretty big deal for us, and we were pretty … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: The National Portrait Gallery
While Washington, D.C. is awash in Civil War sites and monuments, one place you might not think to add to your list—but is definitely worth a stop—is the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. Located on 8th and … Continue reading
ECW5: “Not too bad for three idiots sitting on a porch.”
The following article originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Civil War News and appears with the kind permission of editor Jack Melton. The caretaker’s cottage at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine sits behind a tall row of boxwood that obscures … Continue reading
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“And now I am going to tell you what I think about soldiering”
From my ancestor, Sheldon S. Appleby—the letter that began my hunt earlier this week for information about a Civil War ancestor I didn’t know I had. Suffolk, V.A. Feb. 6th 1863 Dear Father and Mother,
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Tagged 85th New York, sheldon appleby, Sheldon S. Appleby, soldier life, Suffolk
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Finding Sheldon Appleby
I know Sheldon and Mary Appleby only through their handwriting and by their daughter, Nell—my great-great-grandmother, “Grandma Nellie,” whom I know, in turn, only by name. The handwriting I know Sheldon by isn’t even his own—not really, anyway. Rather, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 85th New York, ancestors, Cawley, Chris Mackowski, Grandma Nellie, sheldon appleby
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The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part five)
part five of five In part four of my conversation with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf, he and I talked about the value of his magazine—or any magazine—as a forum with both wide reach and widely recognized legitimacy. But … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part four)
part four of five We have been talking this week with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf about “The Future of Civil War History.” In yesterday’s segment, Dana and I talked about the use of military history as a way … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Photography
Tagged blogging, Civil War Times, Dana Shoaf, Dana-Shaof-Interview, David Welker, Drew Gilpin Faust, Ed Bearrs, George McClellan, Jim Downs, Rick Beard, Sick from Freedom, This Republic of Suffering, Tom Clemens
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