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Author Archives: Chris Mackowski
New Articles Will Help You Rethink McClellan
Probably the most notable thing about George McClellan’s final month and a half in command of the Army of the Potomac are the zingers Lincoln tosses at the general for the army’s inactivity. By that point in their relationship, even … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (conclusion)
(part seven of a series) I’ve been talking this past week with Carol Reardon, who’s been one of the most successful Civil War scholars to bridge the gap between the academic world and the general public. Carol’s also been a … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part six)
(part six in a series) To help commemorate Women’s History Month, I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon. In yesterday’s segment, she talked about ways that she has learned, as an academic and a public historian, to reach wider and … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part five)
(part five of a series) To help commemorate Women’s History Month, I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon, one of the profession’s great public historians. Although she’s had an illustrious academic career, she mentioned yesterday how important it is to … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part four)
(part four in a series) I’m speaking this week with historian Carol Reardon, who mentioned a few of her role models earlier in the conversation: Jay Luvaas, Charles Roland, and George C. Herring. “[T]hey provided me with a template of … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Holidays, Personalities
Tagged Carol Reardon, Charles Roland, Conversation-with-Carol-Reardon, Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee, Diplomatic History, George C. Herring, Jay Luvaas, Maine Corps University, Society for Military History, Southern Historical Association, University of Kentucky
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A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part three)
(part three of a series) To help commemorate Women’s History Month, I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon, one of the most recognizable women working in military history today. Yesterday, Carol talked about her work not only as a Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Holidays, Personalities, Primary Sources
Tagged Carol Reardon, Charles P. Roland, Conversation-with-Carol-Reardon, Declaration of Reasons, ethics, George C. Herring, Gettysburg College, Jay Luvaas, Lance Banning, Launch the INtruders, Ordinances of Secession, Penn State, Primary Sources, slavery, Teaching History, Texas Declaration of Reasons, University of Kentucky, Vietnam War
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A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part two)
(part two in a series) I’m talking this week with Carol Reardon, whom I like to call the “grand dame” of Civil War history. As she explained in yesterday’s segment, her road to Civil War studies started in the field … Continue reading
We All Want to be a Little Irish Because of the Civil War
St. Patrick’s Day is the one day of the year everyone wants to be Irish. I can’t blame them. My Polish last name, Mackowski, belies the Cawley and Dempsey in me, so few people realize I’m Irish—but it’s there aplenty, … Continue reading
A Conversation with Carol Reardon (part one)
(part one in a series) March is Women’s History Month, and as is our custom at Emerging Civil War, we like to highlight the roles women play in Civil War public history. This year, I was privileged to spend some … Continue reading
BookChat with Brian Matthew Jordan, editor of The War Went On
Our Emerging Civil War colleague Brian Matthew Jordan has a new book hitting the shelves: The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans. The book is a collection of essays Brian co-edited with Evan Rothera (both of … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged After the Glory, Albert Woolson, BookChat, Brian Matthew Jordan, civil war veterans, Don Shaffer, Evan Rothera, Gerald Linderman, J. Gary Dillon, Jason Phillips, Jonathan Neu, Kelly Mezurek, LSU Press, Marching Home, Matt Hulbert, The War Went On, Tyler Sperrazza, veteranhood
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