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ECW 5: Meg Groeling
Writers and Historians, lend me your ears—and maybe your fingers. There are times when you will have a harebrained idea that just begs to be researched and written up. You know it is silly. You know it isn’t even provable … Continue reading
“A Twitter Feed” of the Civil War–What Historians Really Do, Part 2
Sometimes things just fall into our laps, and sometimes we have to break down walls just for the chance to be turned away. This opportunity is one of the former, and a beautiful opportunity it is!
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War in Pop Culture, Emerging Civil War, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Potomac, Huntington Library, telegraph, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman
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What Historians Really Do–Part 1
Elmer Ellsworth. This is the man who has been the focus of my intellectual life for over ten years, although there were times earlier that he was certainly in my sights. Who knows exactly why one person, one battle, one … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Emerging Civil War Series, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged aftermath of battle, American Public University, Chris Mackowski, EE Brownell, Elmer Ellsworth, Kenosha, Kenosha Civil War Museum, Kris White, Memory, Savas Beatie
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The Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Fireworks & Grand Illuminations
Reprinted from July 2, 2012: The day will be most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival . . . It ought to … Continue reading
The Future of Civil War History: Meg Groeling
The society and culture that produced the Civil War is nowhere near as simple as military history would have one believe. To cling to these cherished simplicities–battle, campaign, and commander analysis alone–is to do little more than brush the surface … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Books & Authors, Campaigns, Civil War in Pop Culture, Civilian, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Navies, Newspapers, Personalities, Photography, Politics, Preservation, Symposium, Ties to the War
Tagged Gods and Generals, Memory, Preservation, Stonewall Jackson, The-Future-of-Civil-War-History, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer
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Elmer Ellsworth was NOT a Derp!!! (Well, maybe a little bit of a Derp . . . but he’s my Derp!)
As I grind through sourcing First Fallen this summer, which is insanely frustrating at times, I had to decide just what I could go dig into myself and what I might–yes–here it comes . . . need to hire a … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Civil War in Pop Culture, Common Soldier, Memory
Tagged Brown University, Elmer Ellsworth, Eric Wittenberg, John Hay Library, Memory, Photography
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Happy Father’s Day
Many of our writers at ECW are also fathers. Our love and support goes out to them today (and every day) as they toil to tell the stories of other fathers, other children, other times.
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Civilian, Holidays, Leadership--Federal, Lincoln, Memory, Photography
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Father's Day, William Seward
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Memorialized in Glass
While doing some research for another topic entirely, I came across a piece of glass that is, frankly, amazing. It is a demi-lune presentation, and can be found in the Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
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Hardtack & Matzah
My Spring Break starts today. It isn’t politically correct to say “Easter” any more, so “Spring” will have to suffice. I thought a short column on Easter and the Civil War might be interesting, but it turns out Easter was … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Civil War in Pop Culture, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Holidays, Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Easter, hardtack, matzah, Passover, Rosecrans, Seder
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Bad Hats: A Look at CNN’s Take on the Election of 1860
I could hardly wait for it! One of my favorite historical happenings was getting its own hour in prime time on CNN’s The Race To the White House, and I thought, “About time, too!” There is simply no more interesting, … Continue reading
