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Category Archives: Battles
Assault on Ft. McAllister announces Sherman’s arrival outside Savannah
Nearing the end of his militarily unorthodox March to the Sea through the heart of Georgia, in early December 1864, Sherman approached the outer lines of Savannah cautiously. Wishing to avoid a frontal assault on the Confederate lines, which would … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged Fort McAllister, General William T. Sherman, March to the Sea, Savannah
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Fredericksburg: The Way They Saw It?
If you visit Fredericksburg battlefield today, you’ll find some areas wonderfully preserved and the landscape relatively unscathed. But other parts of the battleground are now heavily paved, abounding with homes and shopping centers. Walking from the old historic district of … Continue reading
December 12: Fredericksburg Is On My Mind
Thinking about the river crossings that happened on December 12, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia? It’s been on my mind today even though I’m literally thousands of miles away. I’m signing my Christmas cards today…I think about the generals writing their … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Civilian
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Jane H Beale
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Fredericksburg: Animated – Courtesy of American Battlefield Trust
For many of us at Emerging Civil War, Fredericksburg and its battlefield are familiar territory, even places where some of us started our journeys as public historians. And for those authors and editors in other parts of the country, Fredericksburg … Continue reading
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Tagged American Battlefield Trust, animated map, Battle of Fredericksburg
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Question of the Week: 12/10-16/18
The anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg is coming up this week, and we’re going to try something slightly different for Questions of the Week. Share the best quote/observation about this battle (primary source or history book) in a comment … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Question of the Week
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Question of the Week
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The Evening Smoke and Armchair Generalling After Mine Run
On the evening of December 2, the Army of the Potomac settled back into its camps around Brandy Station and Culpeper, exactly where they’d departed from just a week earlier. The baffling—and frigid—events of the campaign weighed fresh on their … Continue reading
From Lee’s Side of Mine Run
The story of Mine Run is generally remembered thus: The Army of the Potomac found themselves facing a strongly fortified Confederate position that was so formidable, George Gordon Meade declined to attack and, instead, retreated back to the far side … Continue reading
Deconstructing Meade’s Decision at Mine Run
On the morning of November 30, 1863, Gouverneur K. Warren awoke to a surprise. The evening before, he had positioned nearly half of the Army of the Potomac on the far Confederate right, poised for an attack at 8:00 the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged George Gordon Meade, Gouverneur K. Warren, Mine Run
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Facebook LIVE from Payne’s Farm 155
Today is the 155th anniversary of the battle of Payne’s Farm, the most significant action of the Mine Run Campaign. I had the chance to commemorate the day with the American Battlefield Trust out in the field and on Facebook … Continue reading
2019 ECW Symposium Keynote Speaker Announced!
During Emerging Civil War’s Fifth Annual Symposium this past August, we teased our keynote speaker for the 2019 Symposium. Today, we wanted to give you a little bit more information about this amazing opportunity to hear A. Wilson Greene on … Continue reading
