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Category Archives: Books & Authors
Where Valor Proudly Sleeps (part two)
(part two of two) When Don Pfanz first began researching the history of the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, he compiled it into a report from Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. That’s where I first came across Don’s work, years ago. … Continue reading
Where Valor Proudly Sleeps (part one)
(part one of two) We’ve spent a lot of time and attention on Turning Points of the Civil War lately. Our first book in the Engaging the Civil War Series, published in cooperation with Southern Illinois University Press, tied into … Continue reading
Book Review: “The Last Siege: The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865”
When Ulysses S. Grant looked back at the 1865 Mobile Campaign, he had an uncharitable view of the victory, writing that it was “eminently successful, but without any good result. Indeed much valuable property was destroyed and many lives lost … Continue reading
Exploring Fredericksburg’s History & Biography
by ECW Correspondent Katherine Duffek Imagine the history of a city, neatly lined up on a bookshelf. Every year, more and more of that history gets published and added to the shelf. That’s what you would see if you walked … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 7/9-7/15/18
Whether you’re reading on the battlefield, at the beach, or while staying cool at home, summer is great time to pick up a book! What Civil War book[s] are you currently reading?
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Tagged Civil War books, Question of the Week
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part four)
conclusion to a four-part series In wrapping up yesterday’s segment, Brian Swartz, author of the Maine at War blog, mentioned Tom Huntington’s new book, Maine Roads to Gettysburg. “He has done Maine history quite a service in articulating the stories … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Maine, 17th Maine, 19th Maine, 1st Maine Cavalry, 4th Maine, Brian Swartz, Charles Tilden, Col. Elijah Walker, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, From Blandensburg to Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, John Prince, Jonathan Cilley, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Maine, Maine at War, Maine at War book series, Maine Origins Publishing, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Tom Huntington
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part three)
part three in a four-part series I’m talking this week with writer Brian Swartz about his excellent blog Maine at War. In yesterday’s segment, we talked about the connection people in Maine felt—or didn’t feel—to the war taking place so … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Maine Infantry, 17th Maine, 22nd Maine, Brian Swartz, common soldier, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Edward Tobie, History of the 1st Maine Cavalry, John Haley, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Penobscot Valley, Sgt. Robert Brady, The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah, Tom Huntington
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part two)
Part two of a four-part series I’m talking this week with Brian Swartz, a former writer and editor for Maine’s Bangor Daily News. While with the paper, he started a regular column and blog called Maine at War. He belongs … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Civil War Events, Civilian, Common Soldier, Internet, Websites & Blogs, Newspapers
Tagged 5th Maine Infantry, Bangor Daily News, Bangor Historical Society, Bangor Whig & Courier, Belfast Republican Journal, Brian Swartz, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Drums on the Penobscot, Eastport Sentinel, Isabella Fog, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Farmer, Portland Daily Press, Sarah Sampson, Vietnam
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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part one)
Part one of a four-part series Much romance surrounds the state of Maine’s role in the Civil War, in large part because of the myth of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his role on Little Round Top. However, as Tom Huntington … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Virginia Cavalry, 5th Virginia Infantry, Bangor Daily News, Brian Swartz, Conversation-with-Brian-Swartz, Dave Cheever, Maine, Maine at War, Maine Farmer, Maine Roads to Gettysburg, Maine State Archives, Sarah Sampson, Tom Huntington
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Jay Jorgensen’s Civil War Journey
by ECW Correspondent Sarah Waychoff Jay Jorgensen spends his days as a judge on the Vicinage 8 Superior Court in New Jersey and his evenings—and every other chance he can get—as a Civil War history enthusiast. That includes not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Porter Alexander Confederate Cannoneer, Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield, Gettysburg's Leadership Lessons for Laywers, Joy Jorgensen, Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey, Sarah Waychoff, The Wheatfield at Gettysburg, Top Ten at Gettysburg
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