2021 ECW Symposium Early Bird Ticket – $155
ECW Archives
-
Recent Posts
- Civil War Cooking: Miss Caskie’s Cake at General Lee’s Headquarters
- Civil War Cooking: Officers’ Mess Breakfast with the 61st New York
- Civil War Cooking: Corn and Apples with the 17th Virginia Infantry
- Edwin V. Sumner, Fredericksburg, and Lessons Learned Along the Chickahominy
- Civil War Cooking: From History Books to A Modern Kitchen
Search by Post Categories
Subscribe BY RSS
Email Subscription
Category Archives: Civil War Events
ECW Weekender: Facebook LIVE Along the North Anna
Join ECW historians Bert Dunkerly and Chris Mackowski for a Facebook LIVE history chat from the Jericho Mills battlefield along the North Anna River. Bert is a ranger with Richmond National Battlefield, which is hosting the event, and ECW has … Continue reading
“Songs, Statues, and Solutions”: Monuments, Driving Old Dixie Down, and Social Justice
Believe it or not, I always enjoy the chance to talk about Civil War monuments. It’s a difficult topic to talk about because emotions on all sides often get in the way of rational discussion—but that’s exactly why I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Civil War in Pop Culture, Memory, Monuments
Tagged Alex R. Gillham, Chris Mackowski, David Freeman, Jandoli Institute, Paul Ziek, Rich Lee, Robbie Robertson, Songs, st. bonaventure university, Statue and Solution, Stephen Wilt, The Band, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
1 Comment
ECW Weekender: The Green Machine Regiment Band at Ball’s Bluff
The 8th Green Machine (GM) Regiment Band will be performing an hour-long concert at Ball’s Bluff Regional Battlefield Park on Saturday, October 24th starting at 1:00 pm to commemorate the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Ball’s Bluff. Since 2018, … Continue reading
Civil War Back to School: The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University
(Part five in a series) To conclude our “Civil War Back-to-School” series, we head to the banks of the Potomac River, not far from Antietam Creek and Antietam National Battlefield—apropos for today—to hear from Dr. James J. Broomall. Jim is … Continue reading
In Memoriam: Ed Bearss
The Civil War community was rocked today by the news of the passing of legendary historian Ed Bearss. Ed suffered a heart attack over the weekend and died surrounded by family on Tuesday. He was 97. “Ed’s career is unmatched … Continue reading
Civil War Back to School: Hilary Green
(Part four in a series) Hilary Green is a member of Emerging Civil War’s “Engaging the Civil War Series” editorial board. Currently on-sabbatical from the University of Alabama, Hilary is the 2020-2021 Vann Professor of Ethics in Society at Davidson … Continue reading
Civil War Back to School: Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute
(Part three in a series) As we look at how the Civil War world has adjusted to “back to school,” we hear today from Jonathan A. Noyalas, the director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute in Winchester, Virginia, and … Continue reading
Civil War Back to School: Prologue
(Part one in a series) What does the “back-to-school” season look like for the Civil War world? By now, we’ve all seen the headlines of pandemic-related mishaps at a number of colleges across the country following unexpected COVID-19 outbreaks. Schools … Continue reading
Fall of Tallahassee
Horses’ hooves could be heard pounding the dirt roads outside of town accompanied by the dust clouds associated with it. Brigadier General Edward McCook and his five staffers came trotting in Tallahassee, Florida, the capital of the state. The next … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 1865, 2nd Indiana Cavalry, 7th Kentucky Cavalry, Edward McCook, Florida, Sam Jones, Tallahassee
4 Comments
