Category Archives: Civil War Events

CWRT Congress: Seeking To Reverse The Trend

Posted on January 7, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes Mike Movius! He is planning to share regular updates about The Congress and ideas for building enthusiasm. At one time there were hundreds of Civil War Round Table (CWRT) organizations around the world. They began as dinner clubs … Continue reading →

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Filling in the Back Issues

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

I recently helped my university, St. Bonaventure, acquire a huge collection of back issues of Civil War News. “We have a strong interest in public history in Bonaventure’s history program, and Civil War News is an excellent example of that … Continue reading →

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Jerilyn James Lee and Why the Civil War Still Matters

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Meg Groeling

A pretty lady walked quietly in the cemetery where her grandparents and great-grandparents are buried. As she looked at the dates on the markers: I realized from the dates on my great grandmother’s grave that she was born in 1859 … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For A Big Weekend…

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Well, I had all good intentions. I’ve had “write ECW Weekender” on my list all week, but unfortunately continuing tech problems have made my photos and historic site notes not easy to access at the moment. So, as I was … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Summer Lectures at the Jacob Rohrbach Inn

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

At Emerging Civil War, we love historic preservation, military history, local history, and innovative ways to share about the past. So…when we heard about the FREE Summer Lecture Series offered at the Jacob Rohrbach Inn in Sharpsburg, Maryland, we knew … Continue reading →

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The American Battlefield Trust’s Teacher Institute 2019

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

In another couple of hours, the Marriott’s main ballroom will fill with nearly 200 teachers from across the U.S. They’ve assembled here in Raleigh, North Carolina, to participate in the 2019 National Teacher Institute sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust. … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Civil War Watches and the People Who Carried Them

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

There are about a dozen “time”-related puns I can think of to kick off this post, so I’ll spare you the agony of my lame humor and get ticking…. “Timeless Testaments: Civil War Watches and the People Who Carried Them” … Continue reading →

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A Recap of Our 2019 Emerging Scholars Program

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Dan Welch and Chris Mackowski, co-hosts of our Emerging Civil War Podcast, took to Facebook LIVE yesterday during the Grand Opening of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond. If you didn’t have the chance to watch the segments, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Introducing our “Emerging Scholars”

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

If you haven’t heard yet, the new American Civil War Museum in Richmond is getting ready to open the doors of its new facility in Richmond, Virginia. Located on the campus of the historic Tredegar Iron Works, the $25 million … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Atlanta Opens (the cyclorama, that is)

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

After a $35.8 million restoration project that spanned four years, the Atlanta History Center unveiled its Battle of Atlanta cyclorama late last month. In 2017, I had the privilege of getting a behind-the-scenes tour of the restoration project from the … Continue reading →

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