Category Archives: Civil War Events

“An Especial Prize to the Boys:” Union Soldiers and the Illustrated News (Part 1)

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

This is the first of two posts regarding the relationship between Union soldiers and the emerging illustrated press during the Civil War. The Union soldier of the Civil War had an insatiable hunger for newspapers. Joseph C. G. Kennedy, head of … Continue reading →

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ECW Honors the Mahoning Valley (OH) Civil War Roundtable

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

As part of our fifth anniversary, Emerging Civil War is pleased to inaugurate a new Roundtable of the Year Award. The first recipient of this award is the Mahoning Valley Civil War Roundtable in Boardman, Ohio. “The folks with the … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part two)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

part two of five We continue today our conversation with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf on “The Future of Civil War History.” Dana and I spoke at the very beginning of June. Yesterday, during the first part of our … Continue reading →

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August-September Presentations

Posted on August 2, 2016 by

August: 3rd: Steward T. Henderson, “St. George’s Episcopal Church in the Civil War,” St. George’s Episcopal Church, 905 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, VA

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A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg Part 4: The Muddy March to Williamsport with Fighting at Monterey Pass and Hagerstown

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

Part four in a series Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Rob Wilson The Union pursuit kept to a longer route towards Williamsport, east of Lee’s more direct lines to the river. 3rd Corps and Lt. Marden’s … Continue reading →

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A Sharpshooter’s Postscript to Gettysburg Part 3: Two Armies March to Very Different Drummers

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Today we are pleased to welcome back Rob Wilson Part of a series Following the Battle of Gettysburg, the  Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac traveled on roughly parallel routes south to Williamsport, Maryland.  Not only … Continue reading →

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ECW Coming to the Fredericksburg B&N!

Posted on July 25, 2016 by

With so many of our authors coming into town for the Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in a couple weeks, we thought it would be fun to get out and meet our local readers. We’re pleased to be teaming up … Continue reading →

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What Historians Really Do–Part 1

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

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 →

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“I could not answer for what might happen.” Part I

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

The Civil War was an intense international concern from the beginning. The neutrality—or lack thereof—by foreign powers was a decisive element in a conflict that might have spread beyond American shores. Both sides warred on enemy commerce; both American navies … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: 2nd S.C. String Band

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

I love the 2nd South Carolina String Band, and you should, too!

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