Category Archives: Civil War in Pop Culture

A Poet’s Perspective: On Stonewall Jackson’s Death

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Caroline Davis

“I have always desired to die on Sunday.” — General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. On May 2, 1863, shots rang out from the 18th North Carolina line in the woods at Chancellorsville. Unbeknownst to the soldiers at the time, they were … Continue reading →

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One Evening At Gettysburg…

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

It was one of those evenings when you’d just rather sit in your tent and zone-out. The Union generals had been playing “catch-up on the campaign” ever since the now-fired Joe Hooker had started a belated pursuit of the Confederate … Continue reading →

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Stephen Crane’s “Veteran”

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

Many Civil War buffs have read Stephen Crane’s Red Badge of Courage, lauded as one of the best war novels of all time, of any war. The book “stands by itself in nineteenth-century English and American war fiction,” literary scholar … Continue reading →

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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part four)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part four of four) We’ve been touring this week the new Atlanta cyclorama building at the Atlanta History Center—a state-of-the-art complex built specifically to showcase The Battle of Atlanta, a painting that depicts the July 22, 1864, Confederate breakthrough during … Continue reading →

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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part three)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part three of four) We continue today our behind-the-scenes tour of the Atlanta cyclorama at the Atlanta History Center’s Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building. Our guide is Dr. Gordon Jones, chief military historian and curator for the museum. … Continue reading →

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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part two)

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part two of four) Back in June, I had the privilege to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the new cyclorama facility at the Atlanta History Center. This week, I’m glad to finally share my adventure with you. In yesterday’s segment, … Continue reading →

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A Backstage Tour of the Atlanta Cyclorama (part one)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part one of four) While I had many great Civil War-related adventures in 2017, the highlight probably came in June when Dr. Gordon Jones, senior military historian and curator at the Atlanta History Center, treated me to a behind-the-scenes tour … Continue reading →

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Turning Points: Gone With The Wind

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

December 15, 1939, marked a turning in interpretation and image of the American Civil War. Perhaps one could argue that the turning point had started earlier in 1936 when the novel that inspired the movie hit shelves across the nation, … Continue reading →

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Harry Turtledove, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and the Beatles

Posted on December 11, 2017 by stephendavis

You’ve got Turtledove’s Fort Pillow (2006)? Turn to page 140, and a Tennessee cavalryman cries, “Get back, Jojo!” …which has led me over these years to wonder if the esteemed author sprinkles a Beatles lyrics line into his other novels—alternative fiction, science … Continue reading →

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The Civil War Monitor Almanac

Posted on December 4, 2017 by stephendavis

[Editor’s Note: Our current discussion on “turning points” reminded Steve Davis of something that caught his eye in the recent Civil War Monitor Almanac….] “We hope that what follows will give our readers something substantial to ponder,” editor Terry Johnston … Continue reading →

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