Category Archives: Civilian

Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part four)

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

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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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part three)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

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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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part two)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

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Maine at War: A Conversation with Writer Brian Swartz (part one)

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

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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Scenes from Vicksburg, Day 3 (part two)

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

part of a series For most of the day on Thursday, we concentrated on sites in Vicksburg National Military Park. Here’s a little promo Kris shot. And here’s an introductory piece we did about artillery, featuring Parker Hills and the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Meg Groeling

nLet me say right up front that The War Outside My Window is NOT the feel-good book of 2018. In fact, it is just the opposite. The war is lost, the boy dies, and animals are harmed in the passing … Continue reading →

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Annie Brown: The Forgotten Conspirator

Posted on March 31, 2018 by juliemujic

In my Civil War class, I have students read Tony Horwitz’s book, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War, to learn about John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. Many Civil War readers know Horwitz best from his initial … Continue reading →

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“The Homespun Dress”

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

A couple days ago, I shared some poetry reflecting on the roles of Northern women who “went to the field.” Today, I thought it would be fair to feature a Southern poem/song for the ladies. At first glance, The Homespun … Continue reading →

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Draft Dilemma in Poweshiek County: The Murder of the Marshals

Posted on March 29, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author David Connon Amid mounting Union Army death counts in summer 1864, Iowa had its first draft. Three men didn’t report for duty on October 1, so the provost marshal in Grinnell sent two deputy … Continue reading →

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“The Women Who Went To The Field”

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

In 1892, Clara Barton shared a poem she had written about women during the Civil War when she spoke at a meeting of the National Woman’s Relief Corps. She paid tribute to the women who came alongside the soldiers and … Continue reading →

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