Category Archives: Emerging Civil War

Wood-Choppers Along the Kennesaw Line

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

“The battles of the Kennesaw line were fought for weeks. Cannonading and musketry firing was one continual thing. It seemed that shooting was the order of the day, and pickets on both sides kept up a continual firing, that sounded … Continue reading →

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The Sentra Has Landed: A Fresh Start in Vicksburg

Posted on June 14, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back Andrew Miller. A historian with the National Park Service, Andrew just accepted a new position at Vicksburg National Military Park. He formerly worked at Liberty Island in New York City. We arrived in Vicksburg, … Continue reading →

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ECW Welcomes Sean M. Chick

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Sean Michael Chick graduated from University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Communications and from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Master of Arts in History. He served as a teaching assistant in the history department … Continue reading →

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Unvexed Waters: Mississippi River Squadron, Part I

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

History offers few examples other than the Civil War and Vietnam of extensive operations on inland shallow waters involving specialized classes of war vessels commanded and manned by naval personnel. The struggle for the Mississippi River, the spine of America, … Continue reading →

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ECW Week in Review May 28-June 2

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

We finished off one of our best months ever, readership-wise, this past week, and then finished off the week with some big news from the American Battlefield Trust. So, it would be fair to characterize this week as “BIG.” Here’s … Continue reading →

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ECW’s May 2018 Newsletter Now Available

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

ECW’s May 2018 newsletter is now available. In this month’s issue: Editor-in-Chief Chris Mackowski offers a summer challenge for students of the war We announce a new collaboration with Civil War News Eric Wittenberg answers our “10 Questions” We share … Continue reading →

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Remembering Sergeant Carney

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Todd Arrington

One hundred and eighteen years ago today—May 23, 1900—William H. Carney received the Medal of Honor for actions in July 1863 during the Civil War.  President William McKinley, who issued the Medal in the name of Congress (hence the oft-used … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: The Twisting Turns of the Election of ’64—The Point of No Return

Posted on May 23, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

by ECW Correspondent Josh Svetz Rea Andrew Redd has loved the Civil War all his life. Starting with reading Life magazine’s six-part series on the Civil War as a kid, Redd gets as much of a thrill from delving into … Continue reading →

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Shamed at Sharpsburg: The Court Martial Case of Alfred Ransom Courtney

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

As September 17, 1862, wore on, Robert E. Lee realized he would need as much help as he could find. Robert Chilton, a staff officer of Lee’s, wrote a dispatch in the midst of the battle to artillery chief William Nelson … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Vicksburg (postscript)

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

part of a series After my two and a half days in Vicksburg, I’m safely ensconced back home in the heart of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. But wow, what a time I had. I had a few … Continue reading →

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