Category Archives: Emerging Civil War

A Recap of the Overland Campaign’s 155th

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

One hundred fifty-five years ago, Ulysses S. Grant sat on the doorstep of Richmond, trying to figure out his next step now that Robert E. Lee had stymied him once again. The Overland Campaign was about to shift into a … Continue reading →

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On Location With the James E. Taylor Sketchbook – Middleway, WV

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Jon-Erik Gilot

If my wife were to one day reclaim the library room in our house and force me to sell off my collection of Civil War books, one indispensable volume that I’d need to insist on keeping would be With Sheridan … Continue reading →

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“As glorious a death as a man can die”: Col. Guilford Bailey at the Battle of Seven Pines

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

Silas Casey’s Federals huddled behind their breastworks constituting the division’s main line of defense and listened to the growing cacophony of musketry and artillery to their front. For nearly two hours, they heard Confederate attacks slam against Casey’s front line … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Tony Horwitz

Posted on May 29, 2019 by H.R. Gordon

Yesterday, I rode the train from Buffalo to New York City. The tracks followed the Mohawk River in Central New York, nearing Albany. I took in the sheer number of shades of green that exist in the natural world. Then … Continue reading →

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Podcast Additional Resources: “High Tide of the Confederacy, Part 2”

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

And we’re back with resources for Chancellorsville… Last month Part 1 went to Jackson’s wounding in the history discussion and now we’ve complied resources from May 3 through the end of the battle and then Jackson’s death on May 10. … Continue reading →

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The “Crime” at Pickett’s Mill

Posted on May 27, 2019 by stephendavis

…and we have to pass over the dead Yanks of the battle field of yesterday; and here I beheld that which I cannot describe; and which I hope never to see again, dead men meet the eye in every direction, … Continue reading →

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The Fox House at the North Anna River

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

On May 23, 1864–155 years ago today–Robert E. Lee sat on the porch of Rev. Thomas Fox’s home, drinking a glass of buttermilk, when Federals appeared on the north bank of the North Anna River a half a mile to … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: Books, Books, Books, Pt. 2

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

  Welcome back to part two of our recommended reading list as part of our Symposium Spotlight series. We hope these books will get you excited about a summer reading list on this year’s theme “Forgotten Battles of the Civil … Continue reading →

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Capt. Samuel Jones Ridley at the Battle of Champion Hill

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

Just after noon on May 16, 1863, Federals of John Logan’s and Alvin Hovey’s divisions smashed into the left flank of John Pemberton’s Army of Vicksburg on the Champion Hill battlefield. Pemberton’s left threatened to buckle under the pressure. If … Continue reading →

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Music on the Spotsylvania Earthworks

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Kevin Pawlak

By May 11, Ulysses S. Grant’s Virginia campaign had been underway for one week. The men of both armies went through the blazing inferno of the Wilderness only to find themselves now huddled behind substantial earthworks ringing the landscape around … Continue reading →

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