Category Archives: Immigrants

The “Dutch” Artillery Sergeant Declares He Is NOT Retreating

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Sarah Kay Bierle

The 123rd New York Infantry, part of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac, built substantial earthworks on Culp’s Hill on July 2, 1863. However, as the Confederate attacks on … Continue reading →

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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Continue: What is Equality?

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dwight Hughes

On October 13, 1858, Abraham Lincoln spoke to the crowd at Quincy, Illinois, about the most divisive controversy of the time. It was a disturbing issue. It was a dangerous issue. They would be better prepared, he noted, to discuss … Continue reading →

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ECW YouTube: Interview with Dr. Damian Shiels of Irish American Civil War Blog

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Emerging Civil War

During her trip to Andersonville National Historic Site in November of 2021, Sheritta Bitikofer had the opportunity to meet a very special guest speaker, Dr. Damien Shiels, when he visited to give a presentation about his Irish at Andersonville project. … Continue reading →

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Collaborating Toward a Global History of the US Civil War

Posted on November 18, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Transnational studies over the past two decades have contributed much to placing the US Civil War into a broader, transatlantic perspective. Enrico Dal Lago’s review essay in the June, 2021 issue of The Journal of the Civil War Era provides … Continue reading →

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Cryptic Entries: The Puzzling Diary of Captain Edmund O’Brien

Posted on November 3, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Braxton Bragg’s army was in desperate straits. Defeated and demoralized from their stunning defeat atop Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863, the Confederates trudged southward, anxious get their artillery, supply wagons, and troops through a gap in the mountains at … Continue reading →

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The Iron Brigade of the Cumberland at Chickamauga (Part Two of Two)

Posted on September 19, 2021 by David T. Dixon

The anonymous author of the pamphlet Willich at Chickamauga continues with the resumption of the battle on September 20, 1863: What a glorious morning ushers in this Sunday, Sept. 20th, 1863, and shines as fair a sun as ever gladdened this hemisphere. … Continue reading →

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The Iron Brigade of the Cumberland at Chickamauga (Part One of Two)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Few moments in the life of a historian compare with uncovering fresh primary sources. Fortunately, I have experienced this thrill on numerous occasions. Small rewards for thousands of hours spent squinting at period handwriting in archives and attics across the … Continue reading →

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Fallen Leaders: General Max Weber at Antietam

Posted on August 7, 2021 by David T. Dixon

One late spring day in 2013 a farmer plowing his field in Martin County, Minnesota noticed a small white porcelain object poking out of a furrow. He stopped the tractor, climbed down, and retrieved the curious artifact, which was slightly … Continue reading →

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Auntie Kearney’s Mid-Century Tavern

Posted on July 5, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Francesca Costa… At the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey, visitors enjoy hiking trails and kayaking on the Hudson. Every weekend, people are surprised by the historic Kearney House they stumble across, because few … Continue reading →

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Treüe der Union: A German Union Man Cheats Death in Texas

Posted on January 21, 2021 by David T. Dixon

Three days after the attack on August 10, 1862, Ernst Cramer returned to the battlefield near the Nueces River to search for his wounded friends. Nineteen dead German Americans, bloated, blackened, and putrid in the unrelenting west Texas heat lay … Continue reading →

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