Category Archives: National Park Service

ECW Honors Ted Alexander

Posted on August 17, 2016 by

As part of Emerging Civil War’s fifth anniversary commemoration, we are pleased to inaugurate a new annual award: The Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Civil War Public History. This year’s recipient is Ted Alexander, former historian at Antietam … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part four)

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

part four of five During some of these visits to the city with my mother, I would stop at my Aunt Hattie’s house and she would always have food for us, until she got too old to cook the way … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part three)

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

part three of five As a child in the D.C. public school system, I was in the honors track (there was an educational track system at that time). While in this program in Payne Elementary School and Eliot Junior High … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part four)

Posted on August 13, 2016 by

part four of five We have been talking this week with Civil War Times editor Dana Shoaf about “The Future of Civil War History.” In yesterday’s segment, Dana and I talked about the use of military history as a way … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part one)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by

part one of five I have spent my entire retirement working at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park. As a young kid standing on Marye’s Heights in 1958, fascinated by the battlefield and the view from high … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 7/25-7/31/16

Posted on July 25, 2016 by

Do you think a fad like “Pokémon Go” is helpful or harmful to historical sites? (“Pokémon Go” is a newly released mobile game where players go looking for Pokémon on their phone, but in real world locations. Many parks and … Continue reading →

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Discovering Your Civil War Past: V

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

Welcome back to our much-delayed next installment of this interactive blog series on researching your Civil War ancestor or individual soldiers of interest.

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Gettysburg: How Did They Get Here?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

As I sit to compose this post, the importance of this day to Gettysburg history is not lost on me. My fingers quickly produce a cadenced clicking on the keys below them. My view beyond the screen of my laptop … Continue reading →

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June 29-30, 1863

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

June 29 – 30, 1863 “My main point being to find and fight the enemy.” – George G. Meade Twenty-four hours into his command, General Meade showed no signs of hesitation and continued to push his army hard to bridge … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: Meg Groeling

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

The society and culture that produced the Civil War is nowhere near as simple as military history would have one believe. To cling to these cherished simplicities–battle, campaign, and commander analysis alone–is to do little more than brush the surface … Continue reading →

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