Category Archives: Week in Review

  Another week passes into history, and if you’ve looking to catch up on what’s new at Emerging Civil War, we’ve got your weekly review. Sunday, January 10: In the evening, Chris Mackowski posted a Civil War soldier’s journal entry … Continue reading →

This week we continued with the What We’ve Learned series which looks back to the Sesquicentennial, but you’ll also find some quickly added posts with historical perspective on the modern events which unfolded this week. Also, great posts about a … Continue reading →

A Week in Review for the Year in Review with additional posts from the What We’ve Learned series, the lost USS Monitor, and Walt Whitman’s perspective on the beginning of the Civil War. Sunday, December 27: What We’ve Learned: Dwight … Continue reading →

We hope you’re enjoying the holiday season, and here are the week’s posts in case you missed any! Lots of good news and merry fun these last few days… Sunday, December 20: In the evening, news of a preservation “miracle” … Continue reading →

Lots of preservation news this week on the blog, more perspective on monuments, a burning raid on the Baltimore-Ohio Railroad, book dicussions, and more! Sunday, December 13: In the evening, Chris Heisey posted a photo of the Sgt. Kirkland monument … Continue reading →

Lots of history gift ideas this week, updates on monuments, and plenty of Civil War history… Monday, December 7: Question of the Week highlights best corps commanders for the Army of Tennessee. Jon Tracey shared about James Young of the … Continue reading →

Many posts to explore from this past week with photos, book reviews and chats, memory and myths, battle details, and much more! Sunday, November 29: In the evening, Chris Mackowski posted a photo from Gaines’ Mill battlefield.

We hope you’ve had a nice week and start of the holiday season. You’ll find some fun Civil War cooking experiments and gratitude lists to celebrate Thanksgiving and some details about lessons from Fredericksburg, night at Paynes Farm, JFK in … Continue reading →

It’s Week in Review time! From Robin Hood to the Gettysburg Address, we’ve got a selection of unique posts for you to explore… Monday, November 16: Question of the Week looked at leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia. Sarah … Continue reading →

Lot of great content this week, including several new historic site videos! Monday, November 9: Question of the Week addressed Army of the Potomac leadership in November 1862. Guest author Sheritta Bitikofer shared Part 1 of her research on Camp … Continue reading →