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Category Archives: YouTube
9-11 and the Lessons of Antietam–10 years later
Ten years ago, on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, I offered a remembrance of sorts about the magnitude of the day coupled with a cautionary reflection about our national tendency to forget events of such magnitude. To make my point, … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Ties to the War, YouTube
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 and Antietam, Acts of Violence Against America, Flight 93
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A Very British Civil War Connection
ECW is pleased to welcome Daz of American Civil War & U.K. History with a special man-on-the-scene report. Photos courtesy of Gaz de Vere At the beginning of July, I first found out about a dedication ceremony to honour an … Continue reading
ECW Honors Gary Gallagher with Award for Service in the Field of Civil War Public History
Emerging Civil War has selected Dr. Gary W. Gallagher as the 2021 recipient of the Emerging Civil War Award for Service in the Field of Civil War Public History. The award recognizes the work of an individual or organization that … Continue reading
Grant’s Last Battle, July 23
July 23 is the anniversary of the death of Ulysses S. Grant in 1885. For our spring ECW Virtual Symposium, I had the privilege of sharing the story of Grant’s Last Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, YouTube
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Stumped at Spotsy?
What does this cement block have to do with the battle of the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania Court House? Spotsy Stump marker
ECW’S Overland Campaign on YouTube
Don’t forget, ECW has a ton of material on our YouTube page about the Overland Campaign. Check out our “Overland Campaign” playlist, with more than twenty-five videos. You’ll find something for just about every day of the campaign as it … Continue reading
ECW on C-SPAN 3: “Lee’s Greatest Victory, Lee’s Greatest Defeat” by Kris White
We told you a couple weeks ago about the top-secret online symposium ECW was pulling together as a bonus for. If you missed details, there’s a preview below. All the segments will be going up on the ECW YouTube page … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War Events, Symposium, YouTube
Tagged American History TV, Battle of Chancellorsville, C-SPAN 3, Kris White, Robert E. Lee
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Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March
Today’s the anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s fateful flank march at the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville. In 2020, ECW’s Chris Mackowski did a video tour along the flank march route. You can take a watch from the ECW YouTube page:
Exploring Gettysburg with Sue Boardman (part one)
part one of a series To commemorate Women’s History Month, I asked historian Sue Boardman if she’s be willing to spend some time showing me around her favorite places on the Gettysburg battlefield. It was my great good fortune to … Continue reading
The “Absolutely Incomparable” Land at the Intersection of Gaines’s Mill and Cold Harbor
One of the most fascinating parts of Richmond National Battlefield is that the 1862 battlefield of Gaines’s Mill sits perpendicular to the 1864 battle of Cold Harbor—on the same ground. This week, the American Battlefield Trust announced a campaign to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Photography, Preservation, YouTube
Tagged ABT, American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Gaines Mill, Battle of Gaines's Mill, Bert Dunkerly, Bob Krick, Cold Harbor, Doug Crenshaw, Ed Bearrs, Gaines Mill, Gaines's Mill, Garry Adelman, Historic Adams Farm, Preservation, Richmond National Battlefield
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