Category Archives: YouTube

A Visit to Richmond’s Monument Avenue

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

On Monday, June 22, I visited Richmond’s Monument Avenue to see for myself the effects of recent protests. You can see video from that trip on ECW’s YouTube page. What follows is an account of that trip. Some readers may … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Newly Discovered Map Shows Antietam Burials in Detail

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

Historians with the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg, PA, have made an exciting discovery that will help reshape our understanding of the aftermath of battle at Antietam while also shedding some new light on our understanding of the aftermath … Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunities in the Race to the North Anna

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

On the evening of May 20, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant sent Winfield Scott Hancock’s II Corps south from Spotsylvania Court House to Massaponnax Church, with orders to march onward toward Bowling Green, Milford Station, and—if Hancock thought he could make … Continue reading →

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The Capture—and Preservation—of Myer’s Hill

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

May 14 is the anniversary of the 1864 fight for Myer’s Hill during the battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Ulysses S. Grant planned for a massive assault against the Confederate right flank there, but poor roads delayed the movement of … Continue reading →

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The Battle of McDowell

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I can hardly imagine the boom of cannons echoing off the mountains. Stonewall Jackson had perched atop the peaks southeast of town and dared Federal forces under Robert Milroy to attack him. Milroy, fanned across the valley below, gave it … Continue reading →

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A Video Tour of Longstreet’s Wounding

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

Today, May 6, was the anniversary of James Longstreet’s accidental wounding—at the hands of his own men—during the battle of the Wilderness. I took the time today to walk the ground. Join me in this video tour from the ECW … Continue reading →

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Tracing the Overland Campaign

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Last year, to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the Overland Campaign, ECW did a number of video projects tracing the movement of the armies from the Rapidan River down to Cold Harbor. Some of those projects appeared on the ECW … Continue reading →

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A Video Tour of Jackson’s Flank March

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

I had initially planned to hike the route of Jackson’s flank march today (May 2) to commemorate its 157th anniversary. I ended up taking my camera instead so that I could–at least virtually–take you on the flank march route with … Continue reading →

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