John Merryman was imprisoned by Union forces for suspected secessionist leanings. Despite Chief Justice Taney’s best efforts, he could not free Merryman.
- Home
- Podcast
- About Us
- Contributors
- Editors
- Authors
- Edward S. Alexander
- Todd Arrington
- Paige Gibbons Backus
- James Brookes
- James Broomall
- Sean M. Chick
- Doug Crenshaw
- Caroline Davis
- Steve Davis
- Robert M. Dunkerly
- Meg Groeling
- Steward Henderson
- Dwight Hughes
- Frank Jastrzembski
- Brian Matthew Jordan
- Christopher L. Kolakowski
- Derek Maxfield
- Julie Mujic
- Rob Orrison
- Kevin Pawlak
- David A. Powell
- Matthew Stanley
- Dan Welch
- Kristopher D. White
- Lee White
- Eric J. Wittenberg
- 2019 Symposium
- Battlefield Tours
- Publications
- The Emerging Civil War Series
- ECW Series: “Fight Like the Devil: The First Day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863” by Chris Mackowski, Daniel T. Davis, and Kristopher D. White
- ECW Series “Don’t Give an Inch” by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White, and Daniel T. Davis
- ECW Series: “The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead” by Meg Groeling
- ECW Series: “Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864” by Daniel Davis and Phillip Greenwalt
- ECW Series: “Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale” by William Lee White
- ECW Series: “Out Flew the Sabres: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863” by Eric J. Wittenberg and Daniel T. Davis
- ECW Series: “Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville” by Daniel Davis and Phillip Greenwalt
- ECW Series: “Dawn of Victory: Breakthrough at Petersburg, March 25-April 2, 1865” by Edward S. Alexander
- ECW Series: “Grant’s Last Battle” by Chris Mackowski
- ECW Series: “Hurricane from the Heavens” by Daniel Davis and Phillip Greenwalt
- ECW Series: “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson” by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White
- ECW Series: “No Turning Back” by Robert M. Dunkerly, Donald C. Pfanz, and David R. Ruth
- ECW Series: “A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864” by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White
- ECW Series: “Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864”
- ECW Series: “Richmond Shall Not Be Given Up: The Seven Days’ Battles, June 25-July 1, 1863” by Doug Crenshaw
- ECW Series: “Determined to Stay and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864” by Ryan T. Quint
- ECW Series: “Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign” by Dan Welch & Robert Orrison
- ECW Series: “Simply Murder” by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White
- ECW Series: “Strike Them a Blow: Battle Along the North Anna River” by Chris Mackowski
- ECW Series: “Battle above the Clouds: Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16-November 24, 1863
- ECW Series: “To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy” by Robert M. Dunkerly
- ECW Series: “That Furious Struggle: Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy” by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White
- ECW Series: “Traces of the Bloody Struggle: The Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, Spotsylvania Court House” by Chris Mackowski
- ECW Series: “A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign” by Bill Backus and Robert Orrison
- ECW Series: “A Long and Bloody Task: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River, May 5-July 18, 1864”
- ECW Series: “All the Fighting They Want: The Atlanta Campaign from Peachtree Creek to the City’s Surrender, July 18-September 2, 1864”
- Footnotes
- Engaging the Civil War Series
- Titles in the “Engaging the Civil War” Series
- Turning Points of the American Civil War
- Turning Points: Introduction
- Turning Points: Chapter One
- Turning Points: Chapter Two
- Turning Points: Chapter Three
- Turning Points: Chapter Four
- Turning Points: Chapter Five
- Turning Points: Chapter Six
- Turning Points: Chapter Seven
- Turning Points: Chapter Eight
- Turning Points: Chapter Nine
- Turning Points: Conclusion
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter One
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Two
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Three
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Four
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Five
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Six
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Seven
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Eight
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Nine
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Ten
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Eleven
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Twelve
- Where Valor Proudly Sleeps: Chapter Thirteen
- Turning Points of the American Civil War
- Titles in the “Engaging the Civil War” Series
- Civil War Regiments Series
- ECW Authors in Print
- ECW Digital Shorts
- The Emerging Civil War Series
- Speakers
- Contact Us
Recent Comments
- John Pryor on The Battle of Aiken: “Why spend the effort to write a book on a battle that didn’t last very long or have many casualties?”
- Gene Adcock on The Battle of Aiken: “Why spend the effort to write a book on a battle that didn’t last very long or have many casualties?”
- John Pryor on The Battle of Aiken: “Why spend the effort to write a book on a battle that didn’t last very long or have many casualties?”
- DW on The Battle of Aiken: “Why spend the effort to write a book on a battle that didn’t last very long or have many casualties?”
- Meg Groeling on Question of the Week: 9/24-9/30/18
Top Posts & Pages
- Question of the Week: 9/24-9/30/18
- The Battle of Aiken: "Why spend the effort to write a book on a battle that didn't last very long or have many casualties?"
- A Historian Working In Retail
- Preservation News: New Opportunity at Gettysburg's Seminary Ridge
- ECW Weekender: Visiting Harpers Ferry
- Week In Review: September 16-23, 2018
- To Crush One Corps of Sherman's Army: Henry Slocum's Actions at Bentonville
- Prisoner of War or Constructive Deserter?
- Eleazer Paine--The Man, The Myth, The Hair
- Reactions to Lincoln's Death