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Stones River and Civil War Memory
Near the end of the war, during Ulysses S. Grant’s last meeting with Abraham Lincoln, the two had a particularly interesting conversation. Lincoln described to Grant and Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles his dream of an indestructible ship, which had preceded many great victories. He included among these William S. Rosecrans’ victory at Stones […]
Read more...Book Review: Vicksburg
Although published in 2019 this work is extremely thorough and well worth reviewing a few years late. Vicksburg is one of the few major battle sites I have not been to, and this book has made me determined to visit. Author Donald L. Miller provides a thorough overview of not only the Vicksburg Campaign, but also the entire Union effort in the Mississippi Valley […]
Read more...Things I learned on the way to Atlanta – The Mysterious Case of Alivn P. Hovey
In the spring of 1864, Brig. Gen. Alvin P. Hovey joined the Army of the Ohio (the XXIII Corps) for the spring campaign against Atlanta. He brought with him six brand new regiments of Indiana troops, plus two batteries, and assumed command of the newly-created First Division. 5,000 strong, Hovey’s raw Hoosiers amounted to nearly […]
Read more...Battle of Nashville Tour and Preservation
On July 31, 2019 I took the driving tour of the battle of Nashville offered by Ross Massey, the author of Nashville Battlefield Guide. As a native of the area who has studied the battle for decades, Massey is one of the leading experts on the engagement. It was a pleasure to ride around with him, even […]
Read more...Battlefield Tours of Virginia and Emerging Civil War Series Books—Together!
We got word in the midst of Black Friday that Battlefield Tours of Virginia is doing a special promotion featuring a number of Emerging Civil War Series titles. Here’s the skinny: Battlefield Tours of Virginia is offering a “Tour with the Author” special only available on three dates. Contact them on Black Friday, Small Business […]
Read more...Shipwrecked Generals: Heroism, Sacrifice, and Survival, Part 2
Foundering Steamship On the morning of December 24, 1853, the steamship San Francisco encountered “the worst hurricane the Atlantic had ever seen” about 200 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina.[3] Around midnight, the air pump’s piston rod broke. The engine’s malfunction left the San Francisco immobilized and defenseless. Around 600 officers and soldiers of the […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Timothy B. Smith, Keynote
Emerging Civil War is thrilled to announce the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 Symposium! Timothy B. Smith Timothy B. Smith (Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 2001) is a veteran of the National Park Service and currently teaches history at the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to numerous articles and essays, he is the author, […]
Read more...John Wesley Powell and the Wounds of War
In the hundreds of pages Major John Wesley Powell wrote about his postbellum career as an explorer of the American West, he seldom mentioned the injury he sustained at the battle of Shiloh. During the fighting at Pittsburgh Landing in April 1862, Powell was hit by a bullet in his right forearm. The wound required […]
Read more...Fort Harrison: What can a little-known fort teach us?
Have you ever heard of Fort Harrison, outside of Richmond? Maybe you have, if you’re well read on the Richmond campaigns, but chances are you haven’t. Built as part of the lines defending the city, the Fort was attacked and taken by Union troops on September 29, 1864. The next day Confederates tried to take […]
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