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Books I Read in 2022
Since I joined Facebook about 14 years ago I’ve tried to make a habit of posting whatever book that I am currently reading on my feed. Sometimes, but not always, I’ll write a brief paragraph with a thought or two about it, and whether I recommend it or not. My hope is that in doing […]
Read more...New Hope Church: Historic Place of Worship and Battlefield
Charlie Appleton Longfellow, son of acclaimed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, fell wounded at a place called New Hope Church during the Mine Run Campaign in November 1863. The story of his injury and return home created the backdrop for senior Longfellow to pen a beloved Christmas poem/song, “I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day.” Over […]
Read more...Loyal Union Citizens and the Summer of 1864
ECW welcomes guest author M. Keith Harris The funny thing about turning points in the popular memory of the Civil War is that folks tend to think of them in relation to certain Union victory. I suppose that makes some sense on the surface. We all know how things turned out, and so we look […]
Read more...Remembering the Battle of Fredericksburg
So often, I’m so caught up in “what’s next” that I’m not as good as I should be about appreciating the “right now.” Ironically, the “right now” often ties back to a historical moment in the past, so it’s more apt to be “back then.” This week marks the 160th anniversary of the battle of […]
Read more...“This Unparalleled Outrage…”: An Antebellum Raid on a Federal Arsenal, Part 1
We’ve all heard the story, right? As a fragile country teetered on the brink of civil war, an older, charismatic ‘captain’ gathered an ‘army’ of impressionable young men. In the autumn stillness he led them towards a United States arsenal, intent on capturing arms and ammunition to sustain a campaign centered on the issue on […]
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...Lee the “Schoolmaster” and A. P. Hill
ECW welcomes guest author Dan Walker It was mid-May in 1864, two weeks into General Robert E. Lee’s efforts to repel Union General Grant’s Overland Campaign, and Lee’s Third Corps commander, Lieutenant General A. P. Hill was unhappy. He was sick, too, though well enough to follow his troops in an ambulance. He was unhappy […]
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