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ECW Week in Review Dec. 4-10
The first full week of December moves on. We’ve had a number of great posts, including pieces on our recent release with Southern Illinois University Press, Turning Points of the Civil War. We also announced that ECW will join with the National Park Service, the Civil War Trust and other historians for the Trust’s Facebook Live events for the […]
Read more...Civil War Cookin’: It’s Just A Book Review
Well, it’s a couple days after Thanksgiving and since we’ve already “decked the halls with boughs of holly” (at least at my home), it’s probably time to wrap up Civil War Cookin‘ for 2017. If you’ve been intrigued by the recipes and historical accounts and want to read more, then we’ve got the right conclusion […]
Read more...Book Review: “Double Canister At Ten Yards”
There’s a saying among Civil War historians, it might be old but no one is really sure of it’s earliest origins. The saying goes that if 10,000 books have been written on the American Civil War, 9,000 of them have been about the battle of Gettysburg. Books on the Pennsylvania battle range from general histories […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review Nov. 6-12
There is a touch of November chill in the air but Emerging Civil War remains busy. Our series Battlefield Markers and Monuments came to a conclusion and we also had another series on the experiences of a New York officer at Spotsylvania. We also had a major announcement regarding the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium (Early Bird […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review Oct. 23-39
The last full week of October has come to a close and we’ve had a busy week in the lead up to Halloween. Our latest series, Battlefield Markers and Monuments, continues along with C-SPAN’s coverage of the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium. Don’t forget, Early Bird rates are still available for next year’s Fifth Annual Emerging […]
Read more...Book Review: “On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864”
I’m not a fan of writing traditional book reviews. I suppose it reminds me too much of my standard weekly assignments during all four undergrad years as a history major at the University of Illinois. Gordon Rhea’s latest publication, On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864 (LSU Press, 2017) nevertheless demands a reaction […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review Sept. 17-23
Things remain busy here at Emerging Civil War as we close in on October. This past week, our authors continued two of our ongoing series and we had a major announcement regarding next year’s Symposium. You may click on the links below to read each post.
Read more...Book Review: “Death of An Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee”
Throughout his career as a soldier, Robert E. Lee commanded tens of thousands of men in combat, and thousands died for him. If one starts with Lee’s first combat duty in the Mexican War during the 1840s, a question arises: who was the first person to die under Lee’s leadership? A new fascinating book by […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review 20-27 August
This past week was primarily devoted to a continuation of a number of our series, including the discussion on Confederate monuments, as well as the beginning of a new one. We also posted a conversation with the recipient of the Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Civil War Public History. You may click on […]
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