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A Tale of Two Tombstones
ECW welcomes guest author Kevin C. Donovan During a recent first-time visit to Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, I found a solitary grave situated in a far corner of the cemetery. The curious grave has two tombstones. One lies flat on the ground; the second stands upright. The flat stone, weather-beaten and clearly older of the two, […]
Read more...Return to Sender: A debate over Confederate soldiers and the Confederate Post Office near the end of the war
Near the end of the war, the Confederate Congress decided that newspapers would be delivered free of postage to soldiers at the front. The way newspapers were delivered (or not delivered) to soldiers had elicited complaints even early in the war. An 1861 editorial in the Richmond Daily Examiner said soldiers who wanted the news […]
Read more...Pairings, Partridges, and Pear Trees—Drink Up #5
Pairings were NOT a thing in the 1860s. Red meat/red wine, white meat/ white wine, and pork/rose were about as far as anything went unless you were a sommelier and had to know extra things. One could afford imported wine from France or Germany if one were wealthy. The rest of America either did without, […]
Read more...ECW Podcast: Lost Opportunity at Spring Hill
Historian Joe Ricci explores one of the most tantalizing “lost opportunities” of the Civil War: the Federal escape from Spring Hill, Tennessee, which set up the battle of Franklin. Listen for free here on our website or by using Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Please be sure to subscribe on your preferred platform to receive two new episodes each […]
Read more...Reality vs. Myth Regarding Abraham Lincoln’s War Elephants
It almost sounds like any typical Civil War engagement. A bugle sounds in the foggy distance and Confederate soldiers raise their muskets for a crushing volley. They quickly notice something is different. Deeper thuds have replaced horse gallops. As the US mounted soldiers pierce fog and smoke, the rebels sight their enemies. They instantly panic, […]
Read more...BookChat: The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil War, by Stephen Davis and Bill Hendrick
I recently had the opportunity to do a BookChat with my ECW colleague Steve Davis about a co-edited volume he recently worked on with Bill Hendrick, The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil War, published by the University of Tennessee Press. Today, I am pleased to offer Steve’s co-author, Bill, the chance to talk about […]
Read more...The Last Roll Call of an “English Alien”
ECW is pleased to welcome back Gina Denham, chair of the Monuments For UK Veterans of the American Civil War Association My great great grandfather, George Denham, was a former private in Company E 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and later transferred to the USS Chickasaw as a 2nd class fireman serving down at the battle of […]
Read more...Repurposing Captured Enemy Vessels Part 1: Confederate Ironclads Flying the US Flag
Ever wonder why there was a US Navy warship during the Civil War named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg? Or why there is a Confederate warship named after US President James Buchannan’s niece and de facto first lady? These confusing ship names have a simple explanation that adds to the complexities of naval warfare. Simply […]
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