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2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events
We are proud to announce the full schedule of events for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. We hope that you will join us for this exciting event. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure to purchase your tickets today! Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge “Great […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Ryan Quint
“Determined to Stand and Fight” sounds like a gritty defense if ever there was one. Ryan Quint’s new book, Determined to Stand and Fight: Lew Wallace and the Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864, will be the focus of his talk at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this summer. “Approximately […]
Read more...Coming Soon: That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam by Dan Vermilya
As the Emerging Civil War Series continues its focus on 1862, it should come as no surprise that we’re finally telling one of the most anticipated stories of the war. Daniel Vermilya visits That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. (And just to tease you, Dan’s is the first of two […]
Read more...WHM Profile: Beth Parnicza
by ECW Correspondent Emily Losito Elizabeth Parnicza stood next to the edge of Stewarts Canal in Maryland, which the abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her father worked on during their time of slavery. The canal was built between 1810 and 1830 while Tubman was still a child. “I knew I was steps away from the legend […]
Read more...The February 2017 ECW Newsletter Now Available
Did you get your February 2017 Emerging Civil War newsletter? The newsletter went out this morning via email, so if you were expecting one but didn’t get one, check your spam folder or junk mail. (I promise, we’re not junk!) If you don’t receive the newsletter but would like to, you can subscribe by following a […]
Read more...Question of the Week: 2/6-2/12/17
Ryan Quint’s new book on the Battle of Monocacy has us thinking about “lesser-known battles.” What’s your favorite lesser-known battle to study or battlefield to visit?
Read more...The January 2017 ECW Newsletter
The January 2017 ECW newsletter is now available. In this issue, we talk about “alternative facts,” “fake news,” and how the skills of historians can help us see through the clutter. Our “10 Questions” feature profiles ECW co-founder Kris White. Our “News and Notes” section offers no fewer than six suggested readings in places like […]
Read more...Paying My Respects to a “Bad, Old” Opponent
In Lynchburg, Virginia, for a speaking engagement, I have stopped by Jubal Early’s gravesite to pay my respects. It is grudging respect, to be sure—but I cannot deny he has been a formidable foe. Certainly, time has proven Jubal Early to be the Confederacy’s ablest defender. And that has little to do with the battlefield. […]
Read more...Mourning a Friend
Peter Vredenburgh, Jr. died almost 130 years before I was born. And yet, as I read his letters from the Civil War, I found myself identifying with Vredenburgh and thinking of him as a close companion. Which perhaps explains why, when I recently read how he came to be killed, I felt like I had […]
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