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Symposium Spotlight: A Horse Named Rienzi
With less two months remaining until our symposium, several of our authors further explore topics relating to their ‘What If’ theme. Today, Sarah Kay Bierle shares a little about General Sheridan’s famous horse… Meet Rienzi. That’s right, the old war horse was subjected to taxidermy after his death in 1878 and now resides on display […]
Read more...Week In Review: June 6-13, 2022
More historic anniversaries highlighted this week, some primary sources, photography, a new podcast episode, and more! If you missed posts or want to re-read, here’s the Week in Review list: Monday, June 6: Question of the Week dived into the Gettysburg Campaign. Kristen Trout added Part 2 of the battle of Athens in Missouri.
Read more...Week In Review: May 30-June 5, 2022
Books, memory, battle anniversaries, and more on the blog this week as we head into the summer months! Monday, May 30: Question of the Week asked about favorite overview books of the Civil War. Sarah Kay Bierle posted some thoughts about the “common soldier” for Memorial Day.
Read more...Week In Review: May 23-29, 2022
Lots of historic anniversary posts this week! Monday, May 23: Question of the Week is about choosing a capital. Sarah Kay Bierle posted Part 1 and Part 2 of some research about Belle Boyd and the battle of Front Royal for the Valley Campaign anniversary.
Read more...Week In Review: May 16-22, 2022
It’s a nice balance of east and west Civil War feature articles this week, along with some international flair, too… Monday, May 16: Question of the Week highlighted the history of the Gulf States. Edward Alexander wrote about a Pennsylvania family on Petersburg’s front lines.
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Less than 15% of seats remaining!
It was just one month ago when we cautioned prospective attendees that tickets were running low. With a continued surge in ticket sales we felt the need to make another announcement – our August symposium is more than 85% sold out! While a sold out symposium is nothing new (we sell out every year), we’re […]
Read more...Week In Review: May 8-15, 2022
Flying balloons, battle anniversaries, and more on the blog this last week! Sunday, May 8: In the evening, Sarah Kay Bierle posted about the VMI Cadets at the battle of McDowell.
Read more...Week in Review: May 1-8, 2022
It’s been a full week of battle anniversary posts with a variety of perspectives and “emerging” accounts…
Read more...Week In Review: April 24-May 1, 2022
Lots of posts about Ulysses S. Grant on the blog this week for his 200th Birthday. And don’t miss the photo of Atlanta, the bug collector, new book review, the hotel on the way to Gettysburg, and more… Sunday, April 24: In the evening, we posted the conclusion to the blog series “On The March.” […]
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