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Emerging Civil War Hosts Fundraiser for Wreaths Across America

Press Release – August 31, 2022 Every December across the United States, crowds gather quietly in national cemeteries to remember and honor the service and sacrifices by placing evergreen wreaths on the gravestones and saying the names etched there. Winchester National Cemetery in the northern part of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley takes part in this ceremony. […]

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Week In Review: August 21-28, 2022

Lots of new research and “emerging” discussion on the Emerging Civil War blog this week, and here’s the week in review! Sunday, August 21: In the evening, Chris Mackowski posted a “Halleckism” — words from General Henry Halleck.

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ECW Honors Dan Welch with Upton Award

Emerging Civil War has selected Dan Welch as the recipient of this year’s Emory Upton Award. The Upton Award is presented to a member of the Emerging Civil War (ECW) community in recognition of outstanding service to ECW. “Dan has been a pinch hitter for ECW in so many ways it’s almost impossible to track […]

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What If…The Conclusion

It’s been a couple of weeks, and we’re wrapping up the “What If” Blog Series. Thanks for playing along (or tolerating) our explorations! If you loved the “what ifs,” rest assured this is not the last time ECW authors will ask these types of questions. If you’d like to view the entire series, here’s the […]

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Week In Review: August 7-14, 2022

More “What Ifs” and lots of anniversary posts for the battle of Cedar Mountain this week are a few of the blog post features. Check out what new this past week! Sunday, August 7: In the evening, ECW announced that the 2022 Award for Service in Civil War Public History goes to the American Battlefield […]

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2022 Symposium Recap

We had a wonderful 2022 Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this past weekend. “You all nailed it,” one of our attendees said on a feedback form. “Can’t wait for next year.” More than one person said “Best Symposium ever!” We have to admit, we were pretty stoked. Here are some of the highlights […]

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Week in Review: August 1-7, 2022

  It’s Symposium Week! And we kicked off a blog series connected to the 2022 Symposium theme: What If…? Monday, August 1: Question of the Week highlighted places to visit around Stevenson Ridge. Introducing the What If Series!

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Week In Review: July 25-31, 2022

Book reviews, navy traditions, Civil War memory, what ifs, and more this week on the ECW Blog! Monday, July 25: Question of the Week highlighted battlefield cannons.

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Week In Review: July 18-24, 2022

Plenty of new articles on the blog this week! Monday, July 18: Question of the Week spotlighted historic structures on battlefields. Sheritta Bitikofer wrote about a soldier’s “housewife.”

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