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“Battlefield Season”
“Battlefield season,” as I refer to early May, is always an especially busy time of year for me. Of the five battlefields I live among, the battles of Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania all took place in early and mid-May, with North Anna (another of my favorites, and nearby) taking place immediately thereafter.[1] In the midst […]
Read more...The Lost 1890 Census and the Surviving “Special Schedule”
ECW welcomes back guest author Richard Heisler Federal and state censuses are critical sources of data and useful information for historians and researchers working on topics related to Civil War veterans or their families. Census records, although imperfect, are among the most widely used and accurate sources for this type of work. Information contained in […]
Read more...Western Swing: Day 07
The American Battlefield Trust has finished posting the videos from our trip to the western battlefields, and we’re pleased to be sharing them here with you. Kris White, Garry Adelman, and I began the day with Eric Jacobson at Carnton on the Franklin Battlefield. Eric is the executive director of the Battle of Franklin Trust, […]
Read more...September 2021 ECW Newsletter Now Available
The September issue of the Emerging Civil War newsletter went out today. Did you get your copy? In this issue:
Read more...Echoes of the Lost Cause: Autumn of the Lost Cause
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog The last month has been one of dislocation for those of us devoted to studying the Civil War and Reconstruction. Nathan Bedford Forrest was literally relocated, or at least his remains were. The Sons of Confederate Veterans reburied the Confederate cavalryman at their […]
Read more...In Memory of ECW’s Friend Jon Maiellano
I heard on Wednesday that 1 in 500 Americans have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, a startling statistic that brought to mind Joseph Stalin’s infamous alleged quote, “a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic.” Total deaths in the U.S., at more than 662,000, are approaching the […]
Read more...August 2021 ECW Newsletter Now Available
The August 2021 ECW newsletter went out today. Did you get your copy? If not, make sure no one has cut the telegraph line! In this issue:
Read more...ECW’s July 2021 Newsletter Now Available
The July 2021 ECW Newsletter hit inboxes today. Did you get yours? Inside, you’ll find:
Read more...Echoes of Reconstruction: The USCT Continued to Serve After the War Was Over
ECW is pleased to welcome back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog July 18 was the 158th Anniversary of the assault of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner near Charleston. The assault was the most famous single military action by Black troops during the Civil War, and public awareness has only grown since […]
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