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Week In Review: June 19-26, 2022
The Unpublished Series continues, and there are several pieces of exciting preservation news this week! Also check out the book review, podcast, tale of a horse, and more in the ECW Week in Review… Sunday, June 19: In the evening, Sarah Kay Bierle posted about Captain Barton and his daughter Clara for Father’s Day. Monday, […]
Read more...ECW Podcast: Tale of Two Stonewalls
It was the best of Jackson; it was the worst of Jackson. The Stonewall of the Valley Campaign was not the Stonewall of the Seven Days. Sarah Kay Bierle, Doug Crenshaw, and Chris Mackowski talk about the tale of two Jacksons. Listen for free here on our website or by using Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Please be sure […]
Read more...What If More People Pondered “What If”?
For a community of people who pride themselves on loving to learn new things, I’m often surprised by the number of folks who have inherent prejudices against “What if” questions. I understand that a lot of people who ask “What If” do so because they really want to engage in historical wish fulfillment. Even that […]
Read more...Week In Review: June 13-19, 2022
Artifacts, a movie, a horse, and a new series about unpublished primary sources! If you missed these posts or want to see what else is new at Emerging Civil War’s blog, check out the Week in Review; Monday, June 13: Question of the Week highlighted a leadership question. Unpublished: Introducing a new series about unpublished […]
Read more...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.
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