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Emerging Civil War Welcomes Drew Pullen
We’re excited to welcome Drew Pullen to the fold of writers here at Emerging Civil War. Drew is the author of several beautiful volumes about the Civil War on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, including Portrait of the Past: The Civil War on Roanoke Island, Portrait of the Past: The Civil War on Hatteras […]
Read more...Ann Hill Carter Lee
Even generals have mums. Robert E. Lee’s mother is perhaps the most well-known. Her name was Ann Hill Carter Lee. Unfortunately, if you remember anything about her, you remember she was a “great invalid,” as described in 19th-century literature. This is an unfortunate and outdated term. She was always valid whether healthy or sick. In […]
Read more...National Park Service Historic Weapons Programs
Many of our readers enjoy the rifle and cannon demonstrations seen in National Parks. Have you ever wondered how Park Rangers manage this program? Recently I attended Historic Weapons Certification, an intense, two-week training held every few years for Park Rangers. The program began in the 1970s with the coming of the nation’s Bicentennial, and […]
Read more...The Killer Angels Revisited – Part II
Part II of this series revisited some themes from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels in honor of its 50th anniversary this year. While author Michael Shaara offers a realistic and gripping account of the battle of Gettysburg, a deeper analysis of the book reveals his understanding of the Civil War’s layered and complicated […]
Read more...2023 Year in Review: ECW Bookshelf
When 2023 started, publisher Ted Savas told us this was going to be the “catch-up” year: Covid had set him–and the entire publishing world–behind, and this was the year he was going to catch up. And, wow, did he! 2023 saw thirteen Emerging Civil War and Emerging Revolutionary War-branded books come out. Thanks, Ted Savas, […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: Commonwealth of Virginia Battlefield Protection Fund Grants Announced
In October, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) awarded over 1.3 million dollars in grant funding through the Virginia Battlefield Protection Fund (VBPF) to 8 projects, protecting over 211 acres of battlefields across Virginia. The American Battlefield Trust (ABT) received 7 awards, preserving a total of 209 acres across multiple battlefields. ABT received 2 […]
Read more...Breaking News: American Battlefield Trust to Preserve Critical Part of Gettysburg’s First Day Battlefield
Our friends at the American Battlefield Trust announced a major effort today to preserve a high-profile chunk of land at Gettysburg. Here are the details: AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST SECURES OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE CRITICAL PART OF GETTYSBURG FIRST DAY BATTLEFIELD National nonprofit working to complete preservation campaign begun nearly 15 years ago (Gettysburg, Pa.) — The […]
Read more...September 2023 ECW Newsletter is Available!
The September 2023 ECW Newsletter landed in subscribers’ inboxes on Thursday this week…or you can view it here! Highlights from the Newsletter include: Welcoming Tonya McQuade An update for the battlefield tour at New Market to support Wreaths Across America An interview with Brian Matthew Jordan A photo of a Lincoln statue in Scotland A […]
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