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“The General Result Was In Our Favor”: The Army of Potomac’s Victory at Antietam
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Kevin Pawlak Fortunately, for the sake of debate, the outcome of Civil War battles is not as clear-cut as that of a football game, where one can look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and easily determine who won, who lost, or, in some […]
Read more...Among the Ruins at Jericho Mill
As a volunteer at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, I had the privilege this week to join an NPS site visit to Jericho Mills on the North Anna battlefield. The property still belongs to the Civil War Trust, although it will eventually be ceded to Richmond National Battlefield. Because of various legal and liability issues, the property is […]
Read more...ECWS Endnotes/Footnotes/Citations
Emerging Civil War Series Footnotes/Endnotes/Citations The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead by Meg Groeling: Endnotes and Sources The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 by Michael E. Block: Footnotes Dawn of Victory: Breakthrough at Petersburg, March 25-April 2, 1865 by Edward S. Alexander: Footnotes and Sources […]
Read more...Kristopher D. White
Kris White is a co-founder of Emerging Civil War. Kris is the deputy director of education at the American Battlefield Trust. White is a graduate of Norwich University with an M.A. in Military History, as well as a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in History. For nearly five years he served […]
Read more...Little Phil Takes Command
At a simple rail stop outside Frederick, Maryland the two commanders shook hands as the train prepared to depart. After a brief meeting, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, the General-in-Chief of the United States Armies, handed written orders to his subordinate, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. At Monocacy Station, just outside Frederick, Maryland, both commanders were […]
Read more...Ryan Quint
A Maine native, Ryan Quint is a Park Guide at the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. He formerly worked at the Richmond National Battlefield Park, Colonial Williamsburg, and the George Washington Foundation. Ryan has a history degree from the University of Mary Washington. * * * Ryan is also a member of the Emerging […]
Read more...“Scared Ol’ Abe Like Hell”: The Battle of Fort Stevens
They were not much to look at: a ragtag, dust caked, mostly shoe-less, begrimed bunch of tanned soldiers carrying rifles and shuffling toward Washington D.C. But, they represented a big threat. Especially in the summer of 1864. They were not supposed to be in Maryland much less approaching the nations’ capital. Yet, Confederate General Jubal […]
Read more...My Life as a Black Civil War Living Historian—part one
part one in a series As a young boy, I was always been fascinated by military history. I had toy soldiers of all kinds: Civil War, World War II, Revolutionary War, and even the Knights of the Round Table. I used to buy the toy soldiers from the Marvel Comic books that I read as […]
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