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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Mackowski and the Fight for the “Bloody Angle”

Dr. Chris Mackowski is one of the founders of Emerging Civil War, as well as a very popular speaker on the Civil War roundtable circuit. Chris is a professor of journalism and mass communications at St. Bonaventure University. Currently he serves as the editor-in-chief of Emerging Civil War, the managing editor of the Emerging Civil War Series, […]

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“Five Days of Awful Fighting”: A Brief Summary of the Cavalry Operations at Cold Harbor

Today, 152 years ago, Union and Confederate cavalry clashed northeast of Richmond at a place called Haw’s Shop. It had been a little over two weeks since the fight at Meadow Bridge, the last time the cavalry had faced each other on the field of battle. Haw’s Shop ushered in a period of the Overland […]

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Question of the Week: 5/23-5/29/16

152 years ago today, the Eastern armies clashed along the banks of the North Anna River—a phase of the Overland Campaign that tends to get overlooked in light of the more sensational and dramatic actions before and after. Yet the NAR phase of the campaign offers insights into the army not as readily seen in […]

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Authors Signings at the Emerging Civil War Symposium

We are happy to welcome the following authors to the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Authors will be available Friday and Saturday for book signings, sales, and conversations. Edward Alexander: Dawn of Victory: The Breakthrough at Petersburg Sarah Kay Bierle: Blue, Gray & Crimson: A Story of Civilian Courage at Gettysburg […]

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Duelin’ Dalton

The above picture is of the statue of “Uncle Joe” Joseph E. Johnston, of the Army of Tennessee, in downtown Dalton, Georgia. When I visited it two weeks ago I found the site much less cluttered than when I took this picture, about 4 years ago – the greenery has been cleared away. This picture […]

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Coming Soon: Hell Itself

One of the most anticipated volumes in the Emerging Civil War Series is finally on its way. Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness completes a cycle of Savas Beatie books that includes A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White; Strike Them a Blow: Battle […]

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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 […]

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Year in Review 2015: ECW in Print

Beyond the content we’ve offered here on the blog, Emerging Civil War had a great year in print.

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ECW Weekender: Barnes & Noble in Fredericksburg brings Civil War books to life

History books come to life at Barnes & Noble in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this Saturday. The bookstore, located in Central Park, Fredericksburg, is hosting a Civil War Living History Event on Saturday, July 25 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. ECW’s Chris Mackowski and novelist Eileen Kerns Goodman will be on hand to sign copies of their […]

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