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General Grant Loses a Resourceful Subordinate, Mentor, Role Model, and Friend
“During the war father was saddened often over the death of many who had been associates either at West Point or in the army,” Frederick Dent Grant wrote in 1899, “but I think his greatest grief, and perhaps his greatest disappoint [sic], were occasioned by the accidental death of General Smith.” On the night of […]
Read more...Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Due to our recent site migration, we were unable to present this piece on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The 170th Anniversary of the final day of the treaty’s negotiations occurred on February 2, 1848. It had been 635 days since the Mexican War’s first set battle at Palo Alto. Now the time had come […]
Read more...Year In Review 2017: ECW Blog Series
It’s been a full year with wonderful articles on Emerging Civil War Blog. Take a moment to review the officially coordinate series and some of the multi-post articles featured this year! Modern Civil War Photography My Favorite Historical Person A Monumental Discussion Battlefield Markers & Monuments
Read more...From a Former Prisoner to Another: Brigadier General William Stephen Walker and the Roots of Reconciliation
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sean Michael Chick A wonderful example of the kind of empathy that helped to make reconciliation possible was the capture of Brigadier General William Stephen Walker in 1864. Walker was born in Pittsburgh. He was raised by his uncle Robert J. Walker, one of the most […]
Read more...“The Dreadful Responsibility”: Why George B. McClellan Was the Go-To Guy (part one)
ECW welcomes back Jon-Erik Gilot (part one of two) I’ve long been fascinated with the early days, weeks, and months of the Civil War. The optimism and unbounded confidence displayed on both sides of the conflict during the spring and summer of 1861 would quickly wane as the human toll began to exceed even the […]
Read more...Soldier-Artists and the Battle Experience (Part II)
This is the second of two posts regarding soldier-artists and their depictions of the experience of battle. Part I may be found here. To appreciate the extent that images such as Adolph Metzner’s Cozy corner defied the conventions of mainstream art, it is beneficial to draw comparisons between his portrayal of the battle and the musician Alfred […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review Oct. 9-15
We’ve had another busy week here at Emerging Civil War. Our ongoing series on the Mexican War continued along with coverage of the presentations from the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium. Remember, the Early Bird rate is still available for the Fifth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium. You may click on the links below […]
Read more...ECW Week in Review Sept. 17-23
Things remain busy here at Emerging Civil War as we close in on October. This past week, our authors continued two of our ongoing series and we had a major announcement regarding next year’s Symposium. You may click on the links below to read each post.
Read more...ECW Week in Review 11-17 Sept.
September moves on at ECW. This past week, we observed a number of anniversaries, including September 11, the Maryland Campaign and battles in the Mexican War. You may click on the links below to read each post.
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