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Guess The Commander For The War’s End?
The following excerpt is from James A. Scrymser’s reminiscence about the Civil War. Scrymser was a member of the 7th New York and, postwar, a telegraph cable pioneer. I’m very curious to see what readers think about the incident and what might have been evident in December 1861 that led to the leadership prediction…or was […]
Read more...From The ECW Archives: Patrick Cleburne
March 16th is Patrick Cleburne’s birthday. Born in 1828, this Irishman served in the 41st Regiment of Foot in the British Army before managing to buy his way out and emigrating to the United States. He arrived in the “New World” in 1849 and became a U.S. citizen six years later. During the Civil War, […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Phil Kearney
Welcome back to another installment of our 2021 Emerging Civil War Spotlight series. Each we have introduced you to another of our outstanding topics that will be presented at the Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium August 6-8, 2021. Today we have Kris White preview his talk on fallen leader Phil Kearny:
Read more...First Battle of Ironclads: Myths, Facts, What Ifs
Today is the 159th anniversary of the battle and my new Emerging Civil War Series book, Unlike Anything That Ever Floated: The Monitor and Virginia and the Battle Hampton Roads, March 8-9, 1862 is just hitting the shelves. Time for a few interesting myths, facts, and what ifs. The infamous Rebel ironclad was the Merrimac. […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas
Located 67 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida and comprised of 16 million bricks sits the still unfinished Third System Fort Jefferson. Construction began in 1846 and the installation was named after the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Future American Civil War officers, Horatio Wright who supervised the construction […]
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Read more...General John F. Reynolds: Great Corps Commander or Just Famous for Dying at Gettysburg?
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author John Roos Icons within the American Civil War can be found everywhere. Some loom larger than others, like Robert E. Lee, William Sherman, and “Stonewall” Jackson. Others find their fame within one specific moment. Examples might be George Thomas or George Pickett. When someone visits battlefields like Chickamauga or […]
Read more...On Monuments, America Must Never Surrender to Confederates, Old or New (conclusion)
part four of four ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Frank J. Scaturro. Frank is president of the Grant Monument Association and the author of President Grant Reconsidered and The Supreme Court’s Retreat from Reconstruction. He is currently writing a book about New York City’s largely forgotten sites from the founding era. The views expressed are […]
Read more...On Monuments, America Must Never Surrender to Confederates, Old or New (part two)
part two of four ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Frank J. Scaturro. Frank is president of the Grant Monument Association and the author of President Grant Reconsidered and The Supreme Court’s Retreat from Reconstruction. He is currently writing a book about New York City’s largely forgotten sites from the founding era. The views expressed are […]
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