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Year In Review 2017: #8
Emerging Civil War’s editor-in-chief shared his thoughts about the Confederate monuments discussion in the series A Monumental Discussion. His observations and conclusions provided helpful insights to many readers and ranked this post #8 in ECW’s most-read posts of 2017.
Read more...Year In Review 2017: #9
Reflecting some of the historical controversies in 2017 and the discussion of monuments, our ninth most-read blog post of 2017 was written by a guest author. He shared about monuments in New Orleans and how that city faces the challenges of race, memory, and an ever-growing tourism industry.
Read more...Year In Review 2017: #10
It’s a tradition at ECW to countdown to our most-read blog post of the year as we review the closing year. We’ll begin today with 2017’s #10 blog post.
Read more...The Civil War Trust’s 2017 Year in Review
It is hard to believe that the third month of 2018 is almost upon us. If you have not had a chance to check out all of the great preservation successes of 2017 by the Civil War Trust, continue on below.
Read more...Book Review: Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union: Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession in Antebellum America
Creating a More Perfect Slaveholders’ Union: Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession in Antebellum America. By Peter Radan. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2023. Hardback, 389 pp. $44.95. Reviewed by Kevin C. Donovan, Esq. The Civil War did not resolve the question of whether states had the right under the Constitution to secede. Rather, the […]
Read more...2023 Year in Review: #4
Earlier in our countdown of the ten most-read ECW posts of 2023, we heard from the navy, and now it’s time to hear from them again. Our own Dwight Hughes had made an impressive impact exploring the history of the ironclads, and he added to that reputation this year in commemoration of the 2023 battle […]
Read more...Book Review: Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves
Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves. Edited by Brian Matthew Jordan and Jonathan W. White. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2023. Softcover, 384 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by Tim Talbott Death was central to the American Civil War. An estimated 750,000 soldiers died during the four year conflict from a […]
Read more...Book Review: African Americans, Death, and the New Birth of Freedom: Dying Free During the Civil War and Reconstruction
African Americans, Death, and the New Birth of Freedom: Dying Free During the Civil War and Reconstruction. By Ashley Towle. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023. 201 pp, hardcover, $95.00. Reviewed by Tim Talbott Joining a number of rather recent books[i] over the last decade or so that examine the tragic violence inflicted upon Black people […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight—A Year of Transformation: The Army of the Potomac in 1863
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to feature previews of our speaker’s presentations for the 2023 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Zachery Fry’s topic. The war for the Union faced dire uncertainty in 1863. That year’s beginning brought […]
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