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Stars and Bearss
While searching for some Vicksburg-related images at the Naval History and Heritage Command website today, I came across this photo from salvage operations for the USS Cairo. The Cairo hit a mine in the Yazoo River on December 12, 1862, and went down in 12 minutes in 36 feet of water with no casualties. In […]
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...2023 Year in Review: #9
In classic “Casey Kasem” form, we’re counting down the top ten ECW posts published this past year. At number nine, the navy makes its first of two appearances in the Top Ten. You know her as the Federal powerhouse from the battle of Hampton Roads, but the USS Monitor had a career beyond that engagement, […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: December ’23–January ’24
Who’s on the road for ECW this coming month? Here’s our upcoming travel schedule: December 2023 7: Chris Mackowski, “Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg,” Fredericksburg Rotary 10: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” Dan Sickles Civil War Roundtable (virtual) 11: Sarah Kay Bierle, “Then Christmas Came,” Rappahannock Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA […]
Read more...November 2023 ECW Newsletter Now Available
The November 2023 Emerging Civil War Newsletter went out today. Did you get your copy? In this issue: How do we get more young people interested in Civil War history? Reading! Jon-Erik Gilot, the Cleveland Browns, and John Brown Frank Jastrzembski and Col. Robert B. Brown Chris Kolakowski in the Indo-Pacific, Dwight Hughes in naval […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: Nov.–Dec. 2023
November: 1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Inland Empire CWRT (virtual) 2: Bert Dunkerly, “Civil War Railroads” Petersburg (VA) Civil War Round Table 4: Chris Mackowski, “The Great Battle Never Fought: Mine Run,” Friends of Wilderness Battlefield Annual Dinner, Lake of the Woods, VA 7: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: Oct.–Nov. 2023
October: 1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Town of West Sparta, West Sparta, NY 1: Sarah Kay Bierle and Jon Tracey, Battlefield Tour at New Market, New Market, VA (tickets available) 5: Brian Swartz, Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Civil War, New England Civil War Museum, Rockville, CT. 6: Chris Mackowski, “The ANV’s […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: September–October 2023
The fall roundtable season is about to kick off, and ECW speakers are hitting the road in force. Here’s a look at the upcoming presentations in September and October. You can check out our full speakers’ schedule here. To request a speaker, check out our ECW speakers bureau. September: 5: Max Longley, “North Carolina’s Civil […]
Read more...The Unmarked Memorial at the Mouth of Mobile Bay
My ECW colleague Dwight Hughes once said there are no memorials at sea to those Civil War sailors who died in combat. “There are no monuments on the ocean, no crossroads in the great waters, no places echoing in heart and mind,” he wrote. Dwight’s comment came as part of a post that appeared as […]
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