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The Woundings of Jackson and Longstreet
The circumstances were eerily similar: both Confederate lieutenant generals had led successful flank attacks through the dark, close woods of the Wilderness when they were accidentally shot by their own men. For both Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, it seemed as if “the evil genius of the South” hovered “over those desolate woods,” one Confederate […]
Read more...Gettysburg Off the Beaten Path: The Wounding Site of Daniel Sickles
Part of a series. Major General Daniel Sickles was the wild card in the Army of the Potomac, and a survivor. Sickles was a prewar lawyer and politician who was tried, and acquitted for, the murder of Philip Barton Key in 1859. Known for shady political dealing, as well as the possible employment of a […]
Read more...James Longstreet’s Forget-Me-Nots
James Longstreet is having a quiet day—quieter than the day had had 151 years ago, that’s for sure. On May 6, 1864, the Wilderness boiled around him with battle. In the midst of all that, Robert E. Lee’s “Old Warhorse” took a bullet through the neck. It was the single worst blow the Army of Northern Virginia […]
Read more...“What If Jackson had Survived His Wounding?”
I get the question all the time: “What if Stonewall Jackson hadn’t been shot?” When people ask that question, what they really want to know is “What would he have done at Gettysburg?” My answer is always “He would have never made it to Gettysburg.” (You can see an in-depth answer here and here.) So many […]
Read more...Forgotten Casualty: James Longstreet Wounded in the Wilderness: Part Two
Authored by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White: Click here to read part one in this series. “In the shaded light of the dense tangle, a shot or two went off, then more, and finally a strong fusillade,” said Sorrel, who was riding next to Longstreet. Hardly had the sound of cheering died away from […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations: March–April 2023
Who’s on the road in the next couple of months? Take a look! To book one of our speakers, be sure to check out our ECW Speakers Bureau brochure. March 1: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” Great Stone Viaduct Winter Lecture Series, Bellaire, OH 9: Dwight Hughes, “Unlike Anything That Ever Floated: […]
Read more...Upcoming Presentations—February and March 2023
Here’s a look at where you can find some of our historians as they hit the road in February and March. For a full list of upcoming speaking engagements, visit our speakers schedule. You can request a speaker here. February
Read more...The “Emerging Civil War Series” Series: Hell Itself
Fewer battlefields have more mystique than the Wilderness. For three days, the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia hammered at each other in a dense second-growth forest that soldiers described as “the dark, close wood.” During the battle, the forest caught fire in a number of places, trapping wounded soldiers in […]
Read more...The 2021 ECW Symposium–Happy 10th Birthday!
What a birthday celebration ECW had over the weekend to celebrate our tenth year. Thank you to everyone who showed up to make our Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge such a success. For those who weren’t able to make it, our friends at C-SPAN were on hand to record festivities, and segments will […]
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