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Week In Review: April 5-11, 2021
Battle of Shiloh anniversary, taking a closer look at different places “on the eve of war,” new (free podcast), and more to explore from this last week on the ECW blog… Monday, April 5: Question of the Week spotlighting conflicts at state borders. Guest author Sherrita Bitikofer shared about the journey of research.
Read more...Arkansas’s Role in the Vicksburg Campaign (part two)
ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Carson Butler. Part two of two. Following victory at Port Gibson, Grant pushed his forces north-eastward, and ultimately marched his army towards Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. After defeating a Confederate force under Gen. John Gregg at Raymond on May 12, 1863, his pathway to Jackson was uncontested. […]
Read more...Arkansas’s Role in the Vicksburg Campaign (part one)
ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Carson Butler. Part one of two. The Mississippi River is one of the most defining features of the North American continent, and during the American Civil War, it proved to be vital in dictating who would win the conflict. Both President Abraham Lincoln and President Jefferson Davis commented […]
Read more...Book Review: The Enduring Lost Cause
The Enduring Lost Cause: Afterlives of a Redeemer Nation Edited by Edward R. Crowther University of Tennessee Press, 2020, $70 hardcover Reviewed by Stephen Davis Just like The Dude in the Coen Brothers film, the Lost Cause abides. Edward Crowther reminds us of this with his collection of a dozen thoughtful essays. Edward Pollard, the […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Civil War Week from The National Museum of the U.S. Army
It’s not this weekend, but coming soon! Hosted virtually by The National Museum of the U.S. Army, Civil War Week brings lectures by top historians, educational activities, and a discussion of Museum artifacts from April 5-9, 2021. All the presentations are free, and guests can register to attend one or all!
Read more...In Defense of Sheridan
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Nathan Provost. General Philip Sheridan was a hard man of war. He was egotistical and bold, and his personality traits negatively struck many officers, and later historians. In the last twenty years, Sheridan’s legacy has diminished from belonging in the pantheon of great Union victors to nothing more than an […]
Read more...A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign: Part I
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Nathan Provost… Antoine-Henri Jomini was a general in the Napoleonic Wars who served under various generals, including Napoleon himself. After Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile, Jomini began writing a series of works that dealt with the principles of war. He claimed that great captains possessed the coup d’oeil, or comprehensive view. They […]
Read more...Book Review: Writing War and Reunion
Writing War and Reunion: Selected Civil War and Reconstruction Newspaper Editorials by William Gilmore Simms Edited by Jeffery J. Rogers University of South Carolina Press, 2020, $59.99 hardcover Reviewed by Stephen Davis Thank goodness for the academy. Across the country, Confederate statues are dropping faster than swatted flies. But in academic circles, the study of […]
Read more...Week In Review: February 22-28, 2021
On the last day of February, here’s the last week’s blog features… Monday, February 22: Question of the Week focused on high ground during the Civil War. Guest author Bryan Cheeseboro shared a comparison of Grant and Lee in memory.
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