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“Reflections” on Lincoln by Alexander Stephens
It is well known that President Abraham Lincoln and Alexander H. Stephens, who served as Vice President of the Confederacy during the Civil War, were friends despite being on opposite sides of the war. Becoming acquainted during their service in the House of Representatives during the Mexican War, the pair even worked together to get […]
Read more...Week in Review: February 14-21, 2021
Fort Donelson shares the topic spotlight with Black History, leadership studies, Mardi Gras, and more! Here’s the week in review in case you missed a few posts or want to re-read… Sunday, February 14: In the evening, guest author Mark Wade shared about collecting Civil War books. Monday, February 15: Question of the Week highlight […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Confederate Cemetery at Spotsylvania Court House (In The Snow)
Fallen Union soldiers from the battlefields of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House were eventually laid to rest in Fredericksburg National Cemetery. But what happened to the Confederate graves? Many of the Confederate dead were disinterred and reburied in the Confederate Cemeteries at Fredericksburg and at Spotsylvania Court House. Spotsylvania Court House in—you […]
Read more...ECW’s January Bookshelf
Do you need some ideas about what books to read next from your collection? Look no further than the current list of what ECW’s members are reading this month! Let us know what books you are currently reading in the comments below. Ed Alexander I just started Ted Widmer’s Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to […]
Read more...2021 Symposium Ticket Sales Closing 1/31
Attention procrastinators! This is your last call! With our thanks for outstanding sales over the past month, we have made the decision to close ticket sales for our 2021 annual symposium, effective 11:59pm on Sunday, January 31. Facing the realities of the ongoing pandemic and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to […]
Read more...If Grant Goes East, I Will Follow…
On November 12, I boarded a plane at 5:30 PM, heading from Kansas City, Missouri to Richmond, Virginia. I did not arrive until 1 AM the following morning. Grant once told Meade, “Wherever Lee goes, you will follow.”[1] Therefore, I intended to follow the research for my dissertation on the Battle of Cold Harbor. Many […]
Read more...Year in Review 2020: Most-Read Posts of All Time
Before we get to our #1 post from 2020, let’s take a look at our most-read posts ever. We’ve had a monster year on the blog this year, so a majority of our Top Ten posts from this year have also made it into the list of most-read posts ever. We’ve taken this year’s posts […]
Read more...Going, Going, (almost) Gone!
Tomorrow – December 31, 2020 – is the last day for early bird registration rates for our Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, to be held at beautiful Stevenson Ridge on August 6 – 8, 2021. You have until 11:59pm tomorrow to lock in your rate at $155, because starting January 1 prices will go […]
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