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In the Round: The Gettysburg Cyclorama
Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author Michael Aubrecht. Additional posts about the Cyclorama are also available in our archive. ECW Correspondent Liam McGurl visited the Cyclorama in November, 2016. In July, 2015, Chris Mackowski reviewed The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas by Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman, Photographed […]
Read more...“Thenceforward and Forever Free”: The Emancipation Proclamation as a Turning Point
We are pleased to welcome Dan Vermilya, author of the upcoming Emerging Civil war Series book That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam. Dan, a historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, is also a licensed battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield. When reviewing the history of the Civil War, there are many so-called turning […]
Read more...Cattaraugus County Memorial Preservation Update
It’s been a while since we brought you an update regarding the preservation battle to save the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building in Little Valley, New York. You can get caught up on the story in some earlier posts written by our editor and blogger Chris Mackowski. I recently “sat down” over email with […]
Read more...Edward B. Williston and the ECW Archives
Recently, I was reviewing several accounts related to the Battle of Trevilian Station. On the second day of the engagement, 1st Lt. Edward Williston, a Federal artillerist, brought his guns to bear on the Confederate position at the the Ogg Farm. In April, 1892, Williston received a Medal of Honor for his actions at Trevilian […]
Read more...A Place for Historical Fiction: Savas Beatie Tests the Waters
Really? Savas Beatie published a novel? No way! . . . and then I talked to publisher Ted Savas. The following is an interview concerning the publication of Six Days in September, a novel of Lee’s army in Maryland, 1862.
Read more...The Union Cavalry Comes of Age Returns
I am often asked what’s my favorite of my various books. Inevitably, I answer, “That’s not fair. That’s like asking me to pick a favorite toe.” I wouldn’t undertake the cost, time, or effort to write books if I didn’t care about the subject. I write about what interests me, as researching and writing about […]
Read more...Great Moments in Southern History
I sent Chris Mackowski a note on some stationery I got years ago–see below. As you’ll be able to tell, there’s a story behind it. It was sent to me by my good friend Ben Maryniak of Buffalo. Ben and I were writing book reviews for The Courier and became epistolary companions. He wrote me a letter […]
Read more...Grant Invades Tennessee Receives Inaugural Emerging Civil War Book Award
Emerging Civil War has announced the recipient of its inaugural book award: Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson by Timothy B. Smith, Ph.D., published by the University Press of Kansas. “Tim Smith continues to do ground-breaking work illuminating the Western Tennessee campaigns,” said ECW’s Chris Kolakowski, author of books on […]
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